Colorado 4, Edmonton 1
When: 9:30 PM ET, Sunday, November 11, 2018
Where: Rogers Place, Edmonton, Alberta
Referees:
Francis Charron, Pierre Lambert
Linesmen:
David Brisebois, Tony Sericolo
Attendance:
18347
By Field Level Media
Mikko Rantanen, Carl Soderberg and Tyson Barrie each scored a goal and added an assist as the visiting Colorado Avalanche beat the Edmonton Oilers 4-1 Sunday night.
The Avs (8-6-3) ended their losing streak at five games, while the Oilers (8-8-1) suffered their fourth straight loss. The setback raised questions about the future of Oilers coach Todd McLellan, who is considered to be on the hot seat.
Colorado goaltender Semyon Varlamov stopped 26 of 27 shots, while Edmonton starter Cam Talbot recorded 12 saves on 15 shots in 25:06 of action. Oilers backup Mikko Koskinen allowed 1 goal on 13 shots.
The Avs scored on their lone power-play attempt, while the Oilers were blanked on two.
Soderberg's goal, on a one-timer off a pass from Barrie at 15:33 of the first period, proved to be the winner.
"We knew it was going to be a tough game," Barrie told Sportsnet. "We wanted to end that skid and I think we did a great job tonight, scoring a couple of early goals."
Alex Kerfoot also scored and Nathan MacKinnon had two assists for the Avs, who led 2-0 after the first period and 4-0 after the second. Ty Rattie replied for the Oilers.
Rantanen opened the scoring just 26 seconds into the game as he converted MacKinnon's rebound. After Soderberg scored his decisive goal, Kerfoot and Barrie increased Colorado's lead to 4-0 in the second period.
Kerfoot stuffed in a rebound on a power play at 5:06, spelling the end of Talbot's night. Then Barrie, a defenseman, moved up into the rush and one-timed Rantanen's cross-ice pass behind Koskinen.
Rattie spoiled Varlamov's shutout bid at 9:20 of the third period as he deflected in Adam Larsson's slapshot.
Oilers captain Connor McDavid, the two-time defending NHL scoring champion, was held without a point for the fifth time in six games.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
| Colorado |
|
Edmonton |
|
Tyson Barrie 2 |
Points |
Ty Rattie 1 |
|
Tyson Barrie 1 |
Goals |
Ty Rattie 1 |
|
Nathan MacKinnon 2 |
Assists |
Adam Larsson 1 |
|
Alexander Kerfoot 1 |
Power Play Goals |
N/A |
|
N/A |
Short Handed Goals |
N/A |
|
Semyon Varlamov .963 |
Save Percentage |
Mikko Koskinen .923 |
|
Semyon Varlamov 26 |
Saves |
Mikko Koskinen 12 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Shots |
Goals |
Power Play |
Penalty Kill |
Penalty Mins |
Face Offs Won |
| Colorado
|
28 |
4 |
1-2 |
3-3 |
6 |
20 |
| Edmonton
|
27 |
1 |
0-3 |
1-2 |
4 |
21 |
Upcoming Games
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Edmonton will play their next game at home against Montreal. The Oilers have a W/L % of .556 after a win and .375 after a loss.
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Colorado will play their next game at home against Boston. The Avalanche have a W/L % of .500 after a win and .444 after a loss.