Nathan MacKinnon had three second-period assists to regain the NHL points lead, Martin Necas scored twice and added an assist ...
Martin Necas scored the tiebreaking goal late in the third period, and the Colorado Avalanche beat the Edmonton Oilers 5-4.
If it’s not MacKinnon and Necas, it’s Cale Makar and Artturi Lehkonen ... Joel Kiviranta has one goal in his last 21 games. Logan O’Connor hasn’t scored in 11 games.
A trio of opportunities from the top line were all stopped, highlighted by an absolute robbery against Artturi Lehkonen ... was trying to get teammate Logan O’Connor’s back.
When Logan O’Connor kicked the feet out from under Conor ... then sent a cross-seam pass to Artturi Lehkonen, who is the Avalanche’s leading goalscorer thanks precisely to passes like that.
Forty seconds later, with the Canucks still under siege and unable to get the puck, Demko lunged left to stop Artturi Lehkonen ... Elias Pettersson and Logan O’Connor, Brock Boeser scored ...
It was expected to be a playoff-type game against the Edmonton Oilers and it was just that. Nathan MacKinnon had four points, ...