Pirate Galaxy » Led by the bruising runs of Nall, Oregon

DENVER -- Semyon Varlamov put recent struggles behind him, and the Colorado Avalanches sputtering offense did the same -- at least for one night.Varlamov had 32 saves, Patrick Wiercioch and Rene Bourque scored 22 seconds apart and the Avalanche beat the Los Angeles Kings 4-1 on Tuesday night.Gabriel Landeskog and Blake Comeau also scored for Colorado, and Wiercioch added an assist for an offense that scored more than three goals for the first time in 12 games.Weve been waiting for this (for) pretty long, Varlamov said of the four goals. Its always nice to see them.Varlamov had been a victim of Colorados lack of offense when he went through a personal five-game losing streak. He struggled, too, posting a 3.07 goals-against average during that stretch, though he bounced back in a losing effort against Boston on Sunday.He followed that 44-save performance with another strong one against the Kings.The team played well in front of me, he said. When the guys score lots of goals it gives you more confidence.Dustin Brown scored for Los Angeles and Peter Budaj stopped 26 shots. It was the Kings fourth straight loss after opening their five-game trip with a win in Toronto.We hit some posts, but we didnt bear down on the chances we had, Drew Doughty said. We have to make our chances count.The Avalanche had not scored a regulation goal for more than five periods before getting two quick ones at the start of the second.Wiercioch broke through when he stuffed the puck between Budajs skate and the post at 1:10 for his second goal of the season.I was skating behind the net and saw him cheating off the post, so I tried it, Wiercioch said. It doesnt work a lot in practice. Maybe he was reading pass because we had a guy coming down in the slot. I was able to get my stick around and jam it off his pad.Bourque then put his stick on Mikko Rantanens shot from the blue line and redirected it past Budaj at 1:32. It was his fifth of the season and third in three games.The Kings had several chances to get back into it before Brown scored. With Tyson Barrie off for hooking, Nic Dowd backhanded the puck to the front of the net and Brown knocked it in to make it 2-1 with 31 seconds left in the period. It was his third of the season and just the second power-play goal in the last 33 chances for the Kings.The Avalanche made it a two-goal game at 11:32 of the third when Comeau beat Budaj with a shot from between the circles. The Kings challenged play, claiming Jarome Iginla interfered with Budaj, but the goal was upheld upon review.We challenged it because the goalies in the blue paint and he gets bumped a little, Kings coach Darryl Sutter said.Landeskog scored an empty-net goal at 18:23 to make it 4-1.Game notesAvalanche C Nathan MacKinnon had a career-high 10 shots on goal. ... 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He was fined $30,000 for a hit on the New York Jets Jeff Cumberland in Week 1.CORVALLIS, Ore. -- Oregon State was feeling pretty good after Darrel Garretsons 16-yard touchdown run in overtime.It ended OSUs 12-game Pac-12 losing streak and including several rushing marks that landed into Oregon States record book.But second-year coach Gary Andersen wanted the Beavers (2-3, 1-1) to keep Saturday nights 47-44 win over California in perspective.Its a win in the Pac-12, obviously, Anderson said. It hasnt happened in a long time. So it should give them an understanding of what it takes to win a game in the Pac-12.I dont know if its a program-defining moment. I wouldnt necessarily say that. I expect those to be down the road.Garretsons game-winner was practically a walk to the end zone during the final 10 yards, but the outset of the play was hair-raising. Garretson bobbled the center snap, but quickly recovered, cut to his right and sprinted to the end zone to put away California (3-3, 1-2).Thank God I had that left glove on. These guys are giving me (a hard time) about it because its a linemans glove, but it is what it is, and it stuck, so were good, Garretson said.It was fitting that Oregon State won the game on a running play, because the Beavers ran over California most of the night.Ryan Nall ran for 221 yards and three touchdowns but left the game early in the fourth quarter with a leg injury. Garretson rushed for 105 yards and two touchdowns and completed 13 of 24 passes for 85 yards.Oregon State ran for 474 yards, a school record against a Pac-12 opponent. The Beavers had a season-high 559 yards, though it almost wasnt enough, as they blew a 17-point, fourth-quarter lead.Davis Webb threw for 113 yards, well under his season average of 428.6 passing yards, for California (3-3, 1-2). Khalfani Muhammad ran for 165 yards and a touchdown while Tre Watson had 134 yards and two touchdowns.But the poor run defense and lack of offense for much of the game -- 180 yards through three quarters -- left Cal coach Sonny Dykes perplexed.Our guys fought hard in the second half, but it was too little, too late, Dykes said. I tolld them guys, I didnt think we deserved to win.dddddddddddd. We sleepwalked through the first half, for sure.Nall ripped off runs of 80 and 62 yards during the third quarter as Oregon State increased its lead to 34-17. Artavis Pierce scored on a 2-yard run that made it 41-24 with 10:35 left when it began to unravel.California trimmed the deficit to 41-38 with 2:41 left and Matt Andersons 29-yard field goal with five seconds remaining sent the game into overtime.OSUs defense forced a three-and-out by California in overtime, and Anderson kicked a 39-yard field goal to set the stage for Garretsons game-winner.The defense studded up and made them kick a field goal. We made the play we needed to make to win the game, Andersen said.THE TAKEAWAYCALIFORNIA: The Bears lost their seventh consecutive road game, and it wont look pretty on video next week. The Pac-12s worst rushing defense continued to struggle, giving up an average run of 10.1 yards to Oregon State.OREGON STATE: The Beavers rank No. 100 or lower in rushing, passing and total offense nationally, but didnt look the part in the first half when they scored on their first three drives. Led by the bruising runs of Nall, Oregon State also scored on its first four drives of the second half.NALL APPEARS OKNall said he reinjured his foot early in the fourth quarter, an injury hes been dealing with this season. Andersen said he expects Nall, whose 221 yards was a career high and 10th best in Oregon State history, will be ready to play next Saturday against Utah.When Nall left in the game with 11 minutes remaining, he was within 18 yards of the Reser Stadium record of 239 rushing yards, set by Steven Jackson.UP NEXTCALIFORNIA: The Bears get a bye next week as they prep for a Friday, Oct. 21 home game against Oregon, a wounded opponent on a four-game losing streak.OREGON STATE: The Beavers remain in Corvallis and cap a two-game home stand against Utah next Saturday. ' ' '