Rantanen Records Hat Trick in 600th Game and Adds Two Assists as the Avalanche Drill Pittsburgh 6-2

Colorado Avalanche's Mikko Rantanen (96) returns to the bench after scoring during the second period of an NHL hockey game against the Pittsburgh Penguins in Pittsburgh, on Dec. 10, 2024. Matt Freed/AP Photo

PITTSBURGH—Mikko Rantanen collected his 10th career hat trick and added two assists as the Colorado Avalanche beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 6-2 on Tuesday night.

Rantanen, playing in his 600th game, flipped in a puck over Tristan Jarry late in the first period, beat Jarry from in close early in the second and added an empty netter in the third.