Some may balk at the record (17-13) when teams like Dallas Stars and Boston Bruins have more points, but the Avalanche are quickly returning to the status

The Colorado Avalanche beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 6-2 at PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh on Tuesday. The Avalanche's Mikko Rantanen earned his 10th career hat trick as he competed in his 600th game.

Nathan MacKinnon shrugged his shoulders, almost as if yet another outstanding night in his generational career was no big deal. In the end, it was. And then some. “I mean, honestly, it was just a weird game,

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

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

Mikko Rantanen collected his 10th career hat trick and added two assists as the Colorado Avalanche beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 6-2 on Tuesday night. Rantanen, playing in his 600th game, flipped in a puck over Tristan Jarry late in the first period,