DENVER -- Victor Olofsson scored his first NHL hat trick and had a career-high five points for the Colorado Avalanche, who ended the New Jersey Devils' eight-game winning streak with an 8-4 victory at Ball Arena on Tuesday.

Olofsson entered the game with just five assists in 10 games this season.

Nathan MacKinnon scored twice and had an assist, and Cale Makar had four assists for the Avalanche (6-1-4), who had lost four in a row (0-1-3). Parker Kelly had a goal and an assist, and Scott Wedgewood made 26 saves.

Jack Hughes had a goal and an assist, and Stefan Noesen, Dougie Hamilton and Dawson Mercer also scored for the Devils (8-2-0), who defeated the Avalanche 4-3 in overtime in the first game of the home-and-home series in New Jersey on Sunday. Jacob Markstrom made 33 saves in his

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