Five-goal second period propels Colorado to 6-2 win over Wolves | Pro Hockey News

LOVELAND, CO – Colorado scored five goals in the second period to beat the Chicago Wolves 6-2 on Saturday, while twelve different Eagles finished the night with at least one point. Defenseman Wyatt Aamodt led the way with a goal and two assists, while fellow blueliner Jack Ahcan extended his point streak to five games with a three-assist performance. Goaltender Kyle Keyser improved his record to 8-1 and made 19 saves on 21 shots.

In the first period, Colorado would outscore the Wolves 14-9, but neither side would find the back of the net, and the two teams headed to the first intermission with the match still scoreless.

The Eagles would begin their second period blowout when a power play allowed forward Alex Barre-Boulet to tuck a loose puck in the crease, putting Colorado up 1-0 just 1:35 into the middle frame.

The lead would grow to 2-0 just 45 seconds later when forward Tye Felhaber dug a wrister out of the slot on the rush.

Eagles forward Taylor Makar would add his name to the scoresheet when he brought in a rebound from the side of the crease, extending Colorado’s lead to 3-0 at the 6:26 mark.

Still building on the momentum, the Eagles would strike again on the power play as forward Danil Gushchin collected a rebound and lit the lamp, putting Colorado on top 4-0 with 6:53 remaining in the period.

The onslaught would continue as Aamodt buried a wrister between the circles to push the Eagles’ lead to 5-0 at 4:40.

A Chicago power play would finally get the Wolves on the board, as forward Noel Gunler fielded a pass at the top of the crease before slotting the puck home, cutting the deficit to 5-1 with 1:04 to play in the second stanza.

Still trailing 5-1 when the puck dropped in the third period, Chicago found the back of the net again when defenseman Juuso Valimaki sent a wrister from the left wing past Keyser, cutting Colorado’s lead to 5-2 at the 7:12 mark.

On another Eagles power play, Wolves goalie Amir Miftakhov would turn the puck over on forward Tristen Nielsen’s tape as Nielsen would fire it home to round out the 6-2 score with 10:00 left to play in the game.

Keyser would add another memorable moment to the evening when he saved a penalty shot from Chicago forward Justin Robidas at 3:04 of the final frame.

Colorado would finish the night going 3-for-6 on the power play and 2-for-3 on the penalty kill. Miftakhov suffered the loss in net, allowing six goals on 33 shots.