Avalanche Top Rangers 6-3, Streak Hits Seven

In Denver, the Colorado Avalanche defeated the New York Rangers 6-3 on Thursday night, extending their winning streak to seven games behind a standout performance from Nathan MacKinnon, who scored twice and added an assist to surpass Peter Stastny for second place on the franchise's all-time scoring list with 1,051 points.

The victory at Ball Arena improved Colorado's record to 14-6-1, maintaining its lead in the NHL standings with 33 points and just one regulation loss in 20 games. MacKinnon, who now trails only Joe Sakic's 1,641 points, leads the league with 16 goals and 36 points. Cale Makar contributed two goals and an assist, while Martin Necas recorded three assists. Goaltender Scott Wedgewood made 15 saves and earned his first career assist in his 12th win of the season. Brock Nelson and Ross Colton also scored for the Avalanche.

The Rangers, falling to 10-9-2, have lost three consecutive games during a road trip that began with defeats in Detroit and Las Vegas. J.T. Miller ended a scoring slump with two power-play goals, his first output in nine games after managing just one previously. Adam Edstrom added his first goal of the season, and Mika Zibanejad had two assists....