Avalanche score 5 goals in second period and end Hurricanes' 8-game win streak, 6-4

Avalanche score 5 goals in second period and end Hurricanes’ 8-game win streak, 6-4

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Colorado Avalanche center Nathan MacKinnon, right, collects the puck as Carolina Hurricanes right wing Jackson Blake defends in the second period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

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Carolina Hurricanes center Jack Roslovic, left, gets tangled up with Colorado Avalanche left wing Joel Kiviranta as they pursue the puck in the first period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

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Carolina Hurricanes defenseman Dmitry Orlov, left, congratulates center Jack Drury after his goal against the Colorado Avalanche in the first period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

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Colorado Avalanche goaltender Alexandar Georgiev, right, stops a shot of the sdtick of Carolina Hurricanes center Martin Necas in the first period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

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Carolina Hurricanes center Jordan Staal, front, pursues the puck with Colorado Avalanche defenseman John Ludvig in the first period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

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Colorado Avalanche center Nathan MacKinnon, left, struggles to control the puck as Carolina Hurricanes left wing William Carrier defends in the first period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

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Winnipeg Jets’ Cole Perfetti (91) keeps his eye on the puck after it hits Colorado Avalanche’s Cale Makar (8) during the third period of an NHL hockey game Thursday, Nov. 7, 2024 in Winnipeg, Manitoba. (John Woods/The Canadian Press via AP)

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Carolina Hurricanes center Sebastian Aho, left, redirects the puck at Colorado Avalanche goaltender Alexandar Georgiev in the first period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

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Carolina Hurricanes defenseman Sean Walker, left, passes the puck as Colorado Avalanche defenseman Devon Toews pursues in the first period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

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The puck bounces off Carolina Hurricanes center Sebastian Aho, center, and over Colorado Avalanche goaltender Alexandar Georgiev, right, in the first period of an NHL hockey game as Aho fights for position in front of the net with Colorado defenseman Josh Manson Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

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Carolina Hurricanes center Jordan Staal, left, drives past Colorado Avalanche center Nathan MacKinnon to put a shot on goal in the second period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

By MICHAEL KELLY

DENVER (AP) — Nathan MacKinnon had a goal and three assists, Mikko Rantanen had two goals and an assist, and the Colorado Avalanche beat Carolina 6-4 on Saturday night, snapping the Hurricanes’ eight-game win streak.

Cale Makar, Artturi Lehkonen and Sam Malinski also scored for Colorado, and Alexandar Georgiev had 27 saves.

Jordan Martinook, had two goals and an assist for Carolina, and Jack Drury and Martin Necas also scored. Seth Jarvis had two assists and Spencer Martin finished with 23 saves for the Hurricanes, who had not lost since Oct. 19.

The Hurricanes led 3-2 after Necas scored with 7:34 left in the the second before MacKinnon and Lehkonen scored 53 seconds apart. Carolina unsuccessfully challenged Lehkonen’s tally for goaltender interference, putting Colorado on the power play.

Jalen Chatfield’s high-sticking minor gave the Avalanche a 5-on-3 and Rantanen scored a power-play goal with 1:11 left to give Colorado three goals in three minutes.

Martin was pulled for an extra skater in the final two minutes and Rantanen scored into the empty net with 50 seconds remaining to seal it.

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Takeaways

Hurricanes: No player on the roster has more than nine goals this season yet Carolina had won 10 of their previous 11.

Avalanche: Despite allowing four goals, Georgiev was solid in net for the second straight game and likely earned another start on Monday.

Key moment

Trailing 2-0 and on the penalty kill, Makar jumped the passing lane in his own zone to steal Shayne Gostisbehere’s pass. He skated in on Martin and beat him with a slapshot to the far post to snap a goal drought of 89 minutes, 17 seconds. It started Colorado’s five-goal second period.

Key stat

Carolina had not allowed more than four goals in a game this season and gave up five in a half of a period.

Up next

Hurricanes visit Vegas on Monday, and Avalanche host Nashville.

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