Avalanche power past Jets for 5th straight win

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Casey Mittelstadt scored the go-ahead goal in the third period as the Colorado Avalanche beat the Winnipeg Jets 5-2 in Denver on Tuesday night.

Artturi Lehkonen and Devon Toews also scored, Josh Manson had two assists and Mackenzie Blackwood turned away 20 shots for Colorado, which has won five in a row.

Gabriel Vilardi and Rasmus Kupari had goals and Eric Comrie made 33 saves for