After gathering a crucial point the previous night in St. Louis in the race for the final Western Conference wild card, the Colorado Avalanche headed into this meeting against the Edmonton Oilers desperate to pick up two points in order to stay ahead of the Arizona Coyotes. Both teams entered this contest on the second night of a back-to-back and traveled after their previous game so it was difficult to predict where the energy and advantage lied in this one. The Avalanche overcame another slow start and battled back to take the victory in what turned out to be a 6-2 drubbing of the Oilers.
Colorado Avalanche defeat Edmonton Oilers 6-2 and move one step closer to the playoffs
