Avalanche end trip with big win

Nadem Kadri and Matt Calvert each scored twice, Pierre-Edouard Bellemare had a goal and two assists against his former team, and the Colorado Avalanche beat the Vegas Golden Knights 6-1 on Friday.

Cale Makar also scored for the Avalanche, which improved to 8-1-1.

In a matinee on the Las Vegas Strip on the observance of Nevada Day, it was more like Colorado day. The Avalanche closed out an impressive six-game trip with a 4-1-1 record in Bellemare’s first game against his former team since signing with the Avalanche in the summer. A video tribute for Bellemare was played during the first period, drawing a standing ovation from the sellout crowd.

BRAYTON’S FIRST HELPS

COYOTES GET PAST DEVILS >> Barrett Hayton scored his first NHL goal early in the third period, Antti Raanta was outstanding in making 32 saves, and the Arizona Coyotes overcame two deficits to beat the New Jersey Devils for a 5-3 road win, their fifth win in six games.

Jack Hughes, the No. 1 pick in this year’s draft by the Devils, had his best game, scoring once and setting up goals by Sami Vatanen and Pavel Zacha RED-HOT SABRES SINK SLIDING WINGS >> Linus Ullmark made 41 saves, Sam Reinhart scored his fifth goal and the red-hot Buffalo Sabres beat the Detroit Red Wings on the road 2-0. Reinhart also assisted on Jake McCabe’s first goal of the season, and Buffalo (9-2-1) won for the seventh time in nine games. Jack Eichel had two assists.

Jimmy Howard stopped 23 shots for Detroit, which lost its seventh straight. BLUES’ TARASENKO TO

MISS WEEKEND GAMES >> Blues forward Vladimir Tarasenko will not travel with the team for weekend games at Boston and Detroit after suffering an unspecified upper-body injury in a win over Los Angeles. Tarasenko will be re-evaluated when the team returns following Sunday’s game against the Wings.