VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Gavin Brindley scored 1:08 into overtime and the Colorado Avalanche beat the Vancouver Canucks 5-4 on Sunday night.
Nathan MacKinnon had two goals and three assists to take over the NHL scoring lead, Artturi Lehknonen also scored twice and Valeri Nichushkin and Cale Makar each had two assists for Colorado. Mackenzie Blackwood stopped 29 shots as the Avalanche won their third straight and extended their point streak to 5-0-2.
Linus Karlsson, Kiefer Sherwood, Drew O’Connor and Jake DeBrusk scored for Vancouver. Kevin Lankinen finished with 27 saves.
In the extra period, Brindley scored on the rebound of his own shot to give the Avalanche the win.