Necas scores tiebreaking goal in 3rd period as Avalanche beat Oilers 5-4
— Martin Necas scored the tiebreaking goal late in the third period, and the Colorado Avalanche beat the Edmonton Oilers 5-4 on Friday night.
National Hockey League
FINAL
Colorado Avalanche
5
Edmonton Oilers
4
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COL | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| EDM | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
Rogers Place · 18,347 att.
Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/2/26 | @ Chicago Blackhawks | W 5-2 | NHL |
| 10/31/26 | vs Calgary Flames | W 5-2 | NHL |
| 10/28/26 | vs New Jersey Devils | W 5-2 | NHL |
| 10/25/26 | @ Nashville Predators | L 2-6 | NHL |
| 10/23/26 | vs Tampa Bay Lightning | W 6-3 | NHL |
| Full Schedule | |||
Play by Play
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Missed 19:29 5-4
Parker Kelly Snap Shot Wide Right
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Missed 17:58 5-4
Connor McDavid Snap Shot Wide Right
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Goal 15:38 5-4
Martin Necas Goal (20) Snap Shot, assists: Nathan MacKinnon (66)
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Missed 10:17 4-4
Zach Hyman Wrist Shot Wide Right
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Missed 8:40 4-4
Connor McDavid Backhand Wide Left
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Missed 7:25 4-4
Nathan MacKinnon Snap Shot Wide Right
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Missed 7:17 4-4
Nathan MacKinnon Slap Shot Wide Left
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Penalty 5:52 4-4
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins Hooking against Nathan MacKinnon
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Penalty 5:21 4-4
Evan Bouchard Roughing against Devon Toews
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Missed 3:22 4-4
Nathan MacKinnon Snap Shot Wide Left
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Missed 1:51 4-4
Miles Wood Snap Shot Wide Left
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Missed 1:28 4-4
Zach Hyman Tip-In High and Wide Left
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Missed 1:04 4-4
Evan Bouchard Snap Shot Short
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Missed 0:53 4-4
Darnell Nurse Snap Shot High and Wide Left
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Penalty 18:48 4-4
Darnell Nurse Tripping against Jack Drury
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Missed 17:25 4-4
Samuel Girard Snap Shot Off Crossbar
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Missed 16:45 4-4
Cale Makar Snap Shot Wide Right
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Goal 15:59 4-4
Leon Draisaitl Goal (40) Snap Shot, assists: Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (20)
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Penalty 15:05 4-3
Juuso Parssinen Holding the stick against Evan Bouchard
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Penalty 15:05 4-3
Evan Bouchard Hooking against Juuso Parssinen
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Missed 13:38 4-3
Viktor Arvidsson Slap Shot Wide Left
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Penalty 10:33 4-3
Artturi Lehkonen High-sticking against Ty Emberson
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Goal 7:48 4-3
Corey Perry Goal (12) Snap Shot, assists: Jeff Skinner (10), Mattias Ekholm (17)
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Goal 6:39 4-2
Cale Makar Goal (22) Snap Shot, assists: Parker Kelly (8)
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Penalty 5:59 3-2
Martin Necas High-sticking against Kasperi Kapanen
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Penalty 3:38 3-2
Parker Kelly Tripping against Connor McDavid
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Missed 3:16 3-2
Logan O'Connor Wrist Shot Short
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Missed 3:10 3-2
Joel Kiviranta Tip-In High and Wide Right
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Penalty 0:17 3-2
Leon Draisaitl Tripping against Parker Kelly
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Goal 18:08 3-2
Artturi Lehkonen Goal (23) Snap Shot, assists: Nathan MacKinnon (65), Devon Toews (21)
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Goal 12:22 2-2
Corey Perry Goal (11) Backhand, assists: Adam Henrique (9), Kasperi Kapanen (5)
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Goal 11:46 2-1
Cale Makar Goal (21) Snap Shot, assists: Nathan MacKinnon (64), Devon Toews (20)
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Goal 10:39 1-1
Leon Draisaitl Goal (39) Snap Shot, assists: Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (19), Evan Bouchard (35)
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Penalty 10:33 1-0
Artturi Lehkonen Slashing against Darnell Nurse
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Missed 10:29 1-0
Darnell Nurse Slap Shot Wide Right
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Goal 9:48 1-0
Nathan MacKinnon Goal (21) Snap Shot, assists: Cale Makar (41), Artturi Lehkonen (10)
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Penalty 9:18 0-0
Zach Hyman Hooking against Sam Malinski
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Missed 8:45 0-0
Jack Drury Snap Shot Wide Left
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Missed 7:25 0-0
Kasperi Kapanen Wrist Shot Short
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Missed 1:55 0-0
