In Vegas, the Colorado Avalacnhe’s Nathan MacKinnon rolled a 10 and had two assists to extend his point streak to 10 games in a 6-1 drubbing of the Golden Knights.
“We’ve seen how much he can dominate games at times,” Avalanche coach Jared Bednar said. “I think what’s impressive for me is, if you ask him how his game has been, he’d be happy with it, but not real happy with it. It’s amazing you can [start on a 10-game point streak] and not be at your best.
“That’s a positive sign for me when he’s able to contribute in ways, even in smaller ways away from the puck, and he’s put an importance on that.”
Philipp Grubauer made 25 saves to get the win for the Avs.
William Karlsson scored the lone goal for the Knights.
Pierre-Edouard Bellemare and Cale Makar had singfle markers in the win for the Avs.
“I was just excited to see the people,” Bellemare said. “I had two good years here and I have no bad words about the organization. It’s not goodbye. It was just the way it was, and I have nothing negative to say.”
Nazem Kadri and Matt Calvert struck for two goals each in the win as the Avs improved to 8-1-1.
“We have a good group that plays the right way,” Bellemare said. “We can be a really dangerous team, and every line can roll. When you have that right away, that helps because every night, each line can take over and play different teams. It’s good to have.”
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Marc-Andre Fleury made 22 saves and yielded four goals; he was given the hook in the second period.
“A humbling game, for sure,” Golden Knights defenseman Brayden McNabb said. “They took it to us for 60 minutes in our own barn. It’s tough. Back to work. They beat us to most pucks tonight and they were dominant. They’re a good team, and we have a long ways to go.”
Garret Sparks made 12 saves in relief.
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