Mikko Rantanen scored two of the Avalanche’s franchise record-tying six second-period goals, and Semyon Varlamov stopped 30 shots in a 7-1 rout of the Kings on Saturday in Denver.

The Avalanche had six goals in a period for the first time since March 3, 1999, at Florida. Gabriel Landeskog, Tyson Barrie, Sheldon Dries and Colin Wilson also scored in the decisive period. Dries’ short-handed goal made it 5-0 and chased goalie Jonathan Quick. Carl Soderberg got things rolling with a goal in the first period as the Avalanche returned home in fine fashion following a 1-4 trip.

Ilya Kovalchuk ended Varlamov’s shutout bid with a power-play goal in the final period.

It wasn’t all positive for the Avalanche, who announced that Rantanen was out for the third period with a lower-body injury. He’s among the NHL’s scoring leaders with 73 points. In addition, veteran defenseman Erik Johnson took a puck off his jaw early in the first period. He went to the locker room for treatment and was later ruled out.

The Avs improved to 2-0-1 against the Kings this season and have outscored them 16-7. AP