LIVE COVERAGE: Oilers vs. Avalanche

The Edmonton Oilers host the Colorado Avalanche in a matchup at Rogers Place on Friday night.

You can watch the game on Sportsnet West at 7:00 p.m. MT or listen live on the Oilers Radio Network, including 630CHED.

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THIRD PERIOD

0.0: AVALANCHE DEFEATED! PLAYOFF SPOT CLINCHED!

The Oilers put in a solid performance from start to finish to knock off the Avalanche 6-2 on Friday night and book their ticket to the Stanley Cup Playoffs off two-assist performances from Ekholm, Bouchard, Ceci & Draisaitl and two-goal games from Connor McDavid and Evander Kane. Skinner makes 21 saves for the victory over Colorado that's their only their second meeting in their last eight that didn't go to overtime.

The Oilers & Avalanche meet one more time, and that'll be in the last game of the regular season before another potential meetup in the playoffs. 

8:01: KANE IS OFFICIALLY BACK IN THE GOALS! The winger throws one on net from a tight angle that manages to slide five-hole on Georgiev for his second of the game after going 21 without finding the back of the net. That's just how these things tend to work. 6-2.

11:28: After their last kill, Edmonton's short-handed unit will have to do it again with Bouchard going off for slashing.

14:30: Brett Kulak goes off for high-sticking.

15:55: McDAVID FLIPS IT IN FOR FIVE! Bouchard battered the puck off a Colorado defenceman and onto the tape of McDavid, who flipped the 5-2 goal and his second tally of the night past a hapless Alexandar Georgiev at 4:05 of the final frame.

20:00: The third period is underway!

SECOND PERIOD

1.3: KANE OFF THE SHNEID! WITH ONLY A SECOND LEFT! Ryan McLeod puts one on net off the rush with moments left in the second period that pops up into the air and goes in off Evander Kane for his first goal in 21 games. Edmonton extend their lead to two right before the intermission. 4-2.

3:08: Skinner makes a clutch save after he moved the puck to Nurse, but the puck was coughed up to Mittelstadt to force the shot-stopper into doing exactly that with a blocker save.

9:46: Georgiev comes up with two monster stops on Draisaitl and McDavid on the power play, with the first being a remarkable sliding stop to deny the German from his office in the right circle.

11:05: EKHOLM HARD TO THE NET! The Swede goes to the crease after losing Draisaitl's pass and has the puck bounce in off a skate and in to make it 3-1 Oilers. The Avalanche challenge for goaltender interference but it's upheld, so Edmonton will now go to their fourth power play with a chance to make it two quick goals. 3-2.

15:59: \\Ekholm \FLATTENS** Rantanen with a hard and clean check at the Colorado blueline to stagger the elite scorer before Jack Johnson takes an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty against the Swede, sending Edmonton to their third power play.

20:00: The second period is underway!

FIRST PERIOD

0.0: After an action-filled opening frame, Edmonton and Colorado are tied 2-2 with the Oilers leading 16-6 in shots.

2:42: McDAVID WRAP AROUND TO TIE IT! Mattias Ekholm's low effort from the blueline takes a bounce off a skate and into the path of the Oilers captain, who rounds the Colorado net and throws it off a skate and in for his 30th goal of the season. Meanwhile, a secondary assist for Leon Draisaitl makes it 100 POINTS for the German, who's now done it for the fifth time in his career. Congratulations, Leon!

4:01: Colorado takes the lead. Ross Colton comes in and cuts inside before delivering the go-ahead goal over a sideways Stuart Skinner after Edmonton got a big kill shorthanded – including Cody Ceci hitting the post. 2-1 for the visitors.

6:16: Evan Bouchard loses the puck before tripping up Nathan MacKinnon to give the Avalanche their first look with the man advantage.

8:02: Avalanche tie it up on a one-timer from the top of the circle by Jonathan Drouin. Nate MacKinnon picks up an assist for his 131st point, jumping two ahead of McDavid and two behind Nikita Kucherov for the NHL's scoring lead. 1-1.

11:03: Yakov Trenin holds Derek Ryan back in the right corner and takes a penalty for it. The Oilers head to their second power play 0-for-1 tonight so far.

16:32: The Avalanche are given a Too Many Men bench minor that sends the Oilers to their first power play with the chance to make it two-trip in the early going.

17:01: Evan Bouchard goes high and wide on a wide-open look off a two-on-one with Zach Hyman.

18:08: DEFLECTED SHOT AND SCORES! COREY PERRY! Less than two minutes into the hockey game, the 38-year-old outworks Ross Colton out front after coming out from behind the Colorado net battling the forward and delivers a tip-in on Darnell Nurse's point shot for his 11th of the season. 1-0 Oilers.

20:00: GAME ON!

20:00: The first period at Rogers Place is coming up at 7:07 p.m. MT.

PROJECTED LINEUP

Draisaitl - McDavid - Hyman
Henrique - Nugent-Hopkins - Foegele
Kane - McLeod - Perry
Janmark - Ryan - Brown

Ekholm - Bouchard
Nurse - Ceci
Kulak - Desharnais

Skinner
Pickard