VANCOUVER — Nazem Kadri had a goal and two assists Wednesday as the Colorado Avalanche topped the struggling Vancouver Canucks 4-2. Mikko Rantanen also scored and had two helpers for Colorado (6-5-1), while Cale Makar added one of each and Gabriel Landeskog added an empty-net strike. Three of the Avalanche’s goals came on the power play. Tucker Poolman scored and registered a helper for Vancouver (5-10-2), and Conor Garland also found the back of the net for the home side. Darcy Kuemper stopped 30-of-32 shots for the Avalanche and Thatcher Demko had 26 saves for the Canucks. The result extended the Canucks’ losing skid to five games and followed a road trip that saw Vancouver outscored 19-6 over three-straight blowouts, including a 7-1 loss to the Avalanche last Thursday. Vancouver pulled Demko late in the third in a bid to score yet another equalizer, but instead saw Landeskog bury an empty-net shot with 10 seconds left on the clock. The Avs climbed back to the top of the sco...