NEW YORK (AP) — Cale Makar had two goals and an assist, Nathan MacKinnon had a goal and two assists, and the Colorado Avalanche held off the New York Islanders 5-4 to snap a two-game skid.
J.T. Compher and Devon Toews also scored for the Avalanche, who led 5-1 midway through the third and ran out the clock on New York's rally.
Colorado ended its longest losing streak since also dropping consecutive games Nov. 3 and 6.
Nazem Kadri and Gabriel Landeskog each had two assists and Pavel Francouz made 32 saves.
Anders Lee had two power-play goals and an assist, and Casey Cizikas and Brock Nelson also scored for New York.
