The Avalanche needs a break after a grueling five-week stretch of travel, but the club has also finally started to pile up points like it expects.
Joel Kiviranta had a hat trick to set a new career-high in goals and points, while Mackenzie Blackwood made 17 saves on Sunday night to help the Avs defeat the Seattle Kraken, 5-2, at Ball Arena.
Kiviranta matched his career high in goals and put the Avalanche ahead with 7:59 remaining in the second period. A Seattle miscommunication led to the puck drifting out in the neutral zone, where Mikko Rantanen was able to start a 2-on-1 and feed Kiviranta for his eighth goal of the season.