(Sports Network) - Andrew Raycroft stopped 18 shots for his seventh career shutout as Vancouver sent the Avalanche to their second two- game skid of the season, 3-0, at General Motors Place.

Tanner Glass, Ryan Kesler and Mason Raymond scored for the Canucks, who won for the fifth time in seven games.

This was just the fifth game, including third start, for Raycroft this season. It was a great performance for the veteran, two nights after the Ducks roughed up the Canucks in a 7-2 final.

"We didn't obviously play our best in Anaheim," said Raycroft. "We were a little banged up and a little tired. We just didn't have a great effort. We wanted to come home and play well."

After an incredible 10-2-2 mark in October, the Avalanche started November on a down note. Colorado, coming off a 3-1 regulation loss Friday at San Jose, failed to score on a two-man advantage in the first period after penalties to Kevin Bieksa and Shane O'Brien.

This marked the first time the Avalanche have dropped two straight games in regulation. Colorado lost October 8 and 10 at Nashville and at Chicago, but the game against the Blackhawks was in a shootout.

Craig Anderson, who tied the NHL record for wins by a goaltender in the month of October with 10, gave up three goals on 20 shots. The Avalanche just finished up a stretch of playing 11 of 13 games on the road.

"These nights are going to happen, you can't be perfect every night," said Anderson. "You have to learn from your mistakes and figure out how to find energy. It's no excuse 11 games on the road."

Raymond scored 11:05 into the game on a rebound from the left side of the net.

Kesler doubled the advantage 6:28 into the second, tucking in a rebound past Anderson. The netminder made the initial save off a shot from the high slot, but the puck got behind Anderson where Kesler mopped up for the easy goal.

Glass scored his second career NHL goal at 9:25 of the third on a wrist shot from the right circle. The disc deflected off the skate of Avalanche defenseman Scott Hannan and into the net.

Game Notes

The Avalanche beat Vancouver in Denver, 3-0, October 3, but have dropped four of the last six meetings...The Canucks are 6-2-0 at home this season...This was the ending to a four-game road trip for the Avalanche, who host Phoenix Wednesday...The Canucks host the New York Rangers Tuesday...The Avalanche's penalty killing unit has not allowed a power-play goal in five straight games, killing off all 23 short-handed situations.



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