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Avalanche blank Golden Knights, extend winning streak
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Alexandar Georgiev stopped career-high 31 shots

Mikko Rantanen scored twice and Alexandar Georgiev, posting his third shutout of the season, made 31 saves to help the Colorado Avalanche defeat the Vegas Golden Knights 3-0 for their sixth straight win in front of 18,117 spectators at Denver’s Ball Arena on Monday night.

Finnish forward Rantanen reached the 40-goal mark in a season for the first time in his career. He opened the scoring after 14 seconds – the seventh-fastest goal to start a game in Avalanche history.

Nathan MacKinnon, who extended his points streak to eight straight games, added an empty-net goal with a shot from his own end with 3:27 remaining.

The Avalanche finished February with a 7-1-2 record, making this the 26th month in a row the team has gone .500 or better.

It matches the franchise record set from March 1994 to February 1998.

Georgiev posted his third shutout of the season and first since Dec. 19 against the New York Islanders.

Ivan Barbashev made his Vegas debut after being acquired as part of a deal with St. Louis on Sunday. He began on a line with Jack Eichel and Jonathan Marchessault.

The Golden Knights start a three-game homestand against the Carolina Hurricanes while the Avalanche host the New Jersey Devils on Wednesday night.

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