Nathan MacKinnon (5 points) leads Avalanche's 9-3 rout of Kings

Nathan MacKinnon finished with three goals and two assists for the Colorado Avalanche, who set a franchise record for wins in a season by clobbering the Los Angeles Kings 9-3 on Wednesday in Denver, Colo.

Cale Makar had a goal and three assists, Valeri Nichushkin and Nicolas Aube-Kubel each scored twice, and Darcy Kuemper made 29 saves for the Avalanche (53-14-6, 112 points), the top-seeded team in the Western Conference