In Denver, Marek Malik and Mattias Ohlund scored third-period goals to rally Vancouver into a tie with Colorado.
Joe Sakic had three goals for his 14th hat trick and an assist for the Avalanche, and Alex Tanguay had two goals and three assists to tie his career high for points in a game. The Canucks rebounded from two-goal deficits on two occasions.
Colorado outshot Vancouver 6-0 in overtime, but Dan Cloutier, who had 29 saves, had key stops on Steve Konowalchuk and Paul Kariya.
Sharks 4, Canadiens 3
In San Jose, California, former Montreal captain Vincent Damp-housse had a goal and two assists in San Jose's franchise-record eighth straight home victory.
Brad Stuart had a career-high three points with a goal and two assists, and Marco Sturm and Niko Dimitrakos also scored in the Sharks' fifth win in six games overall. San Jose snapped Montreal's five-game winning streak with a season-high three power-play goals.
Evgeni Nabokov stopped 25 shots as the Pacific Division-leading Sharks kept the heat on Detroit for the top spot in the Western Conference, remaining four points behind the Red Wings.
Yanic Perreault, Andrei Markov and Mike Ribeiro scored for the Canadiens.
Mighty Ducks 2, Wild 0
In Anaheim, California, Samuel Pahlsson scored two goals and Jean-Sebastien Giguere made 28 saves to lead Anaheim over Minnesota.
The Ducks are 6-0-1 in their last seven meetings against Minnesota, including two wins and tie this season and last year's sweep in the playoffs. Anaheim, the West champion a year ago, is seven points behind the final playoff spot.
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