Avalanche poured in from the start in Ball Arena and lined up goal chances, but despite that the first period was goalless.

Everything came loose in others and it was the Swedes who led the team.

Gabriel Landeskog had to stand completely unmarked in the castle and put 1-0 on a pass from Nathan MacKinnon, in position behind the goal cage.

André Burakovsky then increased to 2-0 in powerplay with a quick wrist shot before Landeskog struck again and made it 3-0 with his 200th goal in his NHL career.

Mikko Rantanen then dribbled behind the box and played the Swede who carefully kept forward at one post.

Colorado was 4-0 before the final period and scored four more goals in the third.

A total of five of the team's eight goals in the big win came in numerical superiority.

Goalkeeper Philipp Grubauer saved 21 shots and kept his twelfth zero in his NHL career.

Avalanche thus took revenge for the 1-4 loss against St Louis the other day.

- I liked our effort from start to finish.

We were played in the premiere and do not want to lose matches that way.

But the guys handled it in the right way and came out today with a solid work ethic and competitive instinct, says coach Jared Bednar.

ARCHIVE: Here Nils Höglander scores in his NHL debut (January 14, 2021)

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Here Nils Höglander scores in his NHL debut Photo: TT