Vancouver CanucksCanucks22-44-8
8FinalApr 1, 2026
Colorado AvalancheAvalanche49-15-10
6TVAltitude SportsStreamESPN+
Closing line
US sportsbook at puck dropMoneyline
VAN+360
COL−470
Puck line
VAN +1.5+150
COL −1.5−180
Total O/U
Over 6.5−115
Under 6.5−105
- Puck line: Canucks +1.5 covered.
- Total O/U: over 6.5 (14 goals).
Recap
The Vancouver Canucks beat the Colorado Avalanche 8-6 at Ball Arena in Denver on Apr 1, 2026 to move to 22-44-8.
The Canucks won despite being outshot 30-26.
Score by period
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VAN | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
| COL | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
W: Lankinen · L: Wedgewood
Scoring plays
First Period
- VANGoal · 0:29Max Sasson Goal (12) Snap Shot, assists: Filip Hronek (35), Zeev Buium (19)1-0
- COLGoal · 1:22Nathan MacKinnon Goal (50) Wrist Shot, assists: Devon Toews (18), Sam Malinski (30)1-1
- VANGoal · 5:21Teddy Blueger Goal (7) Wrist Shot, assists: Liam Ohgren (8)2-1
- VANGoal · 11:38Jake DeBrusk Goal (17) Tip-In, assists: Elias Pettersson (32), Marco Rossi (20)3-1
- COLGoal · 16:05Gabriel Landeskog Goal (12) Tip-In, assists: Brent Burns (20), Valeri Nichushkin (29)3-2
Second Period
- VANGoal · 5:02Teddy Blueger Goal (8) Wrist Shot, assists: Max Sasson (5), Marcus Pettersson (14)4-2
- VANGoal · 9:42Brock Boeser Goal (19) Snap Shot, assists: Tom Willander (15), Marco Rossi (21)5-2
- VANGoal · 15:21Brock Boeser Goal (20) Wrist Shot, assists: Drew O'Connor (11)6-2
- COLGoal · 15:43Sam Malinski Goal (6) Wrist Shot, assists: Devon Toews (19)6-3
Third Period
- COLGoal · 0:14Parker Kelly Goal (19) Wrist Shot, assists: Jack Drury (17), Josh Manson (25)6-4
- COLGoal · 13:21Brent Burns Goal (11) Snap Shot, assists: Brock Nelson (29), Valeri Nichushkin (30)6-5
- COLGoal · 13:58Sam Malinski Goal (7) Wrist Shot, assists: none6-6
- VANGoal · 14:21Marcus Pettersson Goal (2) Slap Shot, assists: Brock Boeser (22), Drew O'Connor (12)7-6
- VANGoal · 18:31Brock Boeser Goal (21) Wrist Shot, assists: Marcus Pettersson (15)8-6
Team stats
VANCOL
- Shots
- 26
- 30
- Power Play Goals
- 1
- 0
- Faceoff Win Percent
- 55.7
- 44.3
- Hits
- 21
- 11
- Blocked Shots
- 14
- 8
- Penalty Minutes
- 6
- 6
Top performers
Vancouver CanucksColorado Avalanche
Goals
Brock Boeser3
Sam Malinski2
Assists
Marcus Pettersson2
Devon Toews2
Points
Brock Boeser4
Sam Malinski3
Player stats
Canucks · Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | G | A | S | SOG | FO% | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teddy Blueger C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:48 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 52.9 | 0 |
| Brock Boeser RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18:57 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Jake DeBrusk LW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:02 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 |
| Curtis Douglas C | 0 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 6:18 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Nils Hoglander LW | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 6:57 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Linus Karlsson C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 16:59 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 |
| Drew O'Connor LW | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12:43 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 50.0 | 0 |
| Liam Ohgren LW | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17:15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Elias Pettersson C | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 20:04 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 68.8 | 0 |
| Aatu Raty C | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11:52 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 69.2 | 0 |
| Marco Rossi C | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 13:36 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 57.1 | 0 |
| Max Sasson C | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 15:18 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Canucks · Defense
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | G | A | S | SOG | FO% | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zeev Buium D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 15:48 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Filip Hronek D | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 28:47 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Pierre-Olivier Joseph D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 11:01 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Marcus Pettersson D | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 25:07 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Elias N. Pettersson D | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 17:31 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Tom Willander D | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 18:57 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Canucks · Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SV | SV% | TOI | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Lankinen G | 6 | 30 | 24 | .800 | 60:00 | 0 |
Avalanche · Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | G | A | S | SOG | FO% | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ross Colton C | 0 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 9:35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100.0 | 0 |
| Jack Drury C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 50.0 | 0 |
| Nazem Kadri C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -5 | 17:59 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 66.7 | 0 |
| Parker Kelly C | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12:03 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Joel Kiviranta LW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8:11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Gabriel Landeskog LW | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 15:26 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 |
| Artturi Lehkonen LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 16:53 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 |
| Nathan MacKinnon C | 0 | 4 | 0 | -1 | 24:21 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 44.4 | 0 |
| Martin Necas C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 25:06 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Brock Nelson C | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22:29 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 30.0 | 0 |
| Valeri Nichushkin RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13:01 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Logan O'Connor RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 9:15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Avalanche · Defense
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | G | A | S | SOG | FO% | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Blankenburg D | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 11:08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Brent Burns D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19:09 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Brett Kulak D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 19:13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Sam Malinski D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 20:52 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Josh Manson D | 2 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 16:55 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Devon Toews D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 24:54 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Avalanche · Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SV | SV% | TOI | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mackenzie Blackwood G | 6 | 19 | 13 | .684 | 35:21 | 0 |
| Scott Wedgewood G | 1 | 6 | 5 | .833 | 22:24 | 0 |
Three stars
- Brock Boeser (VAN)
- Sam Malinski (COL)
- Teddy Blueger (VAN)
Game info
VenueBall Arena, Denver, CO
Attendance18,103
OfficialsReferee: Justin Kea · Referee: Tom Chmielewski · Linesman: Caleb Apperson · Linesman: Kilian McNamara
TVAltitude Sports · local
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