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Cale Makar scored his 30th goal of the season and had two assists for the Colorado Avalanche, who clinched a berth in the Stanley Cup Playoffs with a 7-3 win against the Columbus Blue Jackets at Nati...
The Boston Globe |
The Bruins look to avoid a 10-game losing streak when they take on the Canadiens Thursday at Montreal.
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Colorado Avalanche rallied for a 3-2 victory against the Chicago Blackhawks on Wednesday.

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Makar scores to reach rare milestone and Avalanche beat Blue Jackets 7-3 to secure playoff spot
Cale Makar scored to become just the ninth NHL defenseman with 30 goals in a season and the Colorado Avalanche clinched a playoff berth with a 7-3 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Thursday night.
Makar scores 30th of season, Avalanche top Blue Jackets to clinch playoff berth
COLUMBUS – Cale Makar scored his 30th goal of the season and had two assists for the Colorado Avalanche, who clinched a berth in the Stanley Cup Playoffs with a 7-3 win against the Columbus Blue Jackets at Nationwide Arena on Thursday.
Cale Makar scores 30th goal as Avalanche beat Blue Jackets to secure playoff spot
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Avalanche’s Cale Makar becomes NHL’s 9th defenseman to score 30 goals in a single season
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Cale Makar scores his 30th goal this season, becomes ninth NHL defenseman to reach the mark
Makar put the Avs up 5-2 over the Blue Jackets by scoring a power-play goal with 38 seconds left in the second period at Nationwide Arena in Columbus. Colorado wound up winning by a score of 7-3.
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