It wasn’t 9-1! The Vancouver Canucks dropped a tightly contested 5-4 overtime loss to the Colorado Avalanche. There aren’t too many “moral” victories to be had, but this one was coming close. The Canucks played really darn well on the second half of a back-to-back, against a team that was clearly rolling given the offensive showing they rained down on the Edmonton Oilers the night before. There were definitely plenty of things to like despite the result, and that in an of itself is a positive. Here’s the loss, by the numbers. As always, you can find our glossary guide of advanced stats here. When the Avalanche struck early and quickly, it seemed as if this game would go the same way as the Oilers game the previous night. Thankfully, the Canucks were able to pull themselves out of a tailspin before it even had a chance to develop. That probably was thanks to a momentum-building power play halfway through the first, but the Canucks were able to sustain that to finish off the period down just one goal and with
