Bad luck for the Edmonton Oilers turned into a good fortune for the Avalanche on Monday night.
During a 3-on-3 overtime, Oilers defenseman Darnell Nurse lost his helmet in his zone, requiring him to leave the ice. That gave the Avalanche an odd-man rush finished off by center Nathan MacKinnon’s top-shelf marker for a 3-2 winner 52 seconds into overtime at Ball Arena. Defenseman Cale Makar assisted on the goal.
The Avalanche improved to 25-3-3 on home ice and ended Edmonton’s five-game winning streak.
A 2-2 game entering the third period, the Oilers and Avs both took turns with significant offensive zone time and chances, but not goals.