Joel Kiviranta scored three goals, including twice into an empty net, Nathan MacKinnon notched his third straight two-assist game and the Colorado Avalanche beat the Seattle Kraken 5-2 on Sunday night.

Valeri Nichushkin and Cale Makar also added goals to propel host Colorado to a third straight win. In addition to MacKinnon, Mikko Rantanen and Makar had two assists as the Avalanche swept the three-game season series with the Kraken. Kiviranta wrapped up the win with a pair of late empty-net scores. It was his first regular-season hat trick.

Mackenzie Blackwood stopped 17 shots, improving to 3-1 since the Avalanche traded for him in a deal that sent Alexandar Georgiev to San Jose.

The Kraken looked lethargic in the first period a day after a 6-2 loss at Vegas. But they found energy throughout the game, grabbing a momentary lead in the second period before goals from Nichushkin and Kiviranta.

Jared McCann and Kaapo Kakko had goals for the Seattle, which has dropped five in a row. Joey Daccord made 24 saves.

OILERS 3, SENATORS 1: Zach Hyman broke a tie on a power play late in the second period, Stuart Skinner made 20 saves and Edmonton beat Ottawa to end the Senators’ season-high winning streak at six games.

Viktor Arvidsson had a goal and an assist and Adam Henrique also scored for host Edmonton. The Oilers have won three straight and 11 of 13.

Nick Cousins scored for Ottawa, tying it at 1 just 25 seconds in the second period.

Leevi Merilainen made 12 saves for Ottawa after replacing the injured Linus Ullmark to start the second period.

HURRICANES 3, RANGERS 1: Pyotr Kochetkov stopped 22 shots and assisted on two goals as Carolina won at New York.

William Carrier, Jack Roslovic and Sebastian Aho scored for the Hurricanes, who won for the fourth time in six games and improved to 10-3-1 against Metropolitan Division opponents this season.

Jimmy Vesey scored for New York 17 seconds into the game, converting a pass from defenseman Chad Ruhwedel past Kochetkov. The Rangers are 4-12-0 in their last 16 games and lost their fourth straight home game.

Earlier in the day, Rangers forward Matt Rempe was suspended for eight games by the NHL’s Department of Player Safety for boarding and elbowing Dallas Stars defenseman Miro Heiskanen on Friday night

PANTHERS 4, LIGHTNING 2: A.J. Greer and Eetu Luostarinen scored short-handed goals 42 seconds apart in the second period to help Florida win at Tampa Bay to open a home-and-home series.

The teams will play again tonight at Florida.

Sam Reinhart scored twice, the second into an empty net, and Spencer Knight stopped 19 shots for Stanley Cup champion Florida. The Panthers have won four consecutive games.

Nick Paul and Brayden Point scored for Tampa Bay, and Andrei Vasilevskiy made 21 saves, The Lightning had won four in a row.

With Tampa Bay on a power play midway through the second, Nikita Kucherov fanned on an entry play, with Greer taking the puck and eventually scoring for a 2-1 lead. On the next shift, Luostarinen scored on a breakaway.