Heading into tonight, the Colorado Avalanche and Chicago Blackhawks were tied on points, just one point away from the coveted second Wild Card position in the Western Conference. The two teams fought viciously, and the game was tight up until the very end when J.T. Compher jumped the Hawks and scored on a breakaway to give the Avalanche an eventual 5-3 victory. Both Compher and Big Ol’ Carl Soderberg scored twice on the night, leading the way on offense. Semyon Varlamov stopped 41 of 44 for a .
J.T. Compher comes up clutch in critical 5-3 Colorado Avalanche victory over Chicago Blackhawks
