ELMONT, N.Y. — The Colorado Avalanche hit the road again, looking to extend their point streak Thursday against the New York Islanders. Coverage of the game begins at 4:30 p.m. on KTVD Channel 20.

Brock Nelson got his standing ovation. The Islanders got their two points. Maybe that wasn’t how Nelson envisioned his return to UBS Arena going, and who could blame him given that the Avalanche had lost just once in regulation all year and once in their last 13 games.

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Both teams were off Wednesday after earning wins Tuesday night at home. Ilya Sorokin carried a shutout bid deep into the third period and finished with 30 saves as the Islanders edged the Tampa Bay Lightning, 2-1. The Avalanche ran their point streak to 17 games by beating the Vancouver Canucks, 3-1.

Nathan MacKinnon scored two goals, Brock Nelson added a tally and Gabriel Landeskog posted two primary assists to help the Avalanche defeat the Vancouver Canucks 3-1 at Ball Arena on Tuesday. In net for the Avalanche,

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DENVER (AP) — Nathan MacKinnon scored two more goals and Gabriel Landeskog had two assists, leading the Colorado Avalanche to a 3-1 victory over the Vancouver Canucks on Tuesday night. Brock Nelson also scored as Colorado improved to 14-0-3 in its last 17 games.

Toews gave the Avs a 6-1 lead with his first goal of the season at 2:51 of the third period when his centering pass deflected off a Canadiens player's skate and in at the end of a two-on-one rush with Necas, who set up the goal.