The Colorado Avalanche defeated the Vancouver Canucks 5-4 in overtime on Sunday at Rogers Arena. Nathan MacKinnon recorded five points to lead the NHL-best Avalanche to victory. The Canucks rallied multiple times but fell short despite a late tying goal from Jake DeBrusk.
The Colorado Avalanche overcame an impressive effort from the injury-depleted Vancouver Canucks to secure a 5-4 overtime win on November 9, 2025, at Rogers Arena. With backup goalie Kevin Lankinen in net for the second straight game due to Thatcher Demko's absence for maintenance, the Canucks fell behind 2-0 early in the first period on two goals from Nathan MacKinnon at 6:41 and 8:10, the latter on the power play.
Vancouver responded with Linus Karlsson's first goal of the season at 11:47, tucking the puck past MacKenzie Blackwood from below the goal line to make it 2-1. In the second period, Kiefer Sherwood tied the game at 2-2 at 1:44 with a backhand on a loose puck. The third period saw Artturi Lehkonen score twice for Colorado, first at 0:28 to take a 3-2 lead, then on the power play at 9:47 for a 4-3 advantage after a rebound off Martin Necas' shot.
Drew O'Connor answered with a shorthanded goal at 7:26, batting a rolling puck over Blackwood's glove to tie it 3-3. A neutral-zone cross-checking penalty by Colorado's Gabriel Landeskog on Vancouver's Quinn Hughes set up DeBrusk's power-play deflection at 16:59, tying the score 4-4. In overtime, Gavin Brindley chipped his own rebound past Lankinen at 1:08 for the winner.
MacKinnon finished with two goals and three assists, leading the NHL with 14 goals and 29 points during a nine-game streak. 'It's unreal,' said teammate Cale Makar. Lankinen made 27 saves, while Blackwood stopped 29. 'We played really good tonight,' said Karlsson. The Canucks, now 8-8-1, earned a point and three of four over the weekend, including a 4-3 win over Columbus on Saturday. Avalanche coach Jared Bednar reached 400 wins with the team.