National Hockey League
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Vancouver 3, Colorado 1
When: 8:00 PM ET, Sunday, December 8, 2013
Where: Rogers Arena, Vancouver, British Columbia
Referees: Dan O'Rourke, Ian Walsh
Linesmen: Don Henderson, Thor Nelson
Attendance: 18910


Canucks 3, Avalanche 1: Mike Santorelli scored two goals and set up another while Roberto Luongo came within eight seconds of a shutout as host Vancouver extended its winning streak to four games.

Ryan Kesler also tallied for the Canucks, who improved to 2-0-0 on their five-game homestand. Luongo finished with 28 saves and Chris Higgins notched a pair of assists as Vancouver posted just its third win in eight home contests.

Jamie McGinn scored a late goal and Jean-Sebastien Giguere turned aside 18 shots for the Avalanche, who completed a 1-2-0 road trip. The veteran netminder dropped to 7-1-0 while allowing more than two goals for only the second time in nine games this season.

Santorelli opened the scoring at 5:34 of the first period, beating Giguere with a backhander from the doorstep after receiving a feed from Higgins, who had intercepted a pass behind the net. After Kesler buried a loose puck at the right post 92 seconds into the third, Santorelli completed his second two-goal performance of the campaign by ripping a shot past Giguere from the right faceoff circle at 7:17 during a 2-on-1 rush.

Luongo had his bid for third shutout of the season halted when McGinn netted his fifth goal on a wrist shot.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Santorelli also scored twice on Oct. 6 at Calgary. ... The Canucks had their streak of seven straight games with a power-play goal snapped. ... Vancouver is 5-2-1 in its last eight contests despite scoring more than three goals only once in that span.

Top Game Performances
 
Colorado   Vancouver
Jamie McGinn 1 Points Mike Santorelli 3
Jamie McGinn 1 Goals Mike Santorelli 2
Nick Holden 1 Assists Chris Higgins 2
N/A Power Play Goals N/A
N/A Short Handed Goals N/A
Jean-Sebastien Giguere .857 Save Percentage Roberto Luongo .966
Jean-Sebastien Giguere 18 Saves Roberto Luongo 28
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Shots Goals Power Play Penalty Kill Penalty Mins Face Offs Won
Colorado 29 1 0-1 3-3 6 30
Vancouver 21 3 0-3 1-1 2 31
Upcoming Games
  • Vancouver will play their next game at home against Carolina. The Canucks have a W/L % of .529 after a win and .533 after a loss.
  • Colorado will play their next game at home against Phoenix. The Avalanche have a W/L % of .714 after a win and .714 after a loss.