
Avalanche bury Senators 7-4 with third-period outburst
OTTAWA — The Colorado Avalanche scored four unanswered third-period goals to beat the Ottawa Senators 7-4 on Tuesday night.
Trailing 4-3 to start the third period, Colorado (29-13-3) didn’t take long to tie the game with Miles Wood taking advantage of a clear lane to the net after a weak effort by Vladimir Tarasenko.
Sam Malinski gave the Avalanche the lead with a power-play goal with a shot from the top of the slot at the eight-minute mark. Logan O’Connor added some insurance with a late goal and Devon Toews added an empty-net goal.
Mikko Rantanen, with a pair of goals, and Jason Polin also scored for Colorado, while Justus Annunen, making his season debut, made 36 saves.