Craig Anderson stopped 35 shots for his eighth career shutout Saturday when the Colorado Avalanche beat Vancouver 3-0. Wojtek Wolski and Paul Stastny each had a goal and an assist and Darcy Tucker scored the other goal for the Avalanche, who opened the season with two straight wins for the first time since the 2001-02 season.

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Wojtek Wolski and Milan Hejduk scored the only goals of the shootout Thursday, lifting the Colorado Avalanche to a 2-1 win over Minnesota. Peter Budaj stopped the two shootout attempts he faced after having to make only 16 saves in regulation and overtime. It was the second win in three games for Colorado, which is in last place in the Western Conference. Marc-Andre Bergeron scored the only goal for Minnesota, losers of three out of four.

Five Colorado players scored and Peter Budaj blocked 24 Chicago shots in a 5-1 win over the Blackhawks Sunday that ended a six-game Avalanche losing streak. Milan Hejduk, Ryan Smyth, Ben Guite, Chris Stewart and Marek Svatos registered the Colorado goals. Jonathan Toews scored for Chicago, which has

Rich Peverley scored the game-deciding goal and added an assist Tuesday, handing the Atlanta Thrashers a 4-3 win over the Colorado Avalanche. Tobias Enstrom added a goal and an assist, and Ilya Kovalchuk and Marty Reasoner also scored for Atlanta. Kari Lehtonen made 30 saves in the win.