Avalanche tops Ducks in battle of Western Conference points leaders
DENVER Gabe Landeskog scored his first goal of the season Nathan MacKinnon had three assists and the Colorado Avalanche beat the Anaheim Ducks - on Tuesday night in a matchup of the Western Conference s points leaders Landeskog s second-period goal which gave Colorado a - lead was his first in the regular season since March The -year-old left wing had missed the entire - and - seasons as well as the - regular season after undergoing a series of knee surgeries After the goal the home crowd serenaded him with chants of Landy Scott Wedgewood stopped of the Anaheim shots he faced for his NHL-leading th win of the season It was the seventh time in starts this season that Wedgewood has allowed one or fewer goals Artturi Lehkonen Martin Necas and Parker Kelly also scored for Colorado with Lehkonen s goal coming just seconds into the first period MacKinnon s three assists gave him points for the season the bulk in the NHL Related Articles Keeler Avalanche Nathan MacKinnon on pace to do something no NHL squad has done in years That might not be a good thing Avs betting Gavin Brindley fresh off two-year extension isn t close to reaching his ceiling Avalanche sign Gavin Brindley to two-year contract extension Renck vs Keeler Which club has best shot at title Broncos Nuggets or Avs Gavin Brindley scores in OT Nathan MacKinnon has points as Avalanche beat Canucks The loss snapped the Ducks seven-game win streak With the win the Avalanche is - - in its past seven games and improved to - - in its past meetings against the Ducks Leo Carlsson scored his sixth goal in the past four games for Anaheim and recorded his th career point making the -year-old the youngest contestant in Ducks history to reach that milestone Troy Terry got his team-leading th assist of the season on Carlsson s goal Lukas Dostal made saves The one goal matched a season-low for the Ducks who entered the event averaging an NHL-best goals per contest Want more Avalanche news Sign up for the Avalanche Insider to get all our NHL analysis