Necas scored 40 seconds into the second period, and just three seconds after a San Jose penalty. MacKinnon won the faceoff back to Makar, and then Necas blasted a one-timer from him into the net for his fifth goal with the Avs and 21st of the season.

The ever-modest Cale Makar did all he could to downplay his two-goal, four-assist night. It was a performance that just so happened to be the most productive scoring night by a defenseman in franchise history.

Makar entered the night with 296 career assists and reached a major milestone early in the third period. Just five minutes in, he fired a puck on net, and Nathan MacKinnon buried the rebound, giving Makar his 300th career assist. Afterward, the Avalanche reacted to it on social media.