Brock Nelson scored twice in Colorado’s six-goal outburst within the second interval, Josh Manson had two targets and two assists, and the Avalanche routed the Ottawa Senators 8-2 in Denver on Thursday evening.
Manson’s two targets and 4 factors are career-highs in a single recreation, and he additionally fought.
Colorado scored 5 instances in a span of 6 minutes, 18 seconds, to blow open a detailed recreation. Nathan MacKinnon had a objective and three assists to drag inside one level of Connor McDavid for the NHL scoring lead with 78 factors (36 targets, 42 assists).
Cale Makar had a objective and two assists, Martin Necas added a objective and an help, Ross Colton had three assists and Scott Wedgewood turned away 29 photographs for the Avalanche, who’ve received 16 straight at residence, the place they continue to be unbeaten in regulation (18-0-2).
Shane Pinto and Brady Tkachuk scored and Mads Sogaard made 11 saves after changing Leevi Merilainen for Ottawa, which has dropped three in a row and 6 of its final eight. Merilainen returned initially of the third interval and completed with 15 saves.
Manson and MacKinnon scored within the first interval and Makar made it 3-0 early within the second interval to chase Merilainen, who allowed three targets on Colorado’s first 12 photographs.
Pinto minimize it to 3-1 at 5:03 of the second interval and the Senators appeared to make it 3-2 just a few moments later however the Avalanche efficiently challenged for offside and the objective was disallowed.
Colorado began its scoring barrage halfway via the second. Necas made it 4-1 on a 5-on-3 energy play at 11:46 and Brent Burns scored 17 seconds later.
The Avalanche went again on the ability play and Nelson scored his first of the evening at 14:23, Manson bought his second of the sport at 16:48 and Nelson scored once more at 18:04 of the second.
Nelson, who added an help, has 5 targets and two assists in his final 4 video games.
Issues bought chippy within the third interval. Sam Girard and Tim Stutzle fought early within the body and Pinto went off for roughing at 5:55, however Tkachuk scored a short-handed objective at 7:03.
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