Martin Necas scored the tiebreaking goal late in the third period, and the Colorado Avalanche beat the Edmonton Oilers 5-4.
Corey Perry scores twice & Leon Draisaitl reaches 40 goals with a pair, but the Oilers fall 5-4 to the Avalanche on Friday in a thriller at Rogers Place before the break for the 4 Nations Face-Off ...
Nathan MacKinnon doesn’t really slump ... Ross Colton is without a goal in 13 games. Joel Kiviranta has one goal in his last 21 games. Logan O’Connor hasn’t scored in 11 games.
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That gave the Avalanche leverage, and without missing a beat, Ross Colton capitalized on it and scored on a pass from Nathan MacKinnon ... Mario Ferraro and Nico Sturm left the Avalanche’s Joel ...
Nathan MacKinnon had four points ... Head coach Jared Bednar’s faith in the Joel Kiviranta — Parker Kelly — Logan O’Connor ...
It's rare for Nathan MacKinnon to play fewer than 20 ... Drury's presence and the return of Wood allowed Bednar to reunite the Joel Kiviranta, Parker Kelly and Logan O'Connor line.
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The highest profile name participating in the tournament under the Avalanche banner is center Nathan MacKinnon ... Elsewhere, Finnish winger Joel Kiviranta (11 goals in 55 games) ranks seventh ...