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Devon Toews' coach agreed with his harsh criticism after a Tuesday loss in Chicago, and his teammates said how the message was delivered was not an issue.

For one night, at least, the Chicago Blackhawks looked pretty good. Johnson snapped a third-period tie and Bedard had two assists, helping Chicago beat Nathan MacKinnon and the Colorado Avalanche 3-2 on Tuesday night. Consistency's been a word we've been looking for this year,” Blackhawks coach Luke Richardson said, “and I think tonight, 60 minutes was really good.

Tyler Johnson snapped a third-period tie and Connor Bedard had two assists, helping the Chicago Blackhawks beat Nathan MacKinnon and the Colorado Avalanche 3-2 on Tuesday night.

Tyler Johnson scores in 3rd period as Blackhawks beat Avalanche

Tyler Johnson scored a power-play goal at 8:19 of the third period after back-to-back penalties on the Avs to propel the last-place Blackhawks to a 3-2 win at United Center.

The Colorado Avalanche have lost seven of their past 11 games, and defenseman Devon Toews went off on some of his teammates after the most recent defeat.

Valeri Nichushkin scored twice, but the Colorado Avalanche let one get away in Chicago against the last-place Blackhawks.

The Blackhawks deserve another standing ovation for last night's big win.

Nathan MacKinnon pushes his point streak to 16 games but is still looking for secondary scoring and defense to keep the Colorado Avalanche afloat in Central Division race.

Nathan MacKinnon has 27 points in the past 15 games, and he's now among the league leaders in a bunch of offensive categories.