Mathew Barzal had a goal and two assists Thursday night and the New York Islanders never trailed as they ended the Colorado Avalanche's 17-game point streak with a 6-3 win in Elmont, N.Y.

The regulation loss was just the second of the season for the Avalanche, who went 14-0-3 following a 3-2 loss to the Boston Bruins on Oct. 25.

Kyle MacLean, Anders Lee, Bo Horvat and Adam Pelech helped the Islanders build a 4-0 lead before the midpoint of the game. The 4-0 deficit was the biggest of the season for Colorado.

Valeri Nichushkin and Martin Necas scored in the second for the Avalanche before Barzal collected his goal late in the period. Artturi Lehkonen brought Colorado within 5-3 early in the third but Casey Cizikas added an empty-netter with 1:15 left.

Ilya Sorokin made 35 saves for the

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