After some questions as to who would start the second-half of the Vancouver Canucks’ weekend back-to-back at home, Kevin Lankinen was named tonight’s starter against the Colorado Avalanche, as per Canucks Head Coach Adam Foote via pre-game media availability.

The Colorado Avalanche and Vancouver Canucks square off Sunday at Rogers Arena at Vancouver, British Columbia.

The Vancouver Canucks dropped a tough 5-4 decision in overtime against the league-leading Colorado Avalanche on Sunday night at Rogers Arena.

The Vancouver Canucks fought hard but came up just short as they fell 5-4 in overtime to the Colorado Avalanche. Linus Karlsson, Kiefer Sherwood, and Drew O'Connor scored while Jake DeBrusk tied the game on the power play with under five minutes to go in regulation. As for Kevin Lankinen, he stopped 27 of the 32 shots he faced in the loss.

The Colorado Avalanche visit the Vancouver Canucks after Jack Drury scored two goals in the Avalanche's 9-1 win against the Edmonton Oilers

The Colorado Avalanche (9-1-5, first in the Western Conference) visit the Vancouver Canucks (8-8, 11th) in conference action on Sunday at 10 p.m. ET. Colorado claimed a 9-1 road victory over the Edmonton Oilers in its last game on Nov. 8.

The Vancouver Canucks are right back in action on Sunday night as they play the second game of a back-to-back at Rogers Arena with the Colorado Avalanche in town for their first matchup of the season.

The Colorado Avalanche were offensively dominant once again, grabbing a 5-4 overtime win over the Vancouver Canucks on the road.