Joel Kiviranta had a natural hat trick to set ... “I was looking, thinking about (passing to) Mikko (Rantanen) there, but a hat trick is a hat trick,” Kiviranta said. “It was three good ...

Joel Kiviranta notched his first hat trick ... Valeri Nichushkin also scored, Nathan MacKinnon and Mikko Rantanen had two assists each and Mackenzie Blackwood stopped 17 shots for Colorado ...

DALLAS — Mikko Rantanen doesn’t have a home yet ... the stakes are just higher at his level. Colorado’s Joel Kiviranta experienced it last spring in his first year with the Avalanche.

DENVER — Joel Kiviranta scored three goals ... In addition to MacKinnon, Mikko Rantanen and Makar had two assists as the Avalanche swept the three-game season series with the Kraken.

DENVER (AP) — Joel Kiviranta scored three goals ... In addition to MacKinnon, Mikko Rantanen and Makar had two assists as the Avalanche swept the three-game season series with the Kraken.

Joel Kiviranta scored twice in the third period ... Trailing 2-1 entering the third, Colorado tied the game on a power-play goal by Mikko Rantanen midway through the period.

Joel Kiviranta did not score his first regular ... The first one Sunday night broke a 2-2 tie and came during a 2-on-1 with Mikko Rantanen, while the next two were shot into the empty net as ...

We know it's something Jared Bednar values, and that's why he's been so happy with the play of winger Joel Kiviranta ... in the lineup," said Mikko Rantanen, one of Kiviranta's closest friends ...