Mittelstadt snaps 19-game scoring drought, leads Avalanche past NHL-leading Jets 5-2

Winnipeg Jets goaltender Eric Comrie, back, makes a pad save of a shot from Colorado Avalanche left wing Artturi Lehkonen in the first period of an NHL hockey game Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2024, in Denver.

Winnipeg Jets goaltender Eric Comrie, back, makes a pad save of a shot from Colorado Avalanche left wing Artturi Lehkonen in the first period of an NHL hockey game Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2024, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)


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DENVER — Casey Mittelstadt ended a 19-game scoring drought with a tiebreaking goal in the third period and the Colorado Avalanche beat the NHL-leading Winnipeg Jets 5-2. Artturi Lehkonen and Devon Toews also scored, Mackenzie Blackwood had 21 saves and Mikko Rantanen and Ross Colton scored empty-net goals to seal it. The Avalanche led by a goal in the first and second periods, but Rasmus Kupari and Gabriel Vilardi tied it each time for Winnipeg, which had its four-game winning streak halted.

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