Rantanen logged an assist, four shots on goal and two PIM in Monday's 5-1 win over the Ducks.
Rantanen has produced six goals and six assists over his last nine games. The 26-year-old winger is up to 48 goals, 40 helpers, 271 shots, 74 hits, 66 PIM and a plus-10 rating through 73 contests overall. He's been one of the Avalanche's most impressive and consistent forwards all season.
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Avalanche's Mikko Rantanen: Two points in Sunday's win
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Rantanen scored an even-strength goal and added a power-play assist in Sunday's 4-3 shootout win over the Coyotes.
The 26-year-old snapped a brief two-game point drought when he opened the scoring midway through the second period, before setting up Valeri Nichushkin in the third. Rantanen is now two tallies shy of his first career 50-goal campaign, and three points away from reaching 90 for the second straight season.
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Avalanche's Mikko Rantanen: One of each in Monday's win
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Rantanen scored a power-play goal on five shots, added an assist, blocked two shots and went plus-2 in Monday's 5-0 win over the Blackhawks.
Rantanen has gotten on the scoresheet in eight straight games, and he's scored a goal in each of his last five outings. During the longer streak, he has six tallies, seven assists and seven power-play points. The 26-year-old is up to 47 goals, 85 points, 252 shots on net, 31 power-play points, 73 hits and 38 blocked shots through 69 appearances. He needs seven points to match his career-best production from last season.
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Avalanche's Mikko Rantanen: Scores in fourth straight
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Rantanen scored a goal on two shots in Saturday's 5-1 win over the Red Wings. He also had four PIM over 19:50 of ice time.
Rantanen finished off a well-executed passing sequence by linemates Nathan MacKinnon and Evan Rodrigues for Colorado's final goal. It was the fourth consecutive game with a tally and seventh straight with a point for Rantanen, who leads the Avs and ranks third in the NHL with 46 goals. At 83 points through 68 games, Rantanen is nine points shy of the career high he set last season.
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Avalanche's Mikko Rantanen: Six-game power-play point streak
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Rantanen had a goal and two assists in a 5-4 win over the Senators on Thursday.
Rantanen scored his 45th goal of the season in the second period when he tipped a Nathan MacKinnon slapper from the point. One of his helpers came with the man advantage, stretching his power-play point streak to six games (two PPG, four PPA, and 10 points total). Rantanen has grown his offensive dominance this season -- he's on pace for his first-ever 55-goal, 100-point season.
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Avalanche's Mikko Rantanen: Pots 44th goal in win
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Rantanen scored a power-play goal in Wednesday's 2-1 shootout win over Toronto.
Rantanen tied the game in the first period with his 44th goal of the season, and neither team scored again until Nathan MacKinnon tallied in the shootout to earn the Avalanche a road win. The Finnish winger extended his point streak to five games (three goals, four assists).
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Avalanche's Mikko Rantanen: Scoring streak reaches four games
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Rantanen collected a goal and an assist in Colorado's 8-4 victory over Montreal on Monday.
Rantanen's helper was recorded while the Avalanche had the man advantage. He's up to 43 goals and 78 points in 65 contests this season. Rantanen is on a four-game scoring streak, contributing two goals and six points in that span.
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Avalanche's Mikko Rantanen: Career season continues
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Rantanen picked up two assists Saturday in a 3-2 overtime win over Arizona.
Rantanen fed Nathan MacKinnon in the slot on a second-period power play and got a helper on Cale Makar's winner in the extra frame. He's on a three-game, four-point streak (one goal, three assists); three of his four points have come with the man advantage. Rantanen is on a career pace this season, including a chance to deliver his first 50-plus goal NHL campaign.
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Avalanche's Mikko Rantanen: Helps out on power play
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Rantanen provided a power-play assist in Thursday's 5-2 loss to the Kings.
Rantanen helped out on Nathan MacKinnon's third-period tally. Prior to Thursday, Rantanen had gone six games without an assist, instead focusing on his finishing skill with five goals in that span. The 26-year-old is up to 42 tallies, 32 helpers, 26 power-play points, 230 shots on net, 70 hits and a plus-4 rating through 63 appearances.
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Avalanche's Mikko Rantanen: Nets power-play marker
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Rantanen scored a power-play goal in Tuesday's 6-0 win over the Sharks.
Rantanen went two games without a point to follow his stretch of seven goals and two helpers over six contests. He was back on the scoresheet Tuesday when he deposited the Avalanche's third goal at 17:01 of the first period. The star winger has 42 goals, 73 points (25 on the power play), 229 shots on net, 69 hits, 56 PIM and a plus-5 rating through 62 outings.
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Avalanche's Mikko Rantanen: Goal-scoring streak hits six games
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Rantanen notched a goal in Wednesday's 7-5 loss to New Jersey.
