Avalanche 4 - 2 Canucks
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Colorado eyes playoff berth

Apr 1, 2008 - 1:51 PM Colorado (42-31-7) at Vancouver (39-30-10) 10:00 pm EDT

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (Ticker) - The Colorado Avalanche are on the verge of securing a spot in Western Conference playoffs.

The Avalanche will clinch a playoff spot with a win over the Vancouver Canucks on Tuesday. The club also can get in with a regulation loss by Nashville on Tuesday or overtime losses by both teams.

Colorado had a three-game winning streak snapped with a 3-2 loss to Minnesota on Saturday. The Avalanche, who are in sixth in the West with 91 points, may be without Peter Forsberg in this one.

Forsberg, who had three assists in a 6-3 win over Vancouver on Wednesday, is day-to-day with groin injury.

Vancouver, trying to hold down the eighth spot in the West, got two goals from 19-year-veteran Trevor Linden in a 6-2 victory over Calgary on Sunday.

It was the first multi-goal game in more than five years for Linden, who had just five goals entering Sunday's play.

"I thought (Alex) Ovechkin was out there tonight for us," Vancouver left wing Alex Burrows joked. "(Trevor) was just flying and playing well, playing with confidence. ... It was two great goals for us and that's why we call him Mr. Clutch."

The Canucks have been outscored, 19-9, by Colorado the last five meetings.








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    FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
    --- --- --- -----
    COLORADO 0 3 1 4
    VANCOUVER 1 1 0 2 FINAL
    GOAL SCORING:
    1ST PRD: VAN - WILLIE MITCHELL 2 (TREVOR LINDEN, DANIEL SEDIN) 8:24
    2ND PRD: VAN - (PP) RYAN KESLER 21 (HENRIK SEDIN, MARKUS NASLUND)
    5:50
    COL - (PP) JOHN-MICHAEL LILES 6 (JOE SAKIC, MILAN HEJDUK)
    9:13
    COL - MILAN HEJDUK 28

    Apr 2 12:27 AM


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    COLORADO 4
    VANCOUVER 2
    3RD PRD: COL - PETER FORSBERG 1 (ANDREW BRUNETTE) 4:53

    Avalanche 4, Canucks 2  3rd - 15:07Apr 2 12:01 AM


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    END OF THE 2ND 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
    --- --- --- -----
    COLORADO 0 3 3
    VANCOUVER 1 1 2 END OF THE 2ND
    GOAL SCORING:
    1ST PRD: VAN - WILLIE MITCHELL 2 (TREVOR LINDEN, DANIEL SEDIN) 8:24
    2ND PRD: VAN - (PP) RYAN KESLER 21 (HENRIK SEDIN, MARKUS NASLUND)
    5:50
    COL - (PP) JOHN-MICHAEL LILES 6 (JOE SAKIC, MILAN HEJDUK)
    9:13
    COL - MIL

    Apr 1 11:35 PM


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    COLORADO 3
    VANCOUVER 2
    2ND PRD: COL - WOJTEK WOLSKI 18 (JOE SAKIC, ANDREW BRUNETTE) 14:32

    Avalanche 3, Canucks 2  2nd - 5:28Apr 1 11:25 PM


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    COLORADO 2
    VANCOUVER 2
    2ND PRD: COL - MILAN HEJDUK 28 (PETER FORSBERG) 13:57

    Avalanche 2, Canucks 2  2nd - 6:03Apr 1 11:24 PM


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    COLORADO 1
    VANCOUVER 2
    2ND PRD: COL - (PP) JOHN-MICHAEL LILES 6 (JOE SAKIC, MILAN HEJDUK)
    9:13

    Avalanche 1, Canucks 2  2nd - 10:47Apr 1 11:16 PM


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    COLORADO 0
    VANCOUVER 2
    2ND PRD: VAN - (PP) RYAN KESLER 21 (HENRIK SEDIN, MARKUS NASLUND) 5:50

    Avalanche 0, Canucks 2  2nd - 14:10Apr 1 11:09 PM


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    END OF THE 1ST 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
    --- --- --- -----
    COLORADO 0 0
    VANCOUVER 1 1 END OF THE 1ST
    GOAL SCORING:
    1ST PRD: VAN - WILLIE MITCHELL 2 (TREVOR LINDEN, DANIEL SEDIN) 8:24
    SHOTS ON GOAL: 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
    --- --- --- -----
    COL 5 5
    VAN 7 7
    GOALIES: COL - JOSE THEODORE


    Apr 1 10:43 PM


  • NHL
    COLORADO 0
    VANCOUVER 1
    1ST PRD: VAN - WILLIE MITCHELL 2 (TREVOR LINDEN, DANIEL SEDIN) 8:24

    Avalanche 0, Canucks 1  1st - 11:36Apr 1 10:23 PM
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