The much-needed reinforcements arrived Friday night for the Colorado Avalanche, but another early-season headache also returned.

The three-game winning streak came to an end for the Colorado Avalanche. They dropped a 5-2 decision to the red-hot Washington Capitals.

Washington put the clamps on the NHL’s scoring leader and Connor McMichael scored twice in 5-2 victory over high-flying Colorado.

DENVER -- Connor McMichael scored twice for the Washington Capitals in a 5-2 win against the Colorado Avalanche at Ball Arena on Friday. Jakub Vrana and Jakob Chychrun scored, and Pierre-Luc Dubois had two assists for the Capitals (11-4-1), who had alternated wins and losses over their past six games. Charlie Lindgren made 17 saves.

Connor McMichael and Pierre-Luc Dubois led the way with multi-point games, and the Capitals got back to their game and identity with a convincing 5-2 win over Colorado. Here are the takeaways from the victory:

The Colorado Avalanche host the Washington Capitals after Mikko Rantanen's hat trick against the Los Angeles Kings in the Avalanche's 4-2 win.

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