Nathan MacKinnon had his most productive night of the season to pull the Colorado Avalanche out of a funk, but the club’s extraordinary injury crisis may have somehow reached a new level.

Led by Nathan MacKinnon and Mikko Rantanen, plus the return of Artturi Lehkonen to the lineup, the Avs delivered on their gameplan and kept Seattle in the rearview for most of the evening. Let’s break it down!

DENVER -- Nathan MacKinnon had five assists, and the Colorado Avalanche snapped a three-game losing streak with a 6-3 win against the Seattle Kraken at Ball Arena on Tuesday. MacKinnon (six goals, 19 assists) and Cale Makar (five goals, 18 assists), who had two assists on Tuesday, each extended their season-opening point streak to 13 games.

The Colorado Avalanche will see Artturi Lehkonen return to the lineup tonight at home against the Seattle Kraken. Valeri Nichushkin was cleared to practice with the team on Monday, return to the lineup is slated for mid-November.

Nathan MacKinnon had five assists, Mikko Rantanen scored twice, and the Seattle Kraken yielded three power play goals to the Colorado Avalanche as they lost their fourth straight game, 6-3, on Tuesday night.