Avalanche blanks Chicago, halts Patrick Kane's points streak at 26

Matt Duchene (9) of the Colorado Avalanche (center) celebrates his first period goal with teammates Zach Redmond (22) and Nathan MacKinnon (29) against the Chicago Blackhawks at the United Center on December 15, 2015 in Chicago, Illinois. (CHICAGO — Behind goals from Matt Duchene, Zach Redmond and Gabe Landeskog — and nothing from Patrick Kane and the Chicago Blackhawks — the Avalanche created the NHL's biggest news Tuesday.

Colorado beat Chicago 3-0 at the United Center and Kane, who entered with a 26-game point streak, was blanked on the scoresheet for the first time in nearly two months. The longest points streak in 23 seasons is over, primarily because of goalie Sem yon Varlamov and a…