Kadri and Schwartz lead the Avalanche past the Blackhawks 5-2 for their 3rd straight win

CHICAGO (AP) — Nazem Kadri and Jaden Schwartz scored two goals apiece, and the Colorado Avalanche beat the struggling Chicago Blackhawks 5-2 on Monday night for their third consecutive win.

T.J. Hughes had two assists as Colorado improved to 15-4-0 in its last 19 games against Chicago. Devon Toews scored an empty-net goal with 2:22 left, and Mackenzie Blackwood finished with 21 saves.

Chicago dropped to 1-5-1 in its last seven games. Forward Patrick Kane departed in the second period with an upper-body injury, and defenseman Bowen Byram missed his eighth consecutive game with an upper-body injury.

The banged-up Blackhawks jumped out to a 2-0 lead on first-period goals by defenseman Wyatt Kaiser and rookie Roman Kantserov. Connor Bedard extended his point streak to six games with an assist on Kantserov's sixth goal on a 2-on-1 rush.

The Avalanche rallied with two goals in 26 seconds. Kadri poked home a loose puck on the goal line at 15:23, and a wide-open Schwartz scored from the left circle at 15:49.

Colorado grabbed its first lead after Bedard was sent off for holding Kadri 13:10 into the second period. Kadri got a piece of Cale Makar's wrist shot from just inside the blue line.

Kadri has four goals this season — all in the last six games.

Schwartz made it 4-2 when he beat Spencer Knight for his sixth goal in the final seconds of the second. He has three goals and an assist in his last three games.

Avalanche: At the Columbus Blue Jackets on Tuesday night.

Blackhawks: At the Florida Panthers on Wednesday night.

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Chicago Blackhawks center Connor Bedard (98) moves the puck against the Colorado Avalanche during the first period of an NHL hockey game Monday, Nov. 2, 2026, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Isaac Wasserman)

Colorado Avalanche right wing Logan O'Connor (25) moves the puck past Chicago Blackhawks defenseman Wyatt Kaiser (44) during the first period of an NHL hockey game Monday, Nov. 2, 2026, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Isaac Wasserman)

Chicago Blackhawks center Oliver Moore (11) and Colorado Avalanche center Nazem Kadri (91) compete for the puck during the first period of an NHL hockey game Monday, Nov. 2, 2026, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Isaac Wasserman)

Colorado Avalanche right wing T.J. Hughes (13), center Brock Nelson (11), left wing Jaden Schwartz (71), defenseman Cale Makar (8) and defenseman Devon Toews (7) celebrate after scoring during the first period of an NHL hockey game against the Chicago Blackhawks, Monday, Nov. 2, 2026, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Isaac Wasserman)

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Warriors center Draymond Green was ejected two minutes into the third quarter of Golden State's 116-113 victory over the Phoenix Suns on Monday night for consecutive technical fouls.

"He lit a fire in all of us and we had to respond, so I'm glad we did," Stephen Curry said.

Tempers flared again with 7:26 remaining in the game as players pushed and shoved, separated by security personnel. Miles Bridges received a technical as “a physical escalator” when he ran to the baseline area and pushed Golden State's Charles Bassey after Bassey kept his arms wrapped around Jalen Green's head after they fought for a rebound beneath the basket.

“That was a dumb time to get a technical,” Bridges said. “It would've been able to tie the game up. But it's a physical game, a lot of emotions, a lot of missed calls, a lot of calls that were called that shouldn't have been called.”

The previous period, Khaman Maluach had pushed Draymond Green to the ground in the paint moments earlier and the Golden State star jumped up from beneath and wrapped his arms around the Suns center and threw him to the floor. Dillon Brooks immediately sprinted in to enter the fray and approached Green, and they pushed and shoved. Green put his hand on Brooks' neck, and both received technicals.

“I was just trying to deescalate the whole thing,” Brooks said. “He did a lot there, fell down, and pushed him at the end of it. I was just trying to deescalate it. He was just tweaking all game. So let it be.”

The Warriors appreciated Green's fire.

“I loved it. It fueled our team," guard Brandin Podziemski said. "We didn't have that edge to ust to start the game. Found it a little bit in the second quarter and then they came out in the third quarter pretty well and then that kind of changed the game for us. Everybody locked in a little bit more and came together for Dray. I think it was needed. Maybe he sensed it, maybe he didn't, but it helped us.”

It marked Draymond Green's first ejection this season and 23rd of his career after he had two last season. He has 182 career technicals, three this season.

Maluach said Green was just playing like his intense self.

“I think it's just a basketball paly, he's just out there playing basketball,” Maluach said. “Nothing against Draymond, he's just playing basketball out there.”

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Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30) shoots against Phoenix Suns forward Miles Bridges (22) during the first half of an NBA basketball game in San Francisco, Monday, Nov. 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Jed Jacobsohn)

Phoenix Suns forward Dillon Brooks (3) drives to the basket against Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30) during the first half of an NBA basketball game in San Francisco, Monday, Nov. 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Jed Jacobsohn)