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Necas Signs 8-Year, $92 Million Deal, Then Propels Avalanche Over Golden Knights

Colorado enters November atop the West, with Mackenzie Blackwood poised for a season debut at San Jose.

Overview

  • The winger finalized an eight-year extension worth $92 million, approximately $11.5 million annually, as reported by multiple outlets.
  • One day later he produced a goal and two assists, opening the scoring 41 seconds in, in Colorado’s 4-2 win in Las Vegas.
  • Cale Makar logged a goal and an assist, Brock Nelson and Brent Burns scored, and Scott Wedgewood made 21 saves for his league-leading seventh victory.
  • Burns moved past Bobby Orr into 11th place on the NHL’s all-time points list for defensemen with his third-period goal.
  • Colorado improved to 7-1-4 with the NHL’s only one-regulation-loss mark in October, and Blackwood is expected to make his season debut against the Sharks.