Mikko Rantanen collected his 10th career hat trick and added two assists as the Colorado Avalanche beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 6-2.

Mikko Rantanen scored a hat trick and had two assists for the Colorado Avalanche in a 6-2 win against the host Pittsburgh Penguins on Tuesday. Nathan MacKinnon had a goal and four assists and Scott Wedgewood made 25 saves for the Avalanche,

MacKinnon opened the scoring at 6:31 of the first period with his 10th goal of the season. He blew past Pittsburgh defenseman Matt Grzelcyk to create a 2-on-1 and then beat Tristan Jarry for his third goal in four games after what constituted a slump for the reigning league MVP (no goals and seven points in the previous 10 contests).