EDMONTON, AB - The Edmonton Oilers were ready to taste revenge, but the Colorado Avalanche were cold as ice.
In the first rematch of last season's Western Conference Final, the Oilers held a two-goal lead through 35 minutes before the Avalanche saw their constant pressure over the 60 minutes of regulation and overtime snowball into a 3-2 comeback victory at Rogers Place on Saturday night.
Zach Hyman scored twice for Edmonton to reach 20 goals on the season, but goals from Nathan MacKinnon and Brad Hunt in the third period forced overtime, where Cale Makar scored unassisted 2:09 into the extra frame to earn the Avalanche the extra point.
Netminder Stuart Skinner was valiant in defeat, making 43 saves on 46 shots between the pipes for the Oilers.
"If you're a fan tonight and you're in that building, I thought it was a heck of a hockey game," Head Coach Jay Woodcroft said. "Lots of special plays were made, and it was exciting both ways. I think they were very motivated coming in. We're very motivated, and we realize how important points are, so we'll take this one and move on to taking on a good LA team on Monday.
Edmonton hits the road for a four-game road trip with stops in California and Nevada beginning Monday night at Crypto.com Arena against the Los Angeles Kings.
GAME RECAP: Avalanche 3, Oilers 2 (OT)
Hyman scores twice but Makar completes the Colorado comeback in overtime on Saturday in a rematch of last season's Western Conference Final at Rogers Place