Nathan MacKinnon and Tyson Barrie scored a minute apart to ignite a four-goal second period as the playoff-chasing Avalanche rallied to defeat the Oilers.
Down 2-0 after the opening period to an Edmonton team already eliminated from post-season contention, the Avalanche surged in the second. MacKinnon started the scoring spree with his 40th goal of the season, while Barrie, Alexander Kerfoot and Colin Wilson joined in. All four goals were scored in a 7:08 span.The Avalanche began the day two points in front of Arizona for the final wild-card spot in the West. The Coyotes played later Tuesday. Colorado has two games remaining.
Goaltender Semyon Varlamov shook off some early rust in his first appearance since March 15 and finished with 27 saves. He was stepping in for a sizzling Philipp Grubauer for the second game of a back-to-back.Koskinen had a spectacular save early in the second period with Colorado on the power play. On his back, Koskinen reached his arms over his head and just so happened to deflect MacKinnon’s shot with his glove at the goal line.
Kerfoot knocked in the go-ahead goal late in the second period. It was his second straight night with a big tally. In St. Louis on Monday, Kerfoot tied the game in the final minute to secure a valuable point before Colorado lost in a shootout. Lucic scored his first goal since Jan. 19, and Nurse added another in a dominating first period by Edmonton.
Connor McDavid and the Oilers were eliminated from the post-season Monday. McDavid said that night after a loss in Vegas his frustration level was high in missing the playoffs for a third time in his four seasons."If you’re frustrated it usually gets replaced sometime during the summer by determination," Hitchcock said in an interview posted on the team’s website.
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