Morning Flurries: Happy Thanksgiving!

November 18, 2018; Anaheim, CA, USA; Colorado Avalanche right wing Mikko Rantanen (96) celebrates with center Nathan MacKinnon (29) his game winning goal scored against the Anaheim Ducks during the overtime period at Honda Center. MacKinnon provided an assist on the goal.The Colorado Avalanche easily beat the LA Kings 7-3, and improved to 11-6-4 on the season. [Mile High Hockey]

The lead wouldn’t last long, as goaltender Semyon Varlamov gave the Kings an early holiday gift just four minutes later. An easy goal, scored when he failed to cover the puck, tied things up at 15:26 of the first — but the Avalanche would grab the lead back just 50 seconds later, when the first power play unit…