Avalanche 3 Canucks 2 (SO): Playoff hopes still flicker after shootout loss

The lights on the Vancouver Canucks’ playoff hopes were still flickering, ever so faintly, before they flew to Denver to face the Colorado Avalanche, and they’re still burning, barely, after a 3-2 shootout loss for the Avs on Wednesday night at the Pepsi Center.
The Western Conference race for the final playoff spot has been mostly a turtle derby for the last month-plus, with seven teams in the mix, but its been winnowed down to definitely three teams and the Avalanche are one of the