Dan Cloutier kept the game tied with just over nine minutes left, reaching across the goalmouth and getting the paddle of his stick on Teemu Selanne 's point-blank shot.

Five minutes later, grinders Jarkko Ruutu , Artem Chubarov and Keane comprised an unlikely odd-man rush. Chubarov moved the puck to Keane, who had trouble controlling it, then pushed it with one hand into the low slot. The puck hit rookie defenseman John-Michael Liles and caromed past goaltender David Aebischer .

It was the fourth goal of the season and second in four games for Keane, who signed with Vancouver in the off-season after the Avalanche bought out his contract.

Matt Cooke scored a shorthanded goal and Bertuzzi had a power-play tally as the Canucks improved to an impressive 4-5-4 when trailing after two periods.

Steve Konowalchuk had both goals for Colorado, which had a three-game unbeaten streak snapped and has just one victory in its last nine contests (1-3-5).