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Colorado wing Cody McLeod (55) took a swing at Chicago defenseman Sheldon Brookbank (17) in the first period. The Colorado Avalanche hosted the Chicago Blackhawks at the Pepsi Center Wednesday night, March 12, 2014 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Karl Gehring/The Denver Post) ( SP13HKNAVS )

Colorado center Matt Duchene (9) beat Chicago goalie Antti Raanta (31) for a goal early in the second period. (Photo by Karl Gehring/The Denver Post) ( SP13HKNAVS )

Colorado wing Gabriel Landeskog (92) reached for the puck in front of Chicago wing Patrick Kane (88) in the first period. (Photo by Karl Gehring/The Denver Post) ( SP13HKNAVS )

A Chicago Blackhawks fan tried to get some attention from his favorite team during warmups. (Photo by Karl Gehring/The Denver Post) ( SP13HKNAVS )

Chicago wing Patrick Kane (88) lifted a shot over the shoulder of Colorado goaltender Semyon Varlamov (1) for a goal in the second period. (Photo by Karl Gehring/The Denver Post) ( SP13HKNAVS )

Colorado goalie Jean-Sebastien Giguere was in goal during warmups Wednesday night. (Photo by Karl Gehring/The Denver Post) ( SP13HKNAVS )

Chicago wing Patrick Kane (88) was sandwiched between Colorado goalie Semyon Varlamov and defenseman Jan Hejda in the second period. (Photo by Karl Gehring/The Denver Post) ( SP13HKNAVS )

Colorado center Matt Duchene (9) skated past Chicago defenseman Johnny Oduya (27) in the second period. (Photo by Karl Gehring/The Denver Post) ( SP13HKNAVS )

Chicago wing Patrick Kane (88) celebrated his goal in the second period. (Photo by Karl Gehring/The Denver Post) ( SP13HKNAVS )

Colorado goalie Jean-Sebastien Giguere was in goal during warmups Wednesday night. (Photo by Karl Gehring/The Denver Post) ( SP13HKNAVS )

Matt Duchene celebrated with line mate Ryan O'Reilly following Duchene's goal in the second period. (Photo by Karl Gehring/The Denver Post) ( SP13HKNAVS )

Colorado defenseman Nick Holden skated in the third period. (Photo by Karl Gehring/The Denver Post) ( SP13HKNAVS )

Chicago center Jonathan Toews (19) skated in the third period as the Colorado Avalanche defeated the Chicago Blackhawks 3-2 at the Pepsi Center Wednesday night, March 12, 2014 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Karl Gehring/The Denver Post) ( SP13HKNAVS )

Colorado center John Mitchell (7) put a shot on net in the third period. (Photo by Karl Gehring/The Denver Post) ( SP13HKNAVS )

Colorado goaltender Semyon Varlamov showed some grit as he celebrated the win. (Photo by Karl Gehring/The Denver Post) ( SP13HKNAVS )

Colorado center Maxime Talbot (25) and Chicago wing Bryan Bickell (29) skated for the puck in the third period. (Photo by Karl Gehring/The Denver Post) ( SP13HKNAVS )

Chicago wing Ben Smith (28) skated off the ice following the final buzzer. (Photo by Karl Gehring/The Denver Post) ( SP13HKNAVS )

Matt Duchene celebrated with Ryan O'Reilly after O'Reilly's goal in the third period. The Colorado Avalanche defeated the Chicago Blackhawks 3-2 at the Pepsi Center Wednesday night, March 12, 2014 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Karl Gehring/The Denver Post) ( SP13HKNAVS )

Avalanche players saluted the fans after the win. The Colorado Avalanche defeated the Chicago Blackhawks 3-2 at the Pepsi Center Wednesday night, March 12, 2014 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Karl Gehring/The Denver Post) ( SP13HKNAVS )