Brock Nelson scored two goals and added a pair of assists to reach 600 career points as the Colorado Avalanche routed the Montreal Canadiens 7-2 in Denver on Saturday.

Gabriel Landeskog added two goals and an assist, Nathan MacKinnon recorded a goal and two assists, Brent Burns and Devon Toews also scored and Martin Necas had three assists for Colorado, which wore blue Quebec Nordiques sweaters in celebration of its 30th season in Denver.

Colorado goaltender Mackenzie Blackwood turned away 21 shots, although Montreal snapped his shutout streak of 174 minutes, 31 seconds, going back to his win against Buffalo on Nov. 13.

The Avalanche have won eight straight home games and are 13-0-3 in their last 16 games. Colorado's one regulation loss in 25 games has tied the 2012-13 Chicago Blackhawk

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