Avalanche score four in the third to beat Devils 5-2

The Avalanche broke open a tied game in the third period and beat the Devils 5-2 at Ball Arena. Colorado scored four times in the final frame after trailing for much of the night.

Connor Brown put New Jersey up 1-0 at 12:21 of the first with a wrist shot. Gabriel Landeskog tied it 1-1 at 10:58 of the second. Nazem Kadri put Colorado ahead 2-1 at 2:45 of the third. Parker Kelly made it 3-1 just 62 seconds later. Nathan MacKinnon scored at 12:00 for a 4-1 lead, and Jaden Schwartz added a fifth goal 30 seconds after that. Brown got one back at 15:35 with a backhand, his second of the game, but it was too late.

Brent Burns was the player of the game with two assists and four shots on goal. Both helpers came on the Kadri and Kelly goals. Colorado moved to 7-5-1 and the Devils fell to 8-5-0. Chirp's Sim gave the Avalanche 53% before the game, and it called it.