What an incredible bounceback for the Avalanche. They needed Casey Mittelstadt to get things figured out and he did. His linemates were a big reason why.

The Avalanche beat the Dallas Stars 6-3 at Ball Arena on Saturday. Artturi Lehkonen posted four points and Casey Mittelstadt posted three points, while Jonathan Drouin and Cale Makar each scored the 100th goals of their respective careers. With the win, the Avs improved to 28-18-1.

The second period hasn’t been great for the Avalanche as of late. Especially on this homestand, where both the Edmonton Oilers and New York Rangers dominated play in the middle frame.

Cale Makar shook off a puck to the skate to score twice, Artturi Lehkonen had two goals and two assists to tie a career high for points, and the Colorado Avalanche beat the Dallas Stars 6-3 in Denver on Saturday.

It was a historic performance for the Colorado Avalanche as they moved into a tie for third place in the Central Division with Dallas.

He snapped a five-game point drought and an eight-game goal slump with the outburst. Mittelstadt's last multi-point game was Dec. 8, a span of 18 games. Overall, he has nine goals, 20 assists and 64 shots in 47 games. Mittelstadt is not the guy he was in Buffalo in 2022-23 when he hit 59 points, but he will give you some secondary scoring.

Give Moose his juice. Let’s say, eight years at $101 million. Everybody gets what they want. Mikko Rantanen, the good solider and Nathan MacKinnon’s literal right-hand man, becomes a $100-million player.