It’s over.
It took overtime, a relentless comeback, and some timely saves but Game 4 and the Western Conference Finals between the Colorado Avalanche and Edmonton Oilers are finally over, with Colorado advancing to the Stanley Cup final following a 6-5 win and 4-0 series sweep.
Credit to the Oilers, they battled hard in this one with tenacity throughout their depleted forward lineup, electrifying offensive performances from Zach Hyman and Connor McDavid, and a heroic effort from a hobbled Leon Draisaitl who put up four assists on one leg.
But the Avalanche had heroes too, getting regulation goals from all their big guns - Cale Makar in the first period, then Devon Toews, Gabe Landeskog, Nathan Mackinnon, and Mikko Rantanen in the third period - and the overtime winner from the only guy on the ice who had scored an OT winner to send his team to the final before in Artturi Lekhonen.