Nathan MacKinnon had a goal and three assists, Mikko Rantanen had two goals and an assist, and the Colorado Avalanche beat Carolina 6-4 on Saturday night, snapping the Hurricanes’ eight-game win streak.

The demise of the Carolina Hurricanes may have been a little overstated after what looked like a disappointing offseason. Despite losing key pieces to free agency, Carolina is tearing up the NHL while riding a seven-game win streak.

After losing a hard-fought battle on Thursday evening in Winnipeg against the Jets, the Avalanche return to Ball Arena in a snowy downtown Denver to take on the Carolina Hurricanes. There was a lot to like in the latter half of Colorado’s game,