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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Nathan MacKinnon and the Colorado Avalanche power play have found another gear during the past week.The Avalanche scored three goals with the man advantage for the second time in four games and dominated the Los Angeles Kings 7-3 on Wednesday night.“One of those things that when the power play works http://www.officialbruinsproonline.com/authentic-adidas-brad-marchand-jersey , when it’s clicking like that, it feels good and obviously can win you games, which it did tonight,” said Gabriel Landeskog, who was one of nine players who got an assist.Colorado has gone 8 of 11 on the power play during the four-game span. That has propelled them to the top of the league with a 32.9 percent conversion rate, and the 23 goals are tied with Tampa Bay.“The execution has been there,” Colorado coach Jared Bednar said. “Our guys are hungry to score on the power play. We have a lot of talent on both units. They are being crisp with their passes and in tune.”Los Angeles allowed three power-play goals for the second time in five games and has killed only 11 of 19 penalties over that span.“It’s pretty much always the same story. We lost the special teams battle Youth Brandon Carlo Jersey , and when you lose that, you don’t win many games,” Kings coach Willie Desjardins said.MacKinnon scored one of the power-play goals and has scored on special teams in back-to-back games as the Avalanche have won three of four. Vladislav Kamenev and Colin Wilson also scored on the power play, and Patrik Nemeth, Tyson Barrie, Nikita Zadorov and Matt Calvert scored at even strength.Alexander Kerfoot had three assists, and Mikko Rantanen remained the league’s scoring leader with two assists to increase his total to 34 points. Tyler Jost and Carl Soderbeg both had two assists while MacKinnon and Kamenev had multipoint games.“It brings a lot of confidence when you score that many goals. We just dominated pretty much the whole game Womens Charlie McAvoy Jersey ,” said Colorado goaltender Semyon Varlamov, who made 33 saves.Kyle Clifford scored for Los Angeles while Matt Luff and Austin Wagner each had a goal and an assist. Cal Petersen allowed six goals on 31 shots before leaving early in the third and Peter Budaj allowed one goal on three shots.“I don’t know what to say what happened,” Kings captain Anze Kopitar said. “I mean there’s no emotion, no energy, you know nothing and it’s unacceptable.”Kamenev and Clifford exchanged first-period goals, and the Avalanche retook the lead 50 seconds after Clifford’s equalizer. Landeskog fed MacKinnon with a pinpoint pass from behind the net seconds into a power play, the first of six straight goals for Colorado.Nemeth extended the lead with a 57-foot wrist shot Danton Heinen Jersey Kids , Wilson netted his power-play goal, and Barrie and Zadorov chased Peterson with goals less than two minutes apart in the third. Calvert redirected Barrie’s pass past Budaj before Luff scored on a one-timer and Wagner got his first NHL goal.NOTES: Barrie has six-game point streak. … Los Angeles C Adrian Kempe suffered a lower-body injury during the first period and did not return. … D Dion Phaneuf, who played in his 1,000th NHL game on Monday night in St. Louis, was honored before the game. … Rantanen has been fined $2,000 by the NHL for diving/embellishment. It is the second time Rantanen has been cited for embellishment this season, which is what triggered the fine. The embellishment penalty happened during the second period of a Nov. 14 game against Boston. … Los Angeles acquired forward Pavel Jenys from Minnesota in exchange for defenseman Stephan Falkovsky. Both players are currently in the ECHL … The Kings honored Ventura County Sheriff’s Sergeant Ron Helus during the game. Helus was one of 12 who lost his life on Nov. 7 during a mass shooting at a Thousand Oaks country music bar.UP NEXTAvalanche: Travel to Arizona on Friday to complete a three-game road trip.Kings: Host Vancouver on Friday. Toronto Maple Leafs coach Mike Babcock was very much the diplomat after goalies Curtis McElhinney and Calvin Pickard were claimed off waivers Tuesday.“Good for Mac. Good for Pick http://www.officialbruinsproonline.com/authentic-adidas-david-krejci-jersey ,” Babcock said. “Too bad for our depth.”McElhinney was claimed by the Carolina Hurricanes, whose projected starter Scott Darling is injured and set to miss a few weeks. McElhinney has a 62-71-13 record in 10 seasons among six teams.The Philadelphia Flyers claimed Pickard and placed him on non-roster status, while placing goalie Michal Neuvirth on injured reserve because of a groin injury. Pickard had a 21-9-1 record in helping the Toronto Marlies, the Maple Leafs’ American Hockey League affiliate, win their first championship last season.Toronto opens the season against Montreal on Wednesday with no experience behind starter Frederik Andersen and backup Garret Sparks. The next in line for now is Kasimir Kaskisuo, who has a 20-14-1 record in 38 AHL games.“That’s the way it goes,” Babcock said Authentic David Pastrnak Jersey , referring to the waiver system. “You’d love to have them all slip through, but they didn’t.”Two other players were claimed on a day NHL teams were required to set their 23-player rosters.The Washington Capitals added St. Louis forward Dmitrij Jaskin, the odd man out after the Blues restocked their forwards this offseason. Jaskin was St. Louis’ second-round pick in the 2011 draft and has 25 goals and 61 points in 266 games over six seasons.The Buffalo Sabres claimed left wing Remi Elie from Dallas. The 23-year-old Elie was the Stars‘ second-round pick in the 2013 draft. He had six goals and 14 points in his first full season last year. He has seven goals and 21 points in 90 career NHL games.The Sabres finalized their roster by placing forwards Scott Wilson (broken ankle), Sean Malone and Johan Larsson and defenseman Matt Hunwick (neck) on injured reserve.The Edmonton Oilers signed forward Alex Chiasson and defenseman Jason Garrison to one-year contracts.Chaisson is a sixth-year player who is on his third team in three seasons after helping the Capitals win a Stanley Cup last season. The 33-year-old Garrison is a 10-year veteran who spent most of last season playing for the Las Vegas Knights’ minor league affiliate in Chicago.Edmonton also assigned defenseman Ethan Bear to the minors and placed defenseman Kris Russell on injured reserve.The Los Angeles Kings placed forwards Dustin Brown (broken finger) and Jonny Brodzinski on injured reserve and released forward Emerson Etem from his tryout agreement.Nashville Predators forward Ryan Hartman was placed on injured reserve as he continues to recover from offseason shoulder surgery. Forward Austin Watson was placed on the non-roster list. He was suspended by the NHL for the entire preseason and first 27 games of the regular season for domestic abuse. Nashville also assigned forward Rocco Grimaldi to the minors.Minnesota Wild defenseman Gustav Olofsson was the only player placed on waivers Tuesday.