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A four-game point streak with three victories takes the Colorado Avalanche (3rd in Central Division) to the second contest of their current back-to-back set, with the Edmonton Oilers (4th in Pacific) paying a visit following a run of three consecutive defeats.
A third consecutive defeat (0-1-2) and a fourth loss in the last five outings (1-1-3) came about for the Edmonton Oilers (30-19-7), who were beaten with a count of 5-4 following a shootout for the second straight game after following up Wednesday’s home setback versus the Detroit Red Wings with the same outcome against the New York Rangers at Rogers Place on Friday. Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (27 goals, 68 points this year) bagged a snipe, an assist, and scored the only marker of the Oilers during the skills competition, which the Blueshirts won in six rounds with two tallies to one after Edmonton squandered a 4-1 first-period lead in regulation. With that, the Oilers collected at least a point for the 13th time in their last 14 matchups (9-1-4).
Goalie Jack Campbell made 34 saves on Friday and has now gone 17-8-3 for the season wi th a 3.31 GAA and a .888 save percentage. He has registered a 1-0-1 total from three previous appearances versus Colorado with a 3.94 GAA and a .898 save percentage, while Stuart Skinner (13-11-4 on the year with a 2.95 GAA and a .913 save percentage) is 0-0-1 against the Avalanche historically with a 2.91 GAA and a .935 save percentage. The Oilers, meanwhile, are sitting at the top of the league in most goals scored per game this season (3.73), 12th in most goals allowed on average (3.23), top of the NHL in power play (31.5%) and 27th in penalty kill (74.1%).
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