Yakupov matches last season's goal total with 3rd in 2 games vs. Bruins
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If Nail Yakupov could play against the Boston Bruins all season, he might have a shot at the "Rocket" Richard Trophy.
The Colorado Avalanche winger finished off an odd-man rush with Nathan MacKinnon to give his club a 2-1 lead early in the second period.
It was Yakupov's third goal in four games this season, and his third in two regular-season contests against the Bruins so far this fall. He potted a pair in a 4-0 victory over Boston on Monday.
Yakupov scored only three goals in 40 games with the St. Louis Blues in 2016-17.
He kept his resurgence going later in the second period Wednesday, notching an assist on the Matt Duchene marker that gave the Avalanche a 4-1 lead.