Martin Necas’s late goal lifts Colorado Avalanche over Edmonton Oilers 5-4 - Edmonton

"He could've had the first 2 (goals)":  HC Kris Knoblauch gives an insight into his decision of pulling Stuart Skinner after 1st period mishap against Avalanche

Edmonton Oilers head coach Kris Knoblauch explained why he pulled Stuart Skinner after the first period in Friday’s 5-4 loss to the Colorado Avalanche at Rogers Place.

Martin Necas’s late goal lifts Colorado Avalanche over Edmonton Oilers 5-4 - Edmonton

Nathan MacKinnon had a goal and three assists and Cale Makar had two goals and an assist, as the Colorado Avalanche defeated the Edmonton Oilers 5-4 on Friday, in the final game for both teams before the 4 Nations Face-Off break. Artturi Lehkonen and Martin Necas also scored for the Avalanche (33-22-2), who have won four...

Necas scores tiebreaking goal in 3rd period as Avalanche beat Oilers 5-4

EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Martin Necas scored the tiebreaking goal late in the third period, and the Colorado Avalanche beat the Edmonton Oilers 5-4 on Friday night.

Player grades: Edmonton Oilers lose spasm of a relay race to Colorado Avalanche 5-4

The puck was dropped and a track meet ensued, a spasm of a relay race to be precise, with chaos collisions and the last team to hold on to the baton winning. That was Colorado 5-4 in an old-fashioned barn-burner of a win over the Edmonton Oilers.

Martin Necas's late goal lifts Colorado Avalanche over Edmonton Oilers 5-4

By Shane Jones

Colorado Avalanche Reassign Trent Miner

The Colorado Avalanche made a small roster move in the early hours of Saturday morning. Colorado announced they’ve reassigned netminder Trent Miner to their AHL affiliate, the Colorado Eagles, leading up to their two-week break for the 4 Nations Face-Off. Miner has been rostered on the Avalanche for much of January and February due to the injuries to backup goaltender Scott Wedgewood. The latter missed just over a week in early January with a lo…