The Colorado Avalanche beat the Edmonton Oilers 2-1 in a shootout thriller on Saturday night at Rogers Place. With the win, Colorado notched its sixth-straight win and extended its point streak to eight games (7-0-1).
Nathan MacKinnon scored the shootout winner as well as the Avs' sole regulation strike. After over 40 minutes of scoreless action, Edmonton drew the first strike but MacKinnon evened the score 1-1 late in the third period to send the game into overtime and then a shootout.
Darcy Kuemper made 49 saves on 50 shots in the shootout victory.
Rapid Recap: Avalanche 2, Oilers 1 SO
The Avalanche topped Edmonton 2-1 in a shootout thriller to end their three-game road trip