Rantanen, Compher excel as Avalanche win fourth in row

ST. LOUIS — Mikko Rantanen and J.T. Compher each had a goal and an

assist as the Colorado AvNHL alanche won their fourth straight with a 4-3 victory over the St. Louis Blues on Wednesday.

Former Golden Knight Pierreedouard Bellemare and Brandon

Saad also scored, and Liam O’brien had two assists for Colorado, which improved to 17-1-2 since March 10, setting a mark for the best 20-game stretch in franchise history.

Devan Dubnyk made 31 saves in his Avs debut after being acquired Saturday from San Jose. Colorado put goaltender Philipp Grubauer on NHL’S COVID-19 protocol list Wednesday.

Mike Hoffman had two goals and an assist, Vince Dunn scored, and Jordan Binnington made 24 saves for the Blues, who saw their three-game win streak end.

A three-goal outburst in the second period allowed Colorado to withstand St. Louis’ late comeback bid.

■ Jets 3, Senators 2: At Ottawa, Ontario, Mathieu Perreault and Trevor Lewis scored third-period goals to rally Winnipeg and back Laurent Brossoit, who had 27 saves.

■ Flames 4, Canadiens 1: At Montreal, Mark Giordano had a goal and an assist to back Jacob Markstrom, who stopped 26 shots in Calgary’s third straight win.

■ Wild 5, Coyotes 2: At St. Paul, Minn., Mats Zuccarello scored twice on the power play for Minnesota, and Nick Bonino had a goal and two assists.

■ Ducks 4, Sharks 1: Atsanjose, Calif., Derek Grant and Alexander Volkov each had a goal and an assist to back Anthony Stolarz, who stopped 27 shots.