Overview
- Colorado halted a two-game slide with a 5-2 win in Denver, responding after a 7-3 loss to Nashville earlier in the week.
- Nathan MacKinnon scored twice with an assist to reach 1,100 career points, leads the NHL with 38 goals, and is tied for the scoring lead at 85 points.
- A Cale Makar third-period goal was overturned for goaltender interference before Artturi Lehkonen and MacKinnon provided late insurance.
- Victor Olofsson logged a goal and an assist, Parker Kelly scored, Martin Necas added two assists, and Scott Wedgewood made 22 saves.
- Val Nichushkin was a late scratch, with Yahoo Sports reporting minor injuries from a car accident, and Alex Barré-Boulet debuted on a last-second call-up.