Bedard has 2 points to push streak to 8, Blackhawks defeat Avalanche

Ilya Mikheyev tied the game at 16:48. Bedard broke Samuel Girard’s pass in the left corner. The puck went to Mikheyev, who skated in and put a forehand shot past Miner.

Frank Nazar’s first goal of the season put the Blackhawks up 2-1 at 10:17 of the second period. Nazar put in the rebound off Colton Dach’s shot after Teuvo Teravainen carried the puck into the offensive zone and passed to Dach, who picked up his first NHL point with the assist in his third NHL game.

“Yeah, it feels really good,” Nazar said. “Just being able to get that win is also a big part of it. Of course, a goal doesn’t mean much if we don’t get that win, so it’s a good team effort. And yes, just a better feeling in the dressing room afterwards.”

An apparent goal by Bedard at 12:21 was overturned after video review initiated by the NHL Situation Room determined that Bedard put the puck in the net on a rebound with an apparent kicking motion.

MacKinnon’s best chance to score came on a rebound with 21 seconds left in the period, but Mrazek stuck out his right pad to make the save.

“They played a great hockey game,” Avalanche coach Jared Bednar said of the Blackhawks. “I didn’t mind ours either. I didn’t like some of the things we did on both of those goals against, like both turnovers and missing checks going in, the first two. On the other hand, we had to make it a little more difficult for Mrazek, although we did come up with some really dangerous rebound scoring chances when we shot it into the net. But he was also pretty good. That’s how it goes sometimes.”

Bedard made it 3-1 at 11:54 of the third period, taking a pass from Tyler Bertuzzi and scoring on a wrist shot from the right circle. He has 11 points (four goals and seven assists) on his streak.

“It was nice to have one back if you get canceled,” Bedard said. “I didn’t know. It was kind of 50/50, so it was good to erase it a little bit.”

NOTES: Forward Jonathan Drouin participated in the Avalanche’s morning skate but did not play due to an upper-body injury. Bednar said he hopes Drouin can play in Minnesota on Thursday. … Bedard tied Patrick Kane (65) for the second most assists by a teenager in Blackhawks history behind Eddie Olczyk (80). … The 19-year-old forward tied Olczyk (1985-86) and Bobby Hull (1957-58) for the third-longest hitting streak by a teenager in team history. Jonathan Toews had a 10-game hitting streak in 2007-08 and Olczyk a nine-game hitting streak in 1985-86.