Nathan MacKinnon’s 4-point game sparks Avs over Kraken

Nathan MacKinnon scored his NHL-leading 44th goal of the season and added three assists as the Colorado Avalanche swept away the host Seattle Kraken 5-1 Thursday night.

Martin Necas had a goal and an assist, while Nicolas Roy, Nazem Kadri and Joel Kiviranta also scored and Devon Toews added two assists for the league-leading Avalanche, who have won six of their past seven games. Goaltender Scott Wedgewood made 28 saves.

Ryker Evans scored for Seattle, which lost its fourth in a row...