The Game in GIFs: Blackhawks at Avalanche

In the final game of 2018, the Blackhawks won a Saturday Night Showdown in the mile-high city. Patrick Kane stayed hot by tallying two goals and throwing a beautiful assist. Check out all the highlights below!

First Period

DeBrincat buries the opening goal on the power play:

DeBrincat’s PPG that opened the scoring. Beautiful pass from Kane pic.twitter.com/AwVk5JdZeE

— Four Feathers Podcast (@FourFeathersPod) December 30, 2018

Strome drops the puck to Anisimov who puts it right in Kane’s wheelhouse:

The second line works a beautiful passing play and Kane buries the one-timer to put the Hawks up 2-0! 🚨 #SHOWTIME pic.twitter.com/8gGOAiVRln

— Four Feathers Podcast (@FourFeathersPod) December 30, 2018

Kane’s celly:

A night for big cellies. @88PKane pic.twitter.com/tktxVwYMrF

— NHL GIFs (@NHLGIFs) December 30, 2018

Rantanen gets one back on the Avs power play:

MIKKO. WOW.#GoAvsGo pic.twitter.com/uNELo2pa68

— Colorado Avalanche (@Avalanche) December 30, 2018

Second Period

MacKinnon ties it up on a delayed penalty:

The kind of goal that FIRES. YOU. UP.#GoAvsGo #GoAvsGo pic.twitter.com/HZIrCfOihO

— Colorado Avalanche (@Avalanche) December 30, 2018

Third Period

Landeskog just harassing Forsling:

chill out landeskog

not sure how he didn’t get a penalty pic.twitter.com/xPstBdh4Ok

— Cristiano Simonetta (@CMS_74_) December 30, 2018

Landeskog clips Murphy up high and is assessed a costly double-minor with 1:12 remaining:

Now Landeskog gets a penalty for a high stick on Murphy … and draws blood. #Blackhawks with a four-minute power play. pic.twitter.com/WUYtEZzDuR

— Cristiano Simonetta (@CMS_74_) December 30, 2018

Overtime

Toews works some magic down low to set up the game-winner for Kane:

Shoot, score, celly. #SHOWTIME 🚨 pic.twitter.com/mx0Obsc7JG

— Four Feathers Podcast (@FourFeathersPod) December 30, 2018

HAWKS WIN!

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