Game #39, #40 and #41 (Avalanche 3-game winning streak)

Colorado Avalanche 5, Columbus Blue Jackets 3 (from Colorado)
Goals:
CBJ - Ryan Johansen (16) - from Nick Foligno and R.J. Umberger (4:13 1ST)
COL - Jan Hejda (4) - unassisted (6:33 1ST)
CBJ - Boone Jenner (5) - from Blake Comeau and Jack Johnson (8:34 2ND)
COL - Jamie McGinn (7) - from Matt Duchene and Ryan O'Reilly (12:04 2ND)
COL - Ryan O'Reilly PPG (13) - from Matt Duchene and Erik Johnson (14:42 2ND)
COL - Gabriel Landeskog PPG (12) - from Paul Stastny and Nathan MacKinnon (8:10 3RD) *GWG*
CBJ - Nick Foligno (11) - from R.J. Umberger and Ryan Johansen (8:47 3RD)
COL - Nathan MacKinnon PPG (10) - from Andre Benoit and Tyson Barrie (18:57 3RD)
:Goalies:
WG - Semyon Varlamov (35 saves on 38 shots: 17-8-4) LG - Curtis McElhinney (18 saves on 23 shots: 6-7-1)
Three Stars:
3. Nathan MacKinnon (1 goal, 1 assist) - Colorado
2. Nick Foligno (1 goal, 1 assist) - Columbus
1. Matt Duchene (2 assists) - Colorado

Colorado Avalanche 2, Philadelphia Flyers 1 (from Colorado) - The Avs improved to 25-11-4 on the season thanks to a 2-1 win over the Philadelphia Flyers, dropping them to 20-17-4.
Goals:
COL - Jamie McGinn (8) - from Matt Duchene and Erik Johnson (11:14 1ST)
COL - Ryan O'Reilly (14) - from Gabriel Landeskog (9:17 2ND) *GWG*
PHI - Wayne Simmonds (13) - from Andrej Meszaros and Scott Hartnell (13:48 2ND)
Goalies:
WG - Semyon Varlamov (29 saves on 30 shots: 18-8-4) LG - Steve Mason (29 saves on 31 shots: 16-10-4
Three Stars:
3. Steve Mason (29 saves on 31 shots) - Philadelphia
2. Matt Duchene (1 goal) - Colorado
1. Semyon Varlamov (29 saves on 30 shots for the win) - Colorado

Colorado Avalanche 4, San Jose Sharks 3 (from Colorado) - The Avalanche improved to 26-11-4 on the season thanks to a 4-3 win over the San Jose Sharks, dropping them to 26-10-6.
Goals:
COL - Nathan MacKinnon PPG (11) - from Andre Benoit and Paul Stastny (15:28 1ST)
COL - Jamie McGinn (9) - from Matt Duchene (4:53 2ND)
COL - Erik Johnson (7) - from Gabriel Landeskog and Paul Stastny (5:45 2ND)
COL - Nathan MacKinnon (12) - from John Mitchell and Cody McLeod (5:59 2ND) *GWG*
SJS - Joe Pavelski PPG (18) - from Patrick Marleau and Joe Thornton (8:35 2ND)
SJS - Patrick Marleau (19) - from Jason Demers and Matt Nieto (10:11 2ND)
SJS - Logan Couture (14) - from Patrick Marleau and Scott Hannan (5:44 2ND)
Goalies:
WG - Semyon Varlamov (30 saves on 33 shots: 19-8-4) LG - Alex Stalock (6 saves on 7 shots: 2-4-0) in relief of Antti Niemi (11 saves on 14 shots)
Three Stars:
3. Semyon Varlamov (30 saves on 33 shots for the win) - Colorado
2. Patrick Marleau (1 goal, 2 assists) - San Jose
1. Nathan MacKinnon (2 goals, GWG) - Colorado

Game #42 - The Avs continue their 7-game homestand with game #5 against the Calgary Flames on Monday night (@9PM ET)

-Joel Forman - Colorado Avalanche News