Canucks lose 5-4 in OT vs Avalanche
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Gavin Brindley scored 1:08 into overtime and the Colorado Avalanche beat the Vancouver Canucks 5-4. Nathan MacKinnon had two goals and three assists to take over the NHL scoring lead, Artturi Lehknonen also scored twice and Valeri Nichushkin and Cale Makar each had two assists for Colorado.
The Vancouver Canucks (8-8-0) wrap up their weekend back-to-back with a matchup against the Colorado Avalanche (9-1-5). Both teams are coming off Saturday night wins, with Colorado posting an impressive 9-1 over the Edmonton Oilers. As for Vancouver, they defeated the Columbus Blue Jackets 4-3 to move back to .500 on the season.
Aside from his power play marker, Karlsson also led all Canucks with three high-danger attempts at even-strength. No other player had more than one. That’s a pretty good impression to leave on the Canucks coaching staff as he tries to stay in the lineup.
Mathieu Olivier's major boarding penalty and ejection forced the Blue Jackets to play with 11 forwards for much of the game. Mistakes and missed opportunities have put the Blue Jackets into a three-game slide, including a 4-3 loss Nov. 8 against the Vancouver Canucks at Rogers Arena.
The Colorado Avalanche and Vancouver Canucks square off Sunday at Rogers Arena at Vancouver, British Columbia.
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Another game decided late in the third period deals Columbus Blue Jackets their third straight defeat on tally by Vancouver Canucks' Brock Boeser.
At the 10-game mark, the Canucks are a .500 team. In a lot of ways, especially on the injury front, they’ve endured a brutal run out and kept their head above water. We’ve yet to really see what this team might look like when it’s able to play with a full deck of cards.
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.