VANCOUVER — Gavin Brindley scored 68 seconds into overtime to give the Colorado Avalanche a 5-4 NHL win over the Vancouver Canucks Sunday night.

Vancouver’s Jake DeBrusk forced overtime, deflecting in a Brock Boeser pass on a power play with just 3:01 remaining in the third period.

Artturi Lehkonen scored twice in the third period — including once on the power play — for Colorado.

Nathan MacKinnon also scored twice in a span of 1:28, once on the power play, to give Colorado a 2-0 first-period lead. He also added three assists for a five-point game. Valeri Nichushkin had two assists for the Avs, who lead the league with a 10-1-5 record. Cale Makar, who leads all defencemen in scoring with 21 points from six goals and 15 assists, collected two assists.

Drew O’Connor short-handed, Linus K

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