Back from a harder-than-it-needed-to-be sweep of California the Colorado Avalanche were back in town to face a few potential playoff foes to wrap up the regular season and first up was the Edmonton Oilers. The game had a playoff feel with tight checking and few goals scored but Edmonton benefitted from regular season overtime rules and escaped with 2-1 win.
The Game
Getting on the board first was just what the Avalanche needed in this spirited game. Ben Meyers was again the beneficiary of some luck as he was credited with the first goal of the game after the Oilers defense swatted the puck past their own netminder at 4:52.