Since arriving in Colorado, there have been five 50-goal seasons for the Avalanche. Make that six. On Wednesday night, Nathan MacKinnon scored his 50th goal of the season against the Vancouver Canucks,

In the final minute, Artturi Lehkonen was penalized for hooking, sending Vancouver to its second power play of the night. The period ended with the Canucks leading 3–2, while also holding a 12–7 edge in shots on goal. Vancouver carried 1:34 of power-play time into the second period.

Brock Boeser produced his seventh career regular-season hat trick and added an assist as the Vancouver Canucks recovered from blowing a four-goal lead to beat the Colorado Avalanche 8-6 in Denver on Wednesday night.

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Tonight will feature a battle between the NHL’s worst and the best, as the 32nd-place Vancouver Canucks (21–44–8) will take on the first-place Colorado Avalanche (49–14–10). Vancouver is coming off their sixth-consecutive loss,

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The Avalanche lost 8-6 to the Vancouver Canucks at Ball Arena on Wednesday. Nathan MacKinnon became to first player to reach 50 goals this season, Sam Malinski scored twice, while Gabriel Landeskog, Parker Kelly and Brent Burns each added a tally.