DENVER -- Nathan MacKinnon scored twice for the Colorado Avalanche, who extended their point streak to 17 games with a 3-1 win against the Vancouver Canucks at Ball Arena on Tuesday. MacKinnon has scored in four straight games and leads the NHL with 22 goals and 46 points.

Colorado Avalanche goaltender Scott Wedgewood was ruled out for the rest of Tuesday night's game against the Vancouver Canucks due to an upper-body injury. Wedgewood started in net and allowed one goal on 11 shots in 32:28,

The Avs continued to mash their way through the early part of this schedule with a 3-1 victory Tuesday night against the Vancouver Canucks at Ball Arena.

The Vancouver Canucks will look to win their second game in California, this time against the San Jose Sharks.

Nathan MacKinnon scored twice to extend his NHL lead, Brock Nelson also scored, and the Colorado Avalanche beat the Vancouver Canucks 3-1 in Denver on Tuesday night.

The Dallas Stars visit the Vancouver Canucks after Jason Robertson scored two goals in the Stars' 3-2 loss to the New York Islanders

Vancouver was also lacking depth up front. Tanner Pearson was its third-best winger. The likes of Tyler Motte, Juho Lammikko and Matthew Highmore were top-nine forwards during an unsustainable run of form that we now remember as The Bruce Boudreau bump.

Adrian Kempe scored his third overtime goal of the season at 3:58 to lift the Los Angeles Kings to a 2-1 victory against the visiting Vancouver Canucks on Saturday night.