Final
Avalanche top Oilers
Feb 18, 2012 - 5:46 AM Edmonton, AB (Sports Network) - Mark Olver and Gabriel Landeskog each had a goal and an assist, as the Colorado Avalanche handled the Edmonton Oilers, 3-1.Erik Johnson also lit the lamp for the Avalanche, who improved to 1-1-1 on a four-game road trip. Semyon Varlamov made 26 saves.
Ryan Jones scored the lone goal for the Oilers, who have lost four of five. Devan Dubnyk stopped 20-of-23 shots.
Johnson's one-timer from the right point put Colorado ahead 1-0 with 46.9 seconds left in the first period.
Olver, playing in his first game of the season, lit the lamp at the 3:55 mark of the middle stanza. Ryan O'Reilly, who assisted on all three Colorado goals, made a cross-ice pass to Olver, who guided the puck into the back of the net.
Landeskog scored on the power play at the 9:37 mark to make it a 3-0 game. Paul Stastny controlled the puck along the goal line and fed a pass in front for Landeskog, who chipped the disc past Dubnyk.
"We got the results we were looking for tonight," Colorado head coach Joe Sacco said. "I thought O'Reilly's line had a real good game."
Jones put home a rebound with 5:19 left to make it a two-goal contest.
Varlamov made eight saves in the third stanza to seal Colorado's victory.
"We need to just keep pushing forward and learn from tonight," Oilers forward Sam Gagner said.
Game Notes
The Oilers have won three of five meetings against Colorado this season... Colorado improved to 3-13-1 in Northwest Division games this season...The Avalanche had lost four in a row on the road...Colorado goaltender Jean- Sebastien Giguere missed the game with a groin injury...Jones snapped a 22- game goal-scoring drought with his second-period tally.
- COLORADO: 3
EDMONTON: 1
Final
Feb 17 11:55 PM - COLORADO: 3
EDMONTON: 1
End of 2nd
Feb 17 11:01 PM - Edmonton Goal - Ryan Jones (13), from Jeff Petry at 14:41.
Avalanche 3, Oilers 1 2nd - 5:19Feb 17 10:56 PM - Colorado Power-Play Goal - Milan Hejduk (14), at 9:37.
Avalanche 3, Oilers 0 2nd - 10:23Feb 17 10:43 PM - COLORADO: 1
EDMONTON: 0
End of 1st
Feb 17 10:12 PM - COLORADO: 0
EDMONTON: 0
1st Period - 20:00
Feb 17 9:39 PM
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