Score three with man-advantage; Kadri, Rantanen each has three points

by Kevin Woodley / NHL.com Independent Correspondent

Nazem Kadri and Mikko Rantanen each had a goal and two assists to help the Colorado Avalanche hand the Vancouver Canucks their fifth straight loss, 4-2 at Rogers Arena in Vancouver on Wednesday.

Gabriel Landeskog and Cale Makar each had a goal and an assist, and Darcy Kuemper made 30 saves for the Avalanche (7-5-1), who have won three straight games and have points in six of their past seven (5-1-1).

Kadri extended his point streak to seven games (13 points; four goals, nine assists), scoring all three of his points on the power play to help the Avalanche finish 3-for-5 with the man-advantage. 

Tucker Poolman had a goal and an assist, and Thatcher Demko made 26 saves for the Canucks (5-10-2).

Rantanen scored a power-play goal with a wrist shot through a screen to put Colorado ahead 1-0 at 7:17 of the first period. 

Conor Garland tied it 1-1 and ended his 10-game goal drought at 8:52 of the second period after winning a race for a loose puck at the side of the net.

Poolman gave the Canucks a 2-1 lead with a shot that Kuemper accidentally knocked into his own net 1:30 into the third period, but Colorado scored twice more on the power play in a span of 53 seconds to take the lead.

Kadri tied it 2-2 during a scramble at 2:19, and Makar scored on a one-timer from the top of the left face-off circle at 3:12 to make it 3-2.

The Avalanche are 6-for-13 on the power play over the past three games after going 4-for-38 in their first 10.

Vancouver came into the game last in the NHL on the penalty kill (62.3 percent) and has given up 19 goals on 40 chances over its past 10 games.

Landeskog scored into an empty net with 11 seconds left for the 4-2 final.