Logan O’Connor scored short-handed for the third straight game, one of five Colorado goals in the second period, Arturri Lehkonen had a goal and two assists, and the Avalanche beat the Carolina Hurricanes 6-4.
Colorado Avalanche goaltender Alexandar Georgiev, front left, stops a shot off the stick of Carolina Hurricanes left wing Michael Bunting, front right, in the second period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, Oct. 21, 2023, in Denver. Colorado Avalanche right wing Logan O’Connor is congratulated as he passes the team box after scoring a short-handed goal against the Carolina Hurricanes in the second period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, Oct. 21, 2023, in Denver.
Nathan MacKinnon, Mikko Rantanen, Ryan Johansen and Fredrik Olofsson also scored and Alexander Georgiev made 23 saves for Colorado, which has started the season 5-0 for the first time in four years. O’Connor became the seventh player to score short-handed in at least three consecutive games and tied Joe Sakic’s franchise record set in 1998. Dave Reid had short-handed goals in four straight games for Toronto in 1990.
O’Connor’s goal on the penalty kill gave the Avalanche a 2-1 lead at 1:57 of a wild second period. Brent Burns and Michael Bunting scored 1:25 apart midway through the period to give Carolina a 3-2 lead but Colorado’s offense took over for the final eight minutes.
Jesper Kotkaniemi and Jaccob Slavin also scored goals, Stefan Noesen had two assists and Pyotr Kochetkov stopped 22 shots for the Hurricanes, who are 2-3 on their six-game road trip that wraps up at Tampa Bay on Tuesday night.Colorado didn’t give up a power-play goal through the first four games and killed off the Hurricanes’ first two chances to extend its streak to 19. Burns ended the streak with his goal midway through the second.
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