SECOND PERIOD
9:21: Avalanche score. Sean Walker fires one blocker side on Skinner off the rush to make it 1-0 for Colorado.
10:11: OFF THE POST! Connor Brown sends it over to Evander Kane on a two-on-one, but the winger doesn’t get all of the shot and he strikes the left post before going out the other side.
11:12: MacKinnon makes a terrific outside move before firing a sneaky backhand on Skinner, but the Oilers netminder presses his body against the right post to keep it out.
13:21: Excellent hockey being played here as Josh Manson breaks up an Oilers two-on-one before Warren Foegele gets a wide-open look to the right of Georgiev’s goal after Draisaitl sets him up with a no-look backhand pass.
15:33: Nugent-Hopkins is denied in close by Georgiev twice after McDavid made an exceptional pass out front from the right corner.
15:47: Penalty shot to the Avalanche after Jonathan Drouin is hooked by Brett Kulak. The winger comes in and shifts to his backhand, but SKINNER SQUEEZES IT SHUT! It nearly trickled through, but the quick shut of the space by Skinner between his arm and torso keeps it from rolling into the net.
19:31: Mikko Rantanen slashes Ryan McLeod’s stick in half after a dump-in, sending the Oilers to their first power play.
8:00 pm: The second period is underway!
FIRST PERIOD
0.0: Ekholm breaks up a dangerous two-on-one for the Avalanche in the last few seconds before the intermission. There were no goals, but this game is living up to the hype with great chances and great saves from each netminder to keep it 0-0 through 20 minutes.
1:31: McDavid loses his man with a brilliant turn in the right circle before having his open follow-up shot blocked by Sam Girard.
2:11:STUUUUUUU with a spectacular glove save on Makar through traffic closes out a strong opening penalty kill for the Oilers.
4:11: Ryan Nugent-Hopkins is given a hooking penalty in the neutral zone to send the Avalanche to the game’s first power play.
7:41: After a failed Colorado clearance, Evan Bouchard intercepts the puck at the blueline and sends a diagonal pass to McDavid, who wraps it around the opposite side of the net but can’t tuck it inside the post past Alexandar Georgiev. The fans at Rogers Place applaud a strong shift from the Oilers top line and defense pairing.
11:04: Leon Draisaitl is stopped smartly by Alexandar Georgiev after the German got a pass back from Connor McDavid on a three-on-two zone entry.
13:14: Stuart Skinner stands up to former Norris Trophy winner Cale Makar’s shot from the left circle with the left pad.
15:15: Stuart Skinner settles himself in the crease to make three quick saves after the puck bounced around the danger area from a deflected shot from the blueline.
20:00: GAME ON! We have a good one down at Rogers Place tonight.
8:00 pm: The first period at Rogers Place will begin soon. Mattias Ekholm takes warmups for the Oilers and looks set to return to the lineup from a one-game illness absence.
