The Avalanche collapsed again Thursday night.
After leading Edmonton 2-0 early and 4-2 after two periods, Colorado fell 7-4 to the Oilers at the Pepsi Center.
Avalanche backup goalie Jeremy Smith struggled all night, and it ultimately was costly, with the Oilers coming back to take the lead on on third-period goals from Zack Kassian, Jordan Eberle and Drake Caggiula. After Caggiula put the Oilers up 5-4 with 2:11 remaining, Eberle added his second goal — technically not an empty-netter with Smith headed to the bench, but into a vacated net. And Leon Draisaitl closed out the scoring with an empty-netter.