After some questions as to who would start the second-half of the Vancouver Canucks’ weekend back-to-back at home, Kevin Lankinen was named tonight’s starter against the Colorado Avalanche, as per Canucks Head Coach Adam Foote via pre-game media availability.

The Vancouver Canucks are right back in action on Sunday night as they play the second game of a back-to-back at Rogers Arena with the Colorado Avalanche in town for their first matchup of the season.

Nathan MacKinnon and the Colorado Avalanche will look to extend their respective point streaks on Sunday night when they visit the Vancouver Canucks.

The Edmonton Oilers were routed 9-1 by the Colorado Avalanche on Saturday night, matching the franchise’s worst margin of defeat on home ice. Nathan MacKinnon led the way for Colorado with two goals and two assists.

Olofsson gave the Avalanche a 3-0 with his first goal of the season and first tally as an Avs player via a right-circle wrist shot at 2:31 of the second period. Jack Ahcan picked up his first-career NHL assist with the primary helper on the goal.

Vancouver Canucks goaltender Thatcher Demko will not start Sunday’s NHL game against the visiting Colorado Avalanche.

The Avalanche exposed the Oilers' flaws, not just a loss, but a harsh lesson on what it takes tobe a contender.

EDMONTON -- Nathan MacKinnon had two goals and two assists to push his point streak to eight games, and the Colorado Avalanche won 9-1 against the Edmonton Oilers at Rogers Place on Saturday.