Avalanche-Canucks Video Highlights

NHL has now posted highlights from last night's thrilling Vancouver-Colorado game, including Matt Duchene's game-tying goal at the end of the third period.

Avalanche @ Canucks 10/26/10 (via NHLVideo)

Avalanche Vs. Canucks: Mason Raymond Scores Goal In Overtime, Vancouver Wins, 4-3

Vancouver, BC (Sports Network) – Mason Raymond tallied the game-winning goal in overtime to lift the Vancouver Canucks to a 4-3 victory over the Colorado Avalanche at Rogers Arena.

Jeff Tambellini, Peter Schaefer and Ryan Kesler also scored for the Canucks, who finished their October schedule with a 4-3-2 record. Roberto Luongo allowed three goals on 39 shots in the victory.

David Jones, Daniel Winnik and Matt Duchene scored for Colorado, which is winless its last three games (0-2-1).

Colorado goaltender Peter Budaj finished with 27 saves.

Avalanche Vs. Canucks: Matt Duchene Ties Game With Late Goal In Third Period

Colorado Avalanche center Matt Duchene tied the game at three with a wristshot at 18:27 in the third period. It was Duchene’s second goal of the season, having scored his first goal in the first game of the season against the Chicago Blackhawks.

Avalanche Vs. Canucks: Peter Schaefer Nets Goal, Vancouver Leads, 3-2

The Vancouver Canucks took the lead again with a Peter Schaefer goal at 4:58 in the third period. Peter Budaj, who started in goal for the Avalanche, has allowed three goals on 27 shots.Canucks goalie Robert Luongo has stopped 25 of 27 shots.

Video: Colorado Avalanche's Craig Anderson Knee Injury

During warmups of today’s game, Colorado Avalanche goalie Craig Anderson suffered a right knee injury. Video via Adrian Dater of the Denver Post:

No word yet on the extent of the injury.

Avalanche Vs. Canucks: Ryan Kesler Evens Score On Power Play Goal

The Colorado Avalanche still have problems on the penalty kill, as evidenced by Ryan Kesler’s game-tying power play goal at 7:31 in the second period. Christian Erhoff and Alexander Edler assisted on the play.

Avalanche Vs. Canucks: Daniel Winnik Goal Puts Colorado Up, 2-1

Colorado Avalanche left winger Daniel Winnik scored his third goal of a season in a deflection from 10 feet out. Assists went to Ryan O’Reilly and John-Michael Liles.

Avalanche Vs. Canucks: David Jones, Jeff Tambellini Open Scoring In First Period

The Colorado Avalanche’s David Jones scored a goal at 4:28 in the first period on a wristshot from 21 feet out. Milan Hejduk and Scott Hannan received assists on the goal. Vancouver responded with a Jeff Tambellini goal at 9:10 in the first. Daniel and Henrik Sedin were credited with assists.

Cody McLeod and Tanner Glass fought each other at 3:34 in the first.

Avalanche Back On The Road, Face Rival Vancouver

(Sports Network) - Though the Avalanche's blue line is a little banged up, John-Michael Liles has made sure the unit has contributed to the offense.

The Colorado defender will try to set an NHL record by recording an assist in a ninth straight game to begin the season as his club visits the Vancouver Canucks tonight at Rogers Arena.

Liles has posted 10 helpers over his campaign-opening streak, setting up one goal in Saturday's 6-4 loss to Los Angeles, matching Ottawa's Filip Kuba mark by a defenseman set at the onset of the 2008-09 season. The 29-year-old has gone pointless in seven of his last eight games versus the Canucks, but has 19 assists in 41 career games against them.

His assist in Saturday's game came on Milan Hejduk's game-tying power-play goal in the third period after the Kings' Wayne Simmonds was handed a five- minute major for butt-ending and a 10-minute game misconduct for hitting forward T.J. Galiardi in the groin with the end of his stick.

Los Angeles, though, went ahead for good less than two minutes later after Hejduk scored his second goal of the game on a short-handed tally.

"I know Simmonds, sometimes he just gets caught up in the game," said Galiardi, who did not return to the game. "We got the goal on the power play but we still gave it up at the end."

Paul Stastny also scored twice and both he and Hejduk tallied an assist as well for the Avalanche, who have lost three of their last four. Craig Anderson gave up all six goals on 30 shots in his fifth straight start.

Colorado lost defenseman Scott Hannan to a head injury in the game, but he will travel with the club for its two-game swing through Vancouver and Calgary. However, blueliner Adam Foote (concussion) will not be with the team on its swing after missing Saturday's game.

The Avs will also have a different look in net with Peter Budaj slated to get his second start of the season. He is 5-3-1 with a 2.87 goals-against average in his career versus the Canucks.

Vancouver seeks a second straight win tonight after Friday's 5-1 home victory over Minnesota. The Canucks had lost four of five (1-3-1) heading into that game, including a setback in Minnesota last Tuesday in which center Rick Rypien grabbed a fan on the way to the locker room. He was suspended six games on Friday for his actions.

Raffi Torres scored his 100th career goal and Manny Malhotra had two goals and an assist. Cory Schneider, in his second start of the year, made 23 saves and had an assist as well.

"It's nice when your team averages five goals a game for you offensively," Schneider said. "We seem to be comfortable here at home and really buzz and put pressure on other teams."

Roberto Luongo should get the start tonight and is 3-0-1 over his last four starts against the Avalanche, but just 10-15-4 with a 2.93 GAA when facing them lifetime.

Daniel Sedin had an assist versus the Wild to extend his season-opening point streak to eight games and has seven goals and 11 points over the run. Sedin has notched four goals and four assists in his last six games versus Colorado.

The Canucks took four of six from the Avalanche a season ago and have won seven of the last 10 meetings overall. Colorado has won six of the last nine played in Vancouver.