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Jets end 2024 with 5-2 loss against Avalanche

Casey Mittelstadt ended a 19-game scoring drought with a tiebreaking goal in the third period and the Colorado Avalanche beat the NHL-leading Winnipeg Jets 5-2 on Tuesday night.

Casey Mittelstadt led Colorado to victory, ending Winnipeg's 4-game winning streak

Michael Kelly · The Associated Press ·
A hockey goaltender and a player from the other team look toward a puck moving toward one of the goalie's pads.
Winnipeg Jets goaltender Eric Comrie, back, makes a pad save of a shot from Colorado Avalanche left wing Artturi Lehkonen in the first period. (David Zalubowski/The Associated Press)

Casey Mittelstadt ended a 19-game scoring drought with a tiebreaking goal in the third period and the Colorado Avalanche beat the NHL-leading Winnipeg Jets 5-2 on Tuesday night.

Mittelstadt last scored on Nov. 18 in Philadelphia and had been demoted to the fourth line. He broke that slump Tuesday by deflecting Josh Manson's shot by Winnipeg's Eric Comrie at 7:22, sending Colorado to its fifth straight win.

Artturi Lehkonen and Devon Toews also scored, Mackenzie Blackwood had 21 saves and Mikko Rantanen and Ross Colton scored empty-net goals to seal it.

The Avalanche led by a goal in the first and second periods, but Rasmus Kupari and Gabriel Vilardi tied it each time for Winnipeg, which had its four-game winning streak halted.

One player's helmet flies off after a hit from an opposing player.
Colorado Avalanche centre Juuso Parssinen's helmet comes flying off after a hit by Winnipeg Jets defenceman Logan Stanley during the first period of Tuesday's game in Denver, Colo. (David Zalubowski/The Associated Press)

Takeaways

Jets: Comrie came into the game with a 3.05 goals-against average, 1.05 more than Connor Hellebuyck, but played well against Colorado, making 31 saves. Defenceman Dylan DeMelo left late in the third after taking a shot off the leg and didn't return.

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