Artturi Lehkonen scored the game-winning goal 1:19 in overtime as the Avalanche won Game 4 of the Western Conference Final to sweep the Oilers into four games.
Cale Makar had a goal and four assists in the win.
The Avalanche will therefore reach the Stanley Cup final for the third time in their history and will face the winning team rivalry between the Tampa Bay Lightning and New York Rangers.
Just one goal first
Cale Makar opened the scoring in power play 3:46 in the first with a wrist shot that went to the left of Mike Smith.
The Oilers had two power plays in the first period, but they didn’t take advantage of them. In the absence of defenseman Erik Johnson, they directed only one shot at Pavel Francouz while on the other side, Mike Smith received three shots.
The second stage was the Oilers ’business scoring three missed goals.
Edmonton first took advantage of a bad change from Avalanche to tie the game. Zach Hyman completed a play by Leon Draisaitl and Darnell Nurse. It was a 10th playoff goal for the former Maple Leafs.
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins gave the lead on the home side. He intercepted a pass to stand alone in front of Pavel Francouz, whom he beat with a backhand shot.
In less than two minutes, Connor McDavid, in power play, had his 10th goal and 31st point since the start of the playoffs, it was 3-1 for the Oilers,
Six goals in the third
The visitors reduced the space to the 31st second of the third period. Devon Toews deflected his shot to defender Cody Ceci before going behind Mike Smith.
The Oilers returned themselves a two-goal cushion when Zach Hyman received a pass from Leon Draisaitl and fired a one-timer.
Midway through the period, Gabriel Landeskog took advantage of a scramble in front of the Oilers goaltender to register his eighth playoffs.
At 6:30 on the stage, Nathan MacKinnon returned both teams to square one, making it 4-4.
In a power play, Mikko Rantanen gave the visitors the lead with just 5:13 left, but the Oilers didn’t give up and Zack Kassian grabbed a rebound to score the Oilers ’fifth goal to force overtime.
A first fight for Dylan Holloway
To replace Evander Kane in training, head coach Jay Woodcroft entrusted young Dylan Holloway, making it his first game in the NHL.
Selected in the first round (14th overall) in the 2020 draft, Holloway had a brilliant college career in Wisconsin with Cole Caufield of the Canadiens.
This season, he played 33 games in the American League, collecting 22 points. In five playoff games, he added four points.
Source: Radio-Canada
