Ryan Johansen broke out of a scoring slump with two goals, Alexandar Georgiev stopped 24 shots and the Colorado Avalanche beat the NHL-leading Vancouver Canucks 3-1 on Tuesday night.
scored one goal after a fortuitous bounce off the boards in back of the net and another that glanced off another player.Johansen tied the game in the second period and scored the go-ahead goal early in the third for his first goals since Dec. 29.
Georgiev was at his best in the third period when the Canucks dialed up the pressure. Vancouver was generating quality chances late in the game, before the momentum was disrupted by a tripping call on Cole. “I thought we played a good game, probably deserved better,” Tocchet said. “But they made the plays at the end.”big man Nikola Jokic, who was sitting in the front row. Both players are the current favourites in their sports to win MVP awards, according to FanDuel Sportsbook.
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