The air has been let out of the Western Conference Final.
Administering a series stranglehold, the Colorado Avalanche have moved to within one win of reaching the Stanley Cup Final after following up their two victories on home ice to start the series with a 4-2 triumph over the Edmonton Oilers in Game 3 on Saturday night in Rogers Place.
J.T. Compher provided the decisive moment past the midway mark of the third period when he hopped out of the penalty box and skated on a loose puck cleared out of the Colorado zone. Edmonton nearly took back the advantage while pressing on the power play, hitting the post with a point shot from Evan Bouchard only seconds earlier.