The Colorado Avalanche ended their road trip in Alberta hoping to snap their suddenly worrisome five-game losing streak. Playing a lighter schedule during the stretch also means that it had been nearly three weeks since the Avalanche secured a victory against a team not named the Ottawa Senators. Fortunately the Avalanche took care of business and controlled the game start to finish in a 4-1 defeat of the Edmonton Oilers.
The Avalanche set the tone just 26 seconds into the contest when Mikko Rantanen buried a rebound off of a Nathan MacKinnon shot. The top line showed yet again why they are the gold chain and leaders on the team.