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The Colorado Avalanche have two incentives heading into Friday's NHL game with the Vancouver Canucks.

Avalanche captain Adam Foote hoped to play Wednesday night against the Oilers, but was held out as a precaution with a jaw injury.

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The Avalanche tonight will get two key regulars back to its lineup - defenseman John-Michael Liles and forward T.J. Galiardi - against the Vancouver Canucks at General Motors Place.

Vancouver Canucks' Henrik Sedin sneaks the puck past sprawled-out Colorado Avalanche goalie Craig Anderson last Saturday.

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Goal- tenders are definitely receiving more contact from opposing skaters than in recent seasons, with some wondering if it's time to reintroduce rules to protect them more.

Ryan Wilson scored his first NHL goal and added an assist, Milan Hejduk got the game-winner and the Colorado Avalanche beat the Calgary Flames 3-2 on Tuesday night.

Defenseman Tom Preissing was in the 2007 Stanley Cup Finals after a 38-point, plus-40 season with the Ottawa Senators.

The Vancouver Canucks hope to avoid a season-high fourth loss in a row tonight in a Northwest Division battle with the Colorado Avalanche at Pepsi Center.

From left, Avalanche center Matt Duchene loses control of the puck as Blackhawks center John Madden, Avs left wing Cody McLeod and Blackhawks winger Tomas Kopecky converge in the first period Friday night at the Pepsi Center.

Avalanche forward Darcy Tucker, who missed the past eight games after a concussion, was activated from the injured reserve list and will be available tonight when Colorado faces the Blackhawks at 6:30 p.m. Milan Hejduk, though, was not at the team's morning skate in Chicago and will be out of the lineup tonight.

The Avalanche didn't give their fans much to cheer about on home ice last year, but there is plenty of early-season buzz at the Pepsi Center now.

Marek Svatos, right, tangles with Oilers center Andrew Cogliano during the first period.

Avalanche defenseman John-Michael Liles didn't return to the game after suffering a shoulder injury late in the first period of what turned out to be Colorado's 4-3 shootout victory over the Blackhawks Friday night.

Chris Stewart scored in the eighth round of the shootout, helping the NHL-leading Colorado Avalanche remain unbeaten at home with a 4-3 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks on Friday night.

The Avalanche will be without the services of rookie T.J. Galiardi for four to six weeks.

Second only to victories are the number of injuries piling up for the Avalanche.

The beginning of the season, which featured 11 of 15 games on the road, is over for the upstart Colorado Avalanche.

Calgary is now riding a three-game winning streak and has looked good during it.