DENVER (AP) — Arturri Lehkonen scored the go-ahead goal on a power play in his season debut and Nathan MacKinnon had five assists as the Colorado Avalanche beat the Seattle Kraken 6-3 on Tuesday night.

Mikko Rantanen added two goals for the Avalanche, who snapped a three-game losing streak. Ivan Ivan, Nikolai Kovalenko and Chris Wagner also scored for Colorado.

Cale Makar had two assists, but the star defender barely played in the second half of the game. He appeared to be slowed by an apparent injury for a brief shift.

MacKinnon and Makar extended their season-opening point streaks to 13 games.

Lehkonen played for the first time since his offseason shoulder surgery.

Jared McCann, Jaden Schwartz and Brandon Montour scored for the Kraken.

Lehkonen broke a 2-all tie at 6:44 of the second period, sending a shot past goaltender Philipp Grubauer after receiving a pass from MacKinnon while in between the circles.

Rantanen added another power-play goal at 9:11 of the second. Seattle coach Dan Bylsma challenged the play for offside, but the call stood after a lengthy replay review.

Takeaway meals

Kraken: Dropped to 3-7-1 in their last 11 regular season games against Colorado.

Avalanche: Justus Annunen stopped 17 shots and has been in net in five of Colorado’s six wins this season.

Key moment

With his pivotal goal, Lehkonen immediately bolstered a Colorado lineup weakened by injuries. After missing the first 12 games of this season while completing his rehab, he bolstered a winger corps still missing the injured Ross Colton, Gabriel Landeskog and Jonathan Drouin, as well as Valeri Nichushkin, who is near the end of a suspension. .

Key Statistics

MacKinnon and Makar share the longest active point streak in the NHL.

Next

Seattle hosts Las Vegas on Friday night.

Colorado visits Winnipeg on Thursday night.

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