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Brindley Lifts Avalanche in OT at Canucks as MacKinnon Posts Five Points

The rookie's finish capped a night that kept Nathan MacKinnon atop the NHL scoring race.

Overview

  • Gavin Brindley scored 68 seconds into overtime after being elevated onto Nathan MacKinnon's line during in-game shuffles, drawing postgame praise from coach Jared Bednar.
  • MacKinnon recorded two goals and three assists and remains the NHL leader in goals and points after a nine-point weekend.
  • Artturi Lehkonen struck twice in the third period, including a power-play goal, as Colorado went 2-for-3 with the extra man but allowed a shorthanded tally and a late tying power-play goal.
  • Mackenzie Blackwood made 29 saves for his first win of the season, while Kevin Lankinen stopped 27 shots for Vancouver as an overtime rebound sequence produced the decider.
  • Colorado improved to 10-1-5, snapped a five-game overtime skid, and returns home Tuesday to face the Anaheim Ducks at Ball Arena.