Rantanen found the back of the net at 7:32 of the second period to narrow New Jersey's lead to 5-2. He has 41 goals and 72 points in 59 contests this season. Rantanen is on a six-game goal-scoring streak, providing seven markers and nine points over that stretch.
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Avalanche's Mikko Rantanen: Reaches 40-goal mark
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Rantanen scored two goals, doled out four hits, added two PIM and went plus-2 in Monday's 3-0 win over the Golden Knights.
Rantanen has scored six times and added two assists over his five-game point streak, and he has a tally in each of those contests. He capitalized on a blunder by Vegas goalie Adin Hill early in the first period and reached the 40-goal mark with his tally in the middle frame. Rantanen is up to 71 points, 221 shots on net, 64 hits, 48 PIM and a plus-8 rating through 58 outings as one of the league's most productive wingers.
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Avalanche's Mikko Rantanen: Pots power-play tally
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Rantanen scored a power-play goal on three shots in Saturday's 4-1 win over the Flames.
Rantanen got a piece of a Valeri Nichushkin shot in the second period, redirecting it in for the Avalanche's third goal. The 26-year-old Rantanen has scored in all four games of his current point streak, and he's also picked up two assists. The dynamic winger is up to 38 tallies, 69 points (24 on the power play), 218 shots on net, 60 hits, 46 PIM and a plus-6 rating through 57 outings overall.
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Avalanche's Mikko Rantanen: Posts two-point game
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Rantanen scored a goal on six shots, added an assist and went plus-3 in Friday's 5-1 win over the Jets.
Rantanen's go-ahead goal at 4:32 of the first period stood as the game-winner, and he also set up J.T. Compher's tally three minutes later. Through eight games in February, Rantanen has three goals and four helpers, though that almost constitutes a down month for the star winger. He's up to 37 goals, 68 points, 215 shots, 59 hits, 46 PIM and a plus-6 rating through 56 appearances this season.
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Avalanche's Mikko Rantanen: Wins it in OT
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Rantanen scored a goal on four shots in Sunday's 6-5 overtime win over Edmonton. He added one hit and one blocked shot over 26:30 of ice time.
Rantanen finished off the Oilers with 22 seconds remaining in overtime to complete Colorado's comeback from a 3-0 deficit. He's scored in two straight after going a season-long six games with a goal. It was Rantanen's 36th tally in 55 games, tying the career high he set last season over 75 contests.
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Avalanche's Mikko Rantanen: Two-point effort Saturday
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Rantanen scored a goal and an assist in Saturday's 4-1 win over the Blues.
He opened the scoring late in the first period before setting up Bowen Byram for the eventual game-winner midway through the second. Rantanen has been very hit or miss over the last month, posting five multi-point performances but getting held off the scoresheet completely in six other games over that stretch. On the season, the 26-year-old has racked up 35 goals -- one short of the career high he set in 2021-22 -- and 65 points in 54 contests.
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Avalanche's Mikko Rantanen: Bags two apples in win
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Rantanen picked up two assists in Saturday's 5-3 win over Florida.
One apple came with the man advantage. Rantanen leads the Avalanche with 34 goals and 29 assists in 51 games this season. His seven shots Saturday tied Evan Rodrigues and Matthew Tkachuk for the game high.
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Avalanche's Mikko Rantanen: Picks up assist in win
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Rantanen had an assist and two shots on goal in Saturday's 4-2 win over the Blues.
Rantanen slipped the puck to Matt Nieto, who scored an empty-net goal for his first tally since joining the Avalanche. The Finnish forward has been moved off the first line, but Rantanen -- who scored two goals Thursday -- continues to hit the scoresheet with regularity. He's registered points in 32 of 48 games, including 19 multi-point efforts.
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Avalanche's Mikko Rantanen: Tallies twice in loss
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Rantanen scored two goals on five shots in Thursday's 5-3 loss to the Ducks.
Rantanen opened the scoring in the first period and added a power-play marker in the second that put the Avalanche ahead 3-1. The lead didn't last, but it was still another excellent outing from Rantanen, who has racked up 10 goals and five helpers through 12 games in January. The 26-year-old is up to 34 tallies, 60 points (22 on the power play), 178 shots on goal, 55 hits, 32 PIM and a plus-6 rating through 47 appearances.
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Avalanche's Mikko Rantanen: One of each in Friday's win
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Rantanen scored a goal on four shots and added an assist in Friday's 4-1 win over the Canucks.
This was Rantanen's fourth multi-point effort in the last six games. He had a power-play tally to stretch the lead to 3-0 midway through the second period, and he also set up Brad Hunt's insurance marker. Rantanen's 32 goals puts him four back of his career-high total from last season. He's added 26 assists, 21 power-play points, 168 shots on net, 53 hits, 30 PIM and a plus-10 rating through 44 contests this season.
