In Denver, two goals from Cale Makar helped the Colorado Avalanche to a 4-2 win over the visiting Columbus Blue Jackets on Saturday.
“I don’t think I really played too well,” Makar said. “Both goals, give credit to the guys. It’s always awesome when you get involved offensively. I think it’s just another dynamic that our team can provide. When everybody’s chipping in — we have such good depth on the back end — anybody can do it night in and night out.”
Pavel Francouz made 39 saves in the win.
Emil Bemstrom and Zach Werenski scored for the Jackets.
“We had scoring chances,” Columbus coach John Tortorella said. “I thought both teams, it was a bit of a street hockey game with a lot of turnovers by both teams, so both teams generated a lot of offense.”
Samuel Girard and Nazem Kadri also scored for the Avs.
“I think it was a big relief just seeing Kadri burying that one at the end, but we were working hard all night,” Makar said.
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Joonas Korpisalo made 32 saves in the loss.
“We’re getting the shots, but we’re not getting the goals,” Zach Werenski said after the loss. “I like a lot of the things we’re doing as a team. Had some breakdowns that we have to clean up, (and) obviously, we need to start scoring some goals.”
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