RECAP: Blackhawks 2, Avalanche 1

RAPID REACTION:Artem Anisimov's third-period tally and 35 saves from Collin Delia in his season debut helped lift the Blackhawks to their third-straight win.
The Avalanche were testing Delia early, but Chicago was able to get the game's first goal.

At 1:19 of the third, the Blackhawks took a 2-1 lead as Patrick Kane's shot trickled past Philipp Grubauer and spun on the goal line before Anisimov swooped in the bury the eventual game-winner.
ONE COOL CAT:DeBrincat's surge continued as he potted his 16th of the season, tying him with Jonathan Toews for second on the team. It gives him five goals in his last seven outings.

PENALTY KILL COMES THROUGH:Coming into the night Colorado's power play was ranked third in the NHL (28.4%). Chicago's penalty kill rose to the task and blanked the Avalanche on five opportunities.
YET ANOTHER MILESTONE FOR KANE:One night after Patrick Kane passed Steve Larmer for fifth all-time in career even-strength goals for the franchise, the Blackhawks forward reached another milestone. With his assist on Anisimov's goal, Kane tied Jeremy Roenick for third-most career points (871) by a U.S. born player within their first 12 NHL seasons.

TALKING POINTS:"I felt good. A little sloppy at times, but overall pretty good. I thought I could get control of a few more rebounds, play the puck a little better, but sometimes you have to battle it out and that's what it was tonight." - Delia on his performance
"He was unbelievable tonight. He made key saves in the key times in the game to keep us in the game. We tried to help him out with blocking shots and clearing the rebounds. Overall, it was a team effort." - Anisimov on Delia

"We got great goaltending tonight. That was a big part of it. We didn't seem to have as much juice in the legs. It was a battle all night, felt like we were playing uphill. But credit to our guys, they found a way to survive and we got some timely saves. I thought our penalty kill was excellent and we found a way to get a couple in the net. We'll definitely take the points. We probably have deserved a better fate in other nights and didn't get points, so we'll take these happily." - Jeremy Colliton on the win
WHAT'S NEXT:The Blackhawks have just one more game before the Christmas break. They host the Florida Panthers on Sunday at 6 p.m. CT. You can watch on WGN-TV or listen on WGN 720.