The Vancouver Canucks were piecing together one of their finest performances of the season, jumping out to a 4-1 lead late in the second period. Then the penalty kill forgot how to do its job, the Canucks couldn’t generate more offence and Anders Nilsson was hung out to dry. He deserved much better.
Head coach Travis Green didn’t learn from his mistakes, putting the Sedin twins out in overtime. The result? The younger and faster Avalanche skated circles until Daniel took a careless penalty, setting up Nate MacKinnon‘s game-winner.
Another frustrating loss for the Canucks, who were looking to build off an excellent 6-1 victory over the Boston Bruins on Saturday.