Colorado Avalanche defenseman Cale Makar, right, is congratulated as he passes the ... (AP Photo/David Zalubowski) Dallas Stars center Matt Duchene, center, is congratulated while passing the team box after scoring against the Colorado Avalanche in the ...

Cale Makar shook off a puck to the skate to score twice, Artturi Lehkonen had two goals and two assists to tie a career high for points, and the Colorado Avalanche beat the Dallas Stars 6-3 in Denver on Saturday.

Colorado used an avalanche of goals to beat the Dallas Stars 6-3 at Ball Arena on Saturday. Artturi Lehkonen posted a season-high four points and Casey Mittelstadt added three points while Jonathan Drouin and Cale Makar each scored the 100th regular-season goal of their respective careers.

DENVER — Artturi Lehkonen had two goals and two assists, Cale Makar also scored twice ... Jason Robertson had two goals and an assist, Matt Duchene also scored, and Wyatt Johnson had three ...

January 19 - Cale Makar shook off a puck to the skate ... Jason Robertson had two goals and an assist, Matt Duchene had a goal and an assist, Wyatt Johnson had three assists and Casey DeSmith ...

Artturi Lehkonen had two goals and two assists, Cale Makar also scored twice and ... Jason Robertson had two goals and an assist, Matt Duchene also scored, and Wyatt Johnson had three assists ...

Alex Pietrangelo has pulled out of the upcoming 4 Nations Face-Off tournament, opening the door for several candidates on Team Canada. Pietrangelo is still playing regularly for the Vegas Golden Knights,

Jared Bednar got hired to coach the Avalanche just as the NHL entered its last best-on-best tournament in the 2016 World Cup. So in a sense, the 4 Nations Faceoff is uncharted territory for him.

In the second of three-consecutive Central-Division matchups, the Avalanche host the Minnesota Wild. Monday marks the second of four meetings between the teams this season, as they’ll meet in Denver on February 28 and in St. Paul on March 11.

Igor Shesterkin made 27 saves and three more in the shootout as the host New York Rangers earned a crucial 1-0 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Saturday night. Vincent Trocheck scored in the second round of the shootout for the lone goal of the skills competition as the Rangers improved to 5-0-2 in

Alex Bump scored two goals for No. 4 Western Michigan in a 5-1 win over North Dakota on Saturday night in Grand Forks, N.D.

The Dallas Stars have not had to face much adversity through the first few weeks of the new year, only dropping two of their last eight games. Dallas had a tough task ahead of them on Saturday as they took on their Central Division rivals,