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Colorado Avalanche (9-1-5) @ Vancouver Canucks (8-8-0)

8:00 p.m. MT | Rogers Arena | Watch: Altitude, Altitude+ | Listen: Radio Sports Altitude (92.5 FM)

The Avalanche will face the Vancouver Canucks on Sunday in the second straight game for both teams. This is the first of three meetings between the teams this season, as they will play in Denver on December 2 and April 1.

Last result (COL): COL 9, EDM 1

Last result (VAN): CBJ 3, VAN 4

An elite victory in Edmonton

Albertans Cale Makar and Parker Kelly both scored twice to help the Avs beat the Edmonton Oilers 9-1 at Rogers Place on Saturday. Nathan MacKinnon and Jack Drury each added two goals, Gavin Brindley scored a goal and Scott Wedgewood stopped 23 of the 24 shots he faced. This game marked the first road victory by an eight-goal margin since the franchise moved to Denver. On track to become the first team to score nine goals in a game this season, the Avalanche had eight players in multi-point contests. Additionally, it was the first time since the franchise’s move that four players posted multi-goal games.

Makar opened the scoring at 13:29 of the first period with his fifth goal of the season with a wrist shot from the top of the right circle. With the secondary assist on the goal, MacKinnon became the second player in franchise history to record 700 points at even strength, joining Joe Sakic (961). At 14:35 of the first period, Makar scored his second goal of the game and his sixth of the season with a wrist shot from the right circle. The Avalanche momentarily took a 3-0 lead at 3:57 of the middle period when Gabriel Landeskog scored from the right slot, but the goal was taken off the board after the Oilers successfully challenged it for offside. Brindley gave the Avs a 3-0 lead at 2:38 of the second period with his second goal of the season via a backhand shot from the doorstep. At 4:45 of the second period, Drury gave the Avs a 4-0 lead and scored his second goal of the season via a redirection from the slot on Brent Burns’ slap pass. Kelly put the Avalanche up 5-0 at 9:34 of the second period with his third goal of the season on a backhand shot from the right doorstep. Connor McDavid got the Oilers on the board with a power play goal at 11:30 of the second period via a wrist shot from the left circle. At 14:38 of the middle period, Kelly scored a shorthanded goal for his second goal of the game and fourth of the season via a breakaway after breaking up a pass in the defensive zone. MacKinnon scored his 11th goal of the season 24 seconds into the third period with a wrist shot from the left circle on the rush. Just after leaving the penalty box, MacKinnon scored his second goal of the game and 12th of the season on a shot from the left circle to give the Avs an 8-1 lead at 5:02 of the third period. Drury scored his second goal of the game and third of the season at 14:28 of the final period with a shot from the high slot.

Lead the way

Nate the Great

MacKinnon is tied for the league lead in points (24) and goals (12).

I salute you Cale

Makar leads NHL defensemen in goals (6), assists (14) and points (20). Among all skaters, he is tied for sixth in assists and 10th in points.

Marty Day

Martin Necas is tied for 12th in the league in goals (9).

History of the series

In 133 regular season games against the Canucks, the Avalanche are 66-49-18. The teams have met twice in the playoffs, with the Avalanche winning the Western Conference Quarterfinals in 1996 and 2001 in six and four games, respectively.

Domestic ice prohibited

The Canucks beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 4-3 at Rogers Arena on Saturday. Vancouver’s Jake DeBrusk opened the scoring at 5:28 of the second period before Columbus’ Kirill Marchenko tied the game at 6:46 of the second period. At 13:02 of the second period, Dmitri Voronkov gave the Blue Jackets a 2-1 lead before Drew O’Connor tied the game for the Canucks at 19:03 of the second period. Conor Garland gave the Canucks a 3-2 lead at 6:17 of the third period before Marchenko tied the game at 9:47. Brock Boeser gave the Canucks a 4-3 lead at 14:15 of the final period.

Capitalize against the Canucks

MacKinnon scored 29 points (9g/20a) in 28 games against the Canucks.

In 12 games against Vancouver, Makar scored 16 points (3g/13a).

Devon Toews recorded nine points (2g/7a) in 15 games against the Canucks.

Canucks contributors

Garland leads the Canucks in points (12) and is tied for first in assists (8).

Kiefer Sherwood leads Vancouver in goals (9) and is tied for third in points (10).

Quinn Hughes is tied for first in assists (8) and fifth in points (9).

A numbers game

399

Jared Bednar has recorded 399 wins as an NHL head coach and is one win away from becoming the 8th active bench coach to reach 400 wins.

2h40

Colorado allows at least 2.40 goals per game.

52

Canucks head coach Adam Foote’s number 52 is retired by the Colorado Avalanche. In 17 seasons with the Avalanche/Nordiques, Foote played in 967 regular season games and 170 playoff games while helping Colorado win the Stanley Cup in 1996 and 2001.

Quote that left a mark

“It’s great. We want everyone to feel good. All four lines are there. Everyone works really hard here, on and off the ice, so it’s nice to see everyone being rewarded with goals.”

— Nathan MacKinnon on the entire roster’s scores in Saturday’s game against the Oilers