Overview
- The NHL-leading Avalanche completed a Southern California back-to-back sweep and improved to an NHL-best 91 points with the 5-1 win in Anaheim.
- Cale Makar had a goal and two assists, Parker Kelly scored twice, and Martin Necas and Gabriel Landeskog added goals for Colorado.
- Nathan MacKinnon recorded a third-period assist to reach 100 points for the fourth straight season.
- Scott Wedgewood made 27 saves for Colorado, while Lukáš Dostál stopped 21 shots for Anaheim; Cutter Gauthier scored the Ducks’ lone goal.
- The loss snapped Anaheim’s five-game overall streak and eight straight at home, leaving the Ducks one point behind Vegas for the Pacific lead as Colorado navigates a five-games-in-seven-nights stretch and manages Artturi Lehkonen’s upper-body absence.