Jake DeBrusk had a goal and an assist and Thatcher Demko recorded his first shutout of the season as the Vancouver Canucks snapped a two-game losing skid with a 3-0 victory over the visiting Colorado Avalanche on Tuesday.

But there is still only one Thatcher Demko, and on Tuesday he looked exactly like himself. The goalie who has struggled to regain his elite form after missing eight months with a troubling knee injury made 25 saves — about half of them,

Thatcher Demko stopped 25 shots for his ninth career shutout and the Vancouver Canucks beat the Colorado Avalanche 3-0.