Mikko Rantanen racks up hat trick as Avalanche sink Blues

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Mikko Rantanen scored a hat trick to lead the visiting Colorado Avalanche past the St. Louis Blues 4-3 on Tuesday night to extend their winning streak to seven games.

Casey Mittelstadt also scored for the Avalanche (44-20-5, 93 points), and Jonathan Drouin and Valeri Nichushkin earned two assists apiece.

Justus Annunen made 30 saves to earn the victory.

Nathan Walker had a go