Miles Wood Wrist Shot Wide Left
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Missed 1:55 0-0
Calvin de Haan Snap Shot Wide Right
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Missed 1:38 0-0
Mattias Ekholm Slap Shot Wide Right
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Missed 1:01 0-0
Connor McDavid Snap Shot Wide Left
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Missed 0:46 0-0
Jeff Skinner Tip-In High and Wide Left
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End of Game 20:00 5-4
Game End
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Period End 20:00 5-4
End of 3rd Period
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Giveaway 19:58 5-4
Giveaway by Leon Draisaitl
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Face Off 19:33 5-4
Jack Drury faceoff won against Leon Draisaitl
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Stoppage 19:33 5-4
Icing
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Missed 19:29 5-4
Parker Kelly Snap Shot Wide Right
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Face Off 19:01 5-4
Jack Drury faceoff won against Leon Draisaitl
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Stoppage 19:01 5-4
On-Ice Official
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Face Off 18:55 5-4
Jack Drury faceoff won against Leon Draisaitl
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Stoppage 18:55 5-4
Goalie Stopped
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Shot 18:53 5-4
Mattias Ekholm Slap Shot saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
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Blocked 18:45 5-4
Mattias Ekholm shot blocked by Artturi Lehkonen
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Shot 18:33 5-4
Evan Bouchard Snap Shot saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
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Missed 17:58 5-4
Connor McDavid Snap Shot Wide Right
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Blocked 17:48 5-4
Evan Bouchard shot blocked by Nathan MacKinnon
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Takeaway 17:25 5-4
Takeaway by Adam Henrique
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Shot 17:20 5-4
Kasperi Kapanen Slap Shot saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
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Blocked 17:11 5-4
Ty Emberson shot blocked by Jack Drury
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Giveaway 16:49 5-4
Giveaway by Cale Makar
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Giveaway 16:38 5-4
Giveaway by Jack Drury
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Blocked 16:09 5-4
Brett Kulak shot blocked by Parker Kelly
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Face Off 15:38 5-4
Leon Draisaitl faceoff won against Parker Kelly
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Goal 15:38 5-4
Martin Necas Goal (20) Snap Shot, assists: Nathan MacKinnon (66)
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Shot 15:34 4-4
Nathan MacKinnon Snap Shot saved by Calvin Pickard
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Blocked 15:20 4-4
Martin Necas shot blocked by Mattias Ekholm
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Shot 14:27 4-4
Casey Mittelstadt Snap Shot saved by Calvin Pickard
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Face Off 14:14 4-4
Casey Mittelstadt faceoff won against Leon Draisaitl
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Stoppage 14:14 4-4
Goalie Stopped
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Shot 14:12 4-4
Cale Makar Wrist Shot saved by Calvin Pickard
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Giveaway 13:54 4-4
Giveaway by Evan Bouchard
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Blocked 13:36 4-4
Martin Necas shot blocked by Mattias Ekholm
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Takeaway 13:30 4-4
Takeaway by Artturi Lehkonen
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Shot 11:22 4-4
Juuso Parssinen Tip-In saved by Calvin Pickard
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Giveaway 10:21 4-4
Giveaway by Ty Emberson
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Giveaway 10:21 4-4
Giveaway by Casey Mittelstadt
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Missed 10:17 4-4
Zach Hyman Wrist Shot Wide Right
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Blocked 10:05 4-4
Viktor Arvidsson shot blocked by Devon Toews
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Blocked 10:03 4-4
Evan Bouchard shot blocked by Devon Toews
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Shot 9:48 4-4
Connor McDavid Snap Shot saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
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Face Off 9:38 4-4
Connor McDavid faceoff won against Nathan MacKinnon
Showing the last 40 of 291 events.
Team Stats
COL
EDM
19
Blocked Shots
12
15
Hits
9
3
Takeaways
1
31
Shots
27
1
Power Play Goals
2
5
Power Play Opportunities
4
20.0
Power Play Percentage
50.0
1
Short Handed Goals
0
0
Shootout Goals
0
31
Faceoffs Won
28
52.5
Faceoff Win Percent
47.5
11
Giveaways
17
5
Total Penalties
6
10
Penalty Minutes
12
Head to Head
EDM wins series 2-1
Injuries
Edmonton Oilers
- Isaac Howard Day-To-Day
- Zach Hyman Injured Reserve
- Devon Levi Injured Reserve
- Alec Regula Injured Reserve
- Matt Savoie Injured Reserve
Colorado Avalanche
- Josh Manson Out
- Zachary L'Heureux Injured Reserve
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