Avalanche 7, Blue Jackets 3

Colorado 2 3 2 — 7 Columbus 1 2 0 — 3

First Period: 1, Colorado, MacKinnon 31 (Toews, Lehkonen), 3:25. 2, Columbus, Monahan 17 (Voronkov, Fabbro), 6:35. 3, Colorado, Nelson 24 (Toews, Makar), 18:05. Penalties: Olivier, CBJ (Tripping), 7:50.

Second Period: 4, Columbus, Aston-Reese 5, 4:16. 5, Columbus, Jenner 6 (J.Johnson, K.Johnson), 7:56. 6, Colorado, Coyle 16 (Johnson, Wood), 12:39. 7, Colorado, Kelly 8 (Drury), 14:02. 8, Colorado, Makar 30 (Coyle, MacKinnon), 19:22 (pp). Penalties: Colorado bench, served by Wood (Too Many Men on the Ice), 1:27. Lehkonen, COL (Slashing), 14:52. Aston-Reese, CBJ (Slashing), 18:09.

Third Period: 9, Colorado, Toews 9 (MacKinnon, Makar), 4:01. 10, Colorado, Wood 3 (Coyle), 5:49. Penalties: O’Connor, COL (High Sticking), 17:45.

Shots on goal: Colorado 10-14-8: 32. Columbus 12-9-10: 31.

Power-play opportunities: Colorado 1 of 2. Columbus 0 of 3.

Goalies: Colorado, Blackwood 28-18-6 (30 shots-27 saves). Columbus, Tarasov 7-9-2 (4-4), Columbus, Merzlikins 25-20-5 (28-21).

A: 18,392 (18,500). T: 2:38.

Referees: Jean Hebert, Carter Sandlak; Linesmen: Devin Berg, Devin Berg.