Avs eager to keep defending home ice, welcome in Canucks

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It will be strength against strength when the Colorado Avalanche face the Vancouver Canucks in Denver on Tuesday night.

At 21-5-0, Colorado has the best home record in the NHL, while Vancouver owns the sixth-best mark on the road at 18-9-4. However, the Canucks are coming off Monday's 10-7 lossto the Minnesota Wild in Saint Paul, Minn.

Vancouver led 5-2 late in the second per