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Vancouver Canucks at Colorado Avalanche

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Vancouver Canucks
10-14-3
Final
1 - 3
Colorado Avalanche
19-1-6

MacKinnon scores twice as the Avalanche beat the Canucks 3-1

Vancouver Canucks vs. Colorado Avalanche: Game Highlights

Brock Nelson also scored as Colorado improved to 14-0-3 in its last 17 games. Mackenzie Blackwood made 11 saves after Scott Wedgewood departed in the second period with an upper-body injury.

It's the second-longest point streak for the Avalanche in franchise history, trailing a 17-0-2 stretch during the 2021-22 season.

Vancouver lost for the sixth time in seven games. Linus Karlsson scored for the Canucks, and Kevin Lankinen stopped 28 shots.

MacKinnon poked home a rebound with 37 seconds left in the first, tying it at 1. He converted a one-timer off a Landeskog pass late in the second, giving Colorado a 3-1 lead.

The 30-year-old MacKinnon has eight goals and five assists in his last seven games. He leads the NHL with 22 goals on the season.

Vancouver jumped in front on Karlsson's fifth goal at 2:55 of the first. But Colorado went ahead to stay on Nelson's ninth 13:52 into the second.

Up next The Canucks begin a four-game homestand on Friday night against Utah. The Avalanche open a four-game trip on Thursday night against the New York Islanders.

Regular Season Series

COL leads series 2-0

Scoring Summary

Goal 1st Period 2:55 Linus Karlsson Goal (5) Backhand, assists: Arshdeep Bains (4), Aatu Raty (6)
Goal 1st Period 19:23 Nathan MacKinnon Goal (21) Snap Shot, assists: Devon Toews (8), Sam Malinski (11)
Goal 2nd Period 13:52 Brock Nelson Goal (9) Snap Shot, assists: Gabriel Landeskog (8), Ross Colton (9)
Goal 2nd Period 19:26 Nathan MacKinnon Goal (22) Slap Shot, assists: Gabriel Landeskog (9), Josh Manson (3)

Statistics

https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/van.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originVAN https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/col.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originCOL
11 Blocked Shots 16
17 Hits 18
4 Takeaways 5
21 Shots 31
0 Power Play Goals 0
1 Power Play Opportunities 1
0.0 Power Play Percentage 0.0
0 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
22 Faceoffs Won 25
46.8 Faceoff Win Percent 53.2
15 Giveaways 17
1 Total Penalties 1
2 Penalty Minutes 2
Colorado Avalanche Colorado Avalanche Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Joel Kiviranta, LW Out Jan 8
Devon Toews, D Out Jan 6
Gabriel Landeskog, LW Out Jan 6
Mackenzie Blackwood, G Injured Reserve Jan 2
Vancouver Canucks Vancouver Canucks Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Marco Rossi, C Injured Reserve Jan 12
Kiefer Sherwood, LW Out Jan 12
Thatcher Demko, G Injured Reserve Jan 11
Filip Chytil, C Injured Reserve Jan 6
Teddy Blueger, C Injured Reserve Jan 6

Game Information

Ball Arena

Location: Denver, CO
Attendance: 18,103 | Capacity:

2025-26 Pacific Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Vegas 21 11 54 12
Edmonton 23 16 54 8
Seattle 21 15 50 8
San Jose 23 19 49 3
Los Angeles 19 16 48 10
Anaheim 22 21 47 3
Calgary 19 23 42 4
Vancouver 16 25 37 5

2025-26 Central Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Colorado 33 4 74 8
Dallas 27 11 63 9
Minnesota 26 12 61 9
Utah 23 20 50 4
Nashville 22 20 48 4
Chicago 19 20 45 7
St. Louis 18 21 44 8
Winnipeg 18 22 41 5
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