Avalanche double up Habs, grab third place in Central

Artturi Lehkonen scored two of Colorado's four first-period goals, including career No. 100, and added an assist before leaving with an injury against his former team as the visiting Avalanche won 8-4 over the Montreal Canadiens on Monday night.

Valeri Nuchushkin had a goal and two assists whileMikko Rantanen and Nathan MacKinnon both recorded one of each for the Avalanche, who moved past the idle Winnipeg Jets for third