Recap: Colorado cruises to victory against Vancouver

After a very exciting 7-2 victory over the Montreal Canadiens, the Colorado Avalanche took on the Vancouver Canucks tonight, and won by a final score of 3-1.

Let’s look at all the action from tonight!

The Canucks got on the board first, as Linus Karlsson would score on what was a really pretty passing play. There’s not much the goaltender could’ve done on this play, as Karlsson got all the way behind the defense and made a really nice finishing move to score the first of the game. Somehow Vancouver had the early lead.

Before the period would end, the Avalanche tied the game with less than a minute left on the clock, as Nathan MacKinnon would bury a really juicy rebound into an empty net to score his first goal of the game.

Brock Nelson would continue his scoring streak, as he would give the Avs a 2-1 lead with about six minutes left in the second period. On a breakaway he received a very nice pass from Gabe Landeskog and finished it in the net.

MacKinnon scored his second of the night with less than a minute to go in the second period, as he beat the Vancouver goalie clean with a one-timer, to give the Avs a 3-1 lead going into the third period.

After getting a 3-1 lead, Colorado locked it down defensively for the most part in this period and didn’t allow Vancouver a whole lot of chances to make a comeback bid in this period.

After a very high-scoring game against Montreal, having an arguably boring game like this was nice to see, especially seeing that Colorado would win a game like this. It’s not exactly a secret that this team can score and keep up with just about every other high-octane offense in this league, but knowing how to win games 3-1 is also very valuable to be able to do as a team, in my opinion, especially when playoff season comes around in the spring. Once again, your superstars were your superstars tonight, as MacKinnon scored another two goals tonight, and Brock Nelson also continued his hot streak. Nelson has been looking more and more encouraging as games have gone on, he looks like a great fit for this team as he’s gotten more comfortable in this lineup, and I’m excited to see him get even better.

Colorado heads back out on the road next to take on the New York Islanders on Thursday, December 4. Puck drop will be at 5:00 p.m. MT.