MacKinnon Scores Shootout Winner, Wedgewood Stops 30 of 31 Shots as Avalanche Defeats Oilers 2-1

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Nathan MacKinnon scored the game-winning goal after Scott Wedgewood's save in the third round of the shootout to lead the Avalanche past the Edmonton Oilers 2-1 at Rogers Place on Monday. Sam Malinski scored for a Colorado team that went 3/3 in the shootout while Wedgewood stopped 30 of the 31 shots he faced. Additionally, Colorado's penalty kill went 3/3 and killed off a five-on-three for 1:24 in the third period.

"[Wedgewood] was good," Avalanche Assistant Coach Dave Hakstol said. "He was rock solid all the way through. I thought he did a real nice job for us. It's a continuation of what he's done for us throughout the season." 

With the win, the Avalanche improved to 53-16-11.

"It took us a little while to get going the first few minutes of the hockey game," Hakstol said. "But, I thought after that we played a really sound hockey game. Especially through the majority of the last 50 minutes."

How It Happened

Malinski opened the scoring at 9:05 of the second period with his eighth goal of the season via a left-circle shot set up by Nicolas Roy's feed.

Connor McDavid tied the game for Edmonton at 15:49 of the second period with a shot from the bottom of the right circle.

In the shootout, McDavid and Nugent-Hopkins scored for Edmonton, while Valeri