Jan Hejda scores with 7.6 seconds remaining, lifting Avs to 4-3 win over Canucks

Colorado Avalanche right wing P.A. Parenteau, top, ties to chase down Vancouver Canucks right wing Jannik Hansen, of Denmark, in the first period of an NHL hockey game on Saturday, April 13, 2013, in Denver. (AP Photo/Chris Schneider) (The Associated Press)

Colorado Avalanche goalie Jean-Sebastien Giguere (35) and Colorado defenseman Matt Hunwick, top, defend against Vancouver Canucks right wing Zack Kassian (1) in the first period of an NHL hockey game on Saturday, April 13, 2013, in Denver. (AP Photo/Chris Schneider) (The Associated Press)

DENVER – Jan Hejda scored with 7.6 seconds remaining and Jean-Sebastien Giguere stopped 24 shots, helping the Colorado Avalanche rally for a 4-3 victory over the Vancouver Canucks on Saturday.

Hejda scored on a shot from just inside the blue line that beat a screened Cory Schneider. It was Hejda's first goal of the season.

Gabriel Landeskog, Cody McLeod and P.A. Parenteau also scored to help the Avalanche beat the Canucks for the first time since Jan. 18, 2011.

Maxim Lapierre, Jannik Hansen and Jason Garrison scored for the Northwest Division-leading Canucks.