VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Nazem Kadri and Mikko Rantanen each had a goal and two assists as the Colorado Avalanche beat the Vancouver Canucks 4-2.

Cale Makar had a goal and an assist and Gabriel Landeskog added an empty-netter for the Avalanche. Darcy Kuemper stopped 30 shots.

Tucker Poolman had a goal and an assist, and Conor Garland also scored for Vancouver, which lost its fifth straight to fall to 5-10-2. Thatcher Demko had 26 saves.

The Avalanche were 3 for 5 with the man advantage while the Canucks went scoreless on three power plays.

Octave carries Air Force past Texas Southern 61-57

AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. (AP) — Joseph Octave posted 17 points as Air Force defeated Texas Southern 61-57. John Walker III led the Tigers on Wednesday night with 16 points.

Mitchell leads No. 8 Texas over Northern Colorado 62-49

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Newcomer Tre Mitchell had 16 points and seven rebounds as No. 8 Texas defeated Northern Colorado 62-49.

Mitchell made 7 of 11 shots in 22 minutes for the Longhorns, who are 2-1. Mitchell averaged 18.8 points and 7.2 rebounds last season as a sophomore at Massachusetts and was on the all-Atlantic 10 Conference first team. He was one of seven players who joined new Texas coach Chris Beard through the NCAA transfer portal.

Daylen Kountz scored 14 for Northern Colorado, which is 3-2.

Jackson scores 19 to lift Texas A&M-CC past Denver 69-67

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Jalen Jackson posted 19 points as Texas A&M-Corpus Christi narrowly defeated Denver 69-67. KJ Hunt led the Pioneers on Wednesday with 16 points and six rebounds.