Open Thread: Colorado Avalanche at Vancouver Canucks (8:00 p.m. MT)

Open Thread: Colorado Avalanche at Vancouver Canucks

It's another gameday for the Colorado Avalanche! After an impressive 9-1 victory over the Edmonton Oilers last night, the Avalanche travel to Vancouver to face the Canucks in the first of three regular-season matchups.

Last Night’s Dominant Performance

The Avalanche showed their strength against the back-to-back Western Conference Champions with a commanding win. Four Colorado players—Nathan MacKinnon, Cale Makar, Jack Drury, and Parker Kelly—were all close to achieving hat-tricks.

Star and depth players alike delivered strong performances.
Colorado's power play struggled, going 0/7.
Gabriel Landeskog had a goal disallowed due to offside.

Despite minor setbacks, the overwhelming 9-1 score left little doubt about Colorado's dominance.

Looking Ahead to Tonight’s Game

The Avalanche aim to secure another two points against the Vancouver Canucks, who will also face challenges with fatigue due to the back-to-back schedule.

"Four different Colorado players had competing hat-trick bids on the night, those players being Nathan MacKinnon, Cale Makar, Jack Drury, and Parker Kelly."

"Everything seemed to go right for Colorado, except for a couple of things: going 0/7 on the power play and Gabe Landeskog having yet another goal called back for being offside."

Author's summary: The Avalanche continued their strong form with a dominant win and now look to build momentum against a tired Canucks team in tonight’s matchup.

Mile High Hockey — 2025-11-10