Ducks Winning Streak Ends With Loss To Avalanche

Cale Makar had a extremity and 2 assists, Nathan MacKinnon secured his 4th consecutive 100-point play pinch a third-period assist, and nan NHL-leading Colorado Avalanche ended nan Ducks’ five-game winning streak pinch a 5-1 victory Tuesday nighttime astatine Honda Center.

Parker Kelly scored 2 goals and Scott Wedgewood made 27 saves for nan Avalanche, who person won 3 consecutive and 4 of 5 since nan Olympic break. Martin Necas sewage his 27th extremity and Gabriel Landeskog besides scored to complete Colorado’s back-to-back expanse of nan Southern California clubs.

Cutter Gauthier scored his 29th extremity and Lukas Dostal stopped 21 shots for the Ducks, whose eight-game location winning streak since Jan. 2 besides ended.

The Ducks would person moved into first place successful nan Pacific Division pinch a point, but nan nonaccomplishment kept Vegas 1 constituent ahead. The Ducks are successful a playoff title down nan agelong for nan first clip since 2018.

After 2 fruitless Ducks powerfulness plays successful nan opening minutes, Makar put nan Avalanche up from nan slot pinch his 18th goal.

Necas added his seventh power-play extremity of nan play 2 1/2 minutes later, beating his Czech Olympic teammate pinch a precocious shot. The extremity was conscionable nan 2nd connected nan powerfulness play successful nan past 12 games for nan Avalanche, who inexplicably person nan NHL’s worst man-advantage portion contempt their wide excellence.

Gauthier hammered location a one-timer early successful nan 2nd aft a superb cross-ice walk from Jackson LaCombe, but Kelly sewage his 14th extremity later successful nan period.

Landeskog past scored a extremity successful his 2nd consecutive game, connecting early successful nan 3rd connected a one-timer from MacKinnon, who sewage his 59th assistance to spell pinch his NHL-leading 41 goals.