Avalanche 5, Oilers 4

Colorado 3 1 1 — 5 Edmonton 2 2 0 — 4

First Period: 1, Colorado, MacKinnon 21 (Lehkonen, Makar), 9:48 (pp). 2, Edmonton, Draisaitl 39 (Bouchard, Nugent-Hopkins), 10:39 (pp). 3, Colorado, Makar 21 (Toews, MacKinnon), 11:46. 4, Edmonton, Perry 11 (Henrique, Kapanen), 12:22. 5, Colorado, Lehkonen 23 (MacKinnon, Toews), 18:08. Penalties: Hyman, EDM (Hooking), 9:18. Lehkonen, COL (Slashing), 10:33.

Second Period: 6, Colorado, Makar 22 (Kelly), 6:39 (sh). 7, Edmonton, Perry 12 (J.Skinner, Ekholm), 7:48 (pp). 8, Edmonton, Draisaitl 40 (Nugent-Hopkins), 15:59. Penalties: Draisaitl, EDM (Tripping), 0:17. Kelly, COL (Tripping), 3:38. Necas, COL (High Sticking), 5:59. Lehkonen, COL (High Sticking), 10:33. Bouchard, EDM (Hooking), 15:05. Parssinen, COL (Holding Stick), 15:05. Nurse, EDM (Tripping), 18:48.

Third Period: 9, Colorado, Necas 20 (MacKinnon), 15:38. Penalties: Bouchard, EDM (Roughing), 5:21. Nugent-Hopkins, EDM (Hooking), 5:52.

Shots on goal: Colorado 12-7-12: 31. Edmonton 11-10-6: 27.

Power-play opportunities: Colorado 1 of 5. Edmonton 2 of 4.

Goalies: Colorado, Blackwood 20-15-5 (27 shots-23 saves). Edmonton, Pickard 14-5-0 (19-17), Edmonton, Skinner 20-12-4 (12-9).