Recap: Avs get Mrazek’d in Chicago

Colorado Avalanche v Chicago BlackhawksThe found a new way to lose tonight, absolutely dominating the first and third periods and both sides of special teams only to let a couple of nifty plays from Connor Bedard in the first and a couple of nitpicky penalties in the third sink them, ultimately losing 3-2 in Chicago.

First Period

Coming into this game Chicago looked like an injured gazelle, fallen behind its herd just waiting for a cheetah to pounce. Colorado was poised to be that cheetah, and for the first six minutes of the game, the savannah was drowned in an Avalanche.

The Avs dominated puck possession and the shot chart, as Chicago didn’t manage a single shot until six minutes into the…