Patrick Kane extended his point streak to 20 games, but the Blackhawks couldn’t hold off the Avalanche in a 5-3 loss Friday at the United Center.
J.T. Compher scored with less than six minutes to go in the third period and Carl Soderberg added an shorthanded empty-netter in the final minute for Colorado. Semyon Varlamov made 41 saves in the victory.
With the loss, Chicago is three points behind Minnesota for the second wild-card spot in the Western Conference. The Wild, who won 3-2 in Detroit, hold the final spot at 64 points with Colorado one point back and Arizona tied with Chicago.