Five-goal second period helps Avalanche defeat Hurricanes

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Nathan MacKinnon and Artturi Lehkonen scored 53 seconds apart in a five-goal second period, and the Colorado Avalanche beat Carolina 6-4 in Denver on Saturday night, ending the Hurricanes' eight-game winning streak.

MacKinnon added three assists, Lehkonen had one assist, Mikko Rantanen had two goals and an assist and Cale Makar and Sam Malinski also had goals for Colorado. Alexanda