Vancouver Canucks defenseman Nikita Tryamkin (88) and left wing Loui Eriksson (21) defend Colorado Avalanche center John Mitchell during overtime of an NHL hockey game, Saturday, Nov. 26, 2016 in Denver. Vancouver won 3-2 in a shootout. (AP Photo/Joe Mahoney)
DENVER (AP) — Jacob Markstrom had 32 saves and made three consecutive stops in a shootout, helping the Vancouver Canucks beat the Colorado Avalanche 3-2 on Saturday night.
Markstrom denied Nathan MacKinnon, Mikko Rantanen and Matt Duchene in the tiebreaker, and Markus Granlund converted his shootout opportunity for the Canucks.
Loui Eriksson and Alexandre Burrows scored for Vancouver, which went 2-1-0 on a three-game trip. The Canucks also improved to 4-1-1 in their last six games against the Avalanche.
Calvin Pickard, starting in place of injured goalie Semyon Varlamov, stopped 29 shots for Colorado. He is 4-1-1 in six starts this season.
