The blizzard snapped the Canadiens’ three-game winning streak

DENVER – Brock Nelson had two goals and two assists to reach 600 points for his career, Gabriel Lanskog also scored twice, and Colorado beat the Montreal Canadiens 7-2 on a snowy Saturday.

Nathan Mackinnon had a goal and two assists for Colorado to increase his NHL goals to 20 and his points to 44.

Colorado, which snapped a 10-game winning streak with a shootout loss at Minnesota on Friday, has a 16-game point streak (13-0-3). The Avalanche have won eight in a row at home and have just one regulation loss in 25 games (18-1-6).

Brent Burns and Devon Toews also scored for Colorado.

Ivan Demidov and Len Hutson scored for Montreal, which ended a three-game winning streak.

Nelson achieved his milestone point when he defeated Jacob Dobbs with a wristlock 7:32 into the game. He assisted on Landskog’s first goal and Burns’ second 50 seconds later to make it 4-0 at 3:55 of the second period.

Mackenzie Blackwood scored 21 but fell short in her bid for a third straight shutout when Demidov scored at 8:27 of the second period. It ended a shutout streak of 174 minutes, 31 seconds.

Blackwood made several great saves early on, including one with his left pad to deny Josh Anderson midway through the first period.

Dobbs stopped 29 shots.

Nelson was initially awarded Colorado’s second goal but it was later awarded to Landskog, who was dismissed by Anderson as they battled in the crease.

The Canadiens challenged the goaltender for interference but it was ruled that Anderson’s actions caused the interference.

Colorado donned blue Quebec jerseys to commemorate the Nordiques’ Adams Division rivalry with Montreal. The Blizzard are celebrating their 30th season after moving from Quebec to Denver.

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