Vancouver visits Colorado after Suter's 2-goal game

Vancouver Canucks (36-29-13, in the Pacific Division) vs. Colorado Avalanche (48-27-4, in the Central Division)

Denver; Thursday, 9 p.m. EDT

BOTTOM LINE: The Vancouver Canucks visit the Colorado Avalanche after Pius Suter scored two goals in the Canucks’ 6-5 overtime win over the Dallas Stars.

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Colorado is 48-27-4 overall and 26-11-3 in home games. The Avalanche have a 21-7-1 record in games they score one or more power-play goals.

Vancouver has a 36-29-13 record overall and a 20-14-6 record in road games. The Canucks have a -18 scoring differential, with 224 total goals scored and 242 allowed.

The teams meet Thursday for the third time this season. The Canucks won 3-0 in the last matchup.

TOP PERFORMERS: Cale Makar has 30 goals and 61 assists for the Avalanche. Nathan MacKinnon has five goals and seven assists over the past 10 games.

Quinn Hughes has 16 goals and 59 assists for the Canucks. Suter has scored five goals with six assists over the past 10 games.

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LAST 10 GAMES: Avalanche: 7-2-1, averaging 3.6 goals, 6.2 assists, 3.4 penalties and 7.4 penalty minutes while giving up 2.2 goals per game.

Canucks: 4-4-2, averaging 3.5 goals, 6.3 assists, 3.2 penalties and 7.4 penalty minutes while giving up 3.5 goals per game.

INJURIES: Avalanche: None listed.

Canucks: None listed.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.