DENVER -- Martin Necas had two goals and two assists for the Colorado Avalanche, who won their fifth straight game with a 6-3 victory against the Buffalo Sabres at Ball Arena on Thursday.

Nathan MacKinnon had an assist to extend his point streak to 11 games (eight goals, 15 assists), Gabriel Landeskog scored his 250th NHL goal and Gavin Brindley had a goal and an assist for the Avalanche (12-1-5), who are 7-0-2 in their past nine games. Mackenzie Blackwood made 19 saves.

Tage Thompson had a goal and an assist, and Bowen Byram and Jordan Greenway also scored for the Sabres (5-8-4), who have lost five in a row and are 0-5-2 on the road this season. Alex Lyon allowed two goals on three shots before he was replaced at 6:10 of the first period by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen, who made 26 saves in

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