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.

Gabriel Landeskog contributed two assists and Mackenzie Blackwood turned away all 10 shots he faced in relief of Scott Wedgewood for Colorado, which has won nine straight at home.

Wedgewood left midway through the second period with an upper-body injury after making 10 saves and was ruled out before the third period. Wedgewood leads the NHL in wins with 13.

Valeri Nichushkin returned after missing eight games with a lower-body injury.

The Avalanche remained unbeaten in 13 home games (11-0-2) and earned at least a point in their 17th straight game (14-0-3). Colorado has just one regulation loss in 26 games. It is the second

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