DENVER (AP)— John Mitchell scored at 3:35 of overtime, and the Colorado Avalanche beat the Minnesota Wild 2-1 on Monday night.
Mitchell got the winner when he took a pass from Matt Duchene in the right circle and beat goalie Darcy Kuemper with a shot that banged off the right post.
Tyson Barrie had a goal and an assist and Semyon Varlamov made 19 saves for the Avalanche. It was Colorado’s first win in three games against the Wild this season.
CANUCKS 5, SABRES 2
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Radim Vrbata scored three goals for his sixth career hat trick and Vancouver beat Buffalo to snap a five-game losing streak.
Brandon Prust had a goal and an assist, and Henrik Sedin also scored for Vancouver. Ryan Miller stopped 32 shots against his former team, and the Canucks won for just the fourth time in their last 17 games.
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