C olorado Avalanche forward Mikko Rantanen kicked off the new season with his eighth career hat trick, scoring in each period in Wednesday's 8-4 loss to Vegas. Only Jari Kurri (23), Teemu Selanne ...

The 27-year-old Finn is fourth in franchise history for hat tricks behind Peter Stastny ... the milestones do not matter if the end result is a loss. Rantanen said the team will regroup and ...

BOTTOM LINE: The Colorado Avalanche host the Columbus Blue Jackets after Mikko Rantanen's hat trick against the Vegas Golden Knights in the Avalanche's 8-4 loss. Colorado had a 50-25-7 record ...

Mikko Rantanen scored his eighth career hat trick and Nathan MacKinnon surpassed 900 career points in the Colorado Avalanche's 8-4 loss to the Vegas Golden Knights on opening night. The 27-year ...

Colorado Avalanche (0-1, in the Central Division) Denver; Saturday, 9 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: The Colorado Avalanche host the Columbus Blue Jackets after Mikko Rantanen's hat trick against the Vegas ...

Mikko Rantanen scored his eighth career hat trick and Nathan MacKinnon surpassed 900 career points in the Colorado Avalanche's 8-4 loss to the Vegas Golden Knights on opening night. The 27-year-old ...