With the win, the Avalanche are 19-8-2 and the Blackhawks fell to 11-17-5, but they didn't dwell afterwards.
"[Makar] is an elite defenseman in this League, and that's not just the first time he's done something like that," Chicago coach Derek King said. "Tip your hat and move on."
"[Makar] is going to be a great player for a long time in this League," Blackhawks defenseman Calvin de Haan said. "It is what it is. He made a good play and it's going to be all over the NHL Network tomorrow, but we did a pretty good job overall against him and against [Colorado's] top players. Those guys are some of the best players in the world and they're going to get their chances. It's just about limiting them. It is what it is."