Recap: Avalanche 3, Canucks 1
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For the 2nd straight year, the Avalanche will be going into the Christmas break in first place. Last night, Colorado beat up the Vancouver Canucks 3-1 to pull into a first-place tie with Vancouver in the NW division. With the win, the depleted Avalanche improved to 8-3-1 in December, and now have the 4th-best record in the NHL. Not bad for a team with about $17 million worth of salary on the IR.
It's eerily reminiscent of last season, when the Avalanche beat the Blackhawks on the 23rd to pull into first. At that point, the Avs were 6-4 in December ...
