MacKinnon Sets Record For Most Goals in Avalanche Team History as Colorado Defeats Florida 6-2

Two Points on Thursday

Nathan MacKinnon passed Joe Sakic for the most goals in Avalanche team history (392) in Colorado's 6-2 win against the Florida Panthers at Ball Arena on Thursday. Sam Malinski, Brock Nelson, Gavin Brindley, Artturi Lehkonen and Gabriel Landeskog each added a tally for Colorado while Mackenzie Blackwood stopped 23 of the 25 shots he faced.

Colorado is now 12-0-2 at home and has won its last 10 games at Ball Arena.

"I just think it's easy to get up in front of our crowd," Avalanche Head Coach Jared Bednar said about playing at home. "They've been absolutely outstanding for years now, and they're back supporting us again this year."

With the win, the Avalanche improved to 22-2-7.

How It Happened

Malinski opened the scoring at 1:14 of the first period with his third goal of the season via a shot from the right circle set up by Martin Necas' feed.

Noah Gregor tied the game for Florida at 7:21 of the first period with a left-circle shot from the bottom of the right circle.

The Avs took a 2-1 lead at 18:30 of the first period when Nelson scored his 12th goal of the season with a backhand shot from the doorstep.

In his first game since November 20th, Brindley doubled Colorado's lead at 5:05 of the middle frame with his fifth goal of the season when he cleaned up a rebound with a backhand shot from the doorstep.

"[It was] good," Brindley said about his return to the lineup. "Three weeks felt like a pretty long time. It was a big game for us, and I thought everyone played well. [It was a] big win.”

MacKinnon gave the Avs a 4-1 lead at 7:18 of the middle frame with his 25th goal of the season via a wrist shot from the point through traffic.

The Avs took a 5-1 lead at 12:31 of the second period when Lehkonen scored his 12th goal of the season on a breakaway set up by Brindley's outlet pass.

Landeskog gave the Avs a 6-1 lead at 6:18 of the third period with his sixth goal of the season via a shot from the left doorstep.

Mackie Samoskevich scored Florida's second goal of the game at 13:08 of the third period with a shot from the doorstep off the rush.

Next Up

The Avalanche concludes its two-game homestand on Saturday at 7 p.m. MT against the Nashville Predators on KTVD-20, Altitude, Altitude+ and Altitude Sports Radio 92.5 FM.