Cale Makar scores 30th goal as Avalanche beat Blue Jackets to secure playoff spot
Miles Wood, Parker Kelly, and Brock Nelson also scored for Colorado, while Mackenzie Blackwood made 27 saves.
Sean Monahan, Zachary Aston-Reese, and Boone Jenner scored for the Blue Jackets, and Elvis Merzlikins made 21 saves before being lifted with about 14 minutes to play.
The Avalanche secured a berth in the Stanley Cup playoffs with the win, their second in two nights after beating the Chicago Blackhawks 3-2 in a shootout on Wednesday.
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The Blue Jackets needed a win to stay close in the chase for an Eastern Conference wild card, but the loss coupled with Montreal's win over Boston put them four points behind the Canadiens.
After Jenner extended his points streak to six games with a second-period goal that gave Columbus a 3-2 lead, Coyle and Kelly scored just 1:23 apart later in the period to give Colorado the lead for good.
With his goal, Makar became the first 30-goale blue liner since Washington's Mike Green in the 2008-2009 season. Makar put the Avalanche up 5-2 by scoring a power-play goal with 38 seconds left in the second period. Markar now has 30 goals and 60 assists for 90 points on the season in 76 games.
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