Blue Jackets snap 2-game skid with a 7-2 win over the Avalanche

Blue Jackets snap 2-game skid with a 7-2 win over the Avalanche | iNFOnews.ca
Columbus Blue Jackets' Cam Talbot, left, makes a save as teammate Denton Mateychuk, right, and Colorado Avalanche's Nicolas Roy fight for the rebound during the first period of an NHL hockey game, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2026, in Columbus, Ohio. (AP Photo/Jay LaPrete)

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Mathieu Olivier scored 28 seconds into the game and Charlie Coyle had two goals and two assists as the Columbus Blue Jackets snapped a two-game skid with a 7-2 victory over the Colorado Avalanche on Tuesday night.

Coyle scored his first goal for the Blue Jackets with 7:57 remaining in the second period on a tip-in, assisted by Zach Werenski and Kent Johnson. He added a wrist shot with 8:39 left in the third, assisted by Cole Sillinger and Damon Severson.

Valeri Nichushkin, Sillinger, Ivan Provorov and Jacob Christiansen scored for the Blue Jackets.

Cale Makar and Nazem Kadri scored for the Avalanche, who had their three-game winning streak halted. Colorado was playing the second game of a back-to-back after beating the Chicago Blackhawks 5-2 Monday night.

Cam Talbot made 27 saves in the win for the Blue Jackets. Scott Wedgewood had 12 saves for the Avalanche.

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Columbus Blue Jackets’ Adam Fantilli, left, controls the puck in front of Colorado Avalanche’s TJ Hughes during the first period of an NHL hockey game, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2026, in Columbus, Ohio. (AP Photo/Jay LaPrete)

Up next

Avalanche: Host the Nashville Predators on Thursday.

Blue Jackets: Host the Dallas Stars on Thursday.

Blue Jackets snap 2-game skid with a 7-2 win over the Avalanche | iNFOnews.ca
Colorado Avalanche’s Fedor Svechkov, left, tries to skate past Columbus Blue Jackets’ Sean Monahan during the first period of an NHL hockey game, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2026, in Columbus, Ohio. (AP Photo/Jay LaPrete)

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