Colorado created plenty, but Petr Mrazek made 36 saves to help the Chicago ... Trent Miner made his first career NHL start in net for the Avalanche and stopped 17 of 20 shots in the loss.
Mrazek allowed just one goal in the first period before Columbus piled on four goals across the final two frames. The 33-year-old netminder now has a 10-19-2 record with a 3.33 GAA and a .894 save ...
and the Chicago Blackhawks beat the Colorado Avalanche 3-1 on Wednesday night. Frank Nazar and Ilya Mikheyev also scored for Chicago, which had lost six of seven. Petr Mrazek stopped 35 shots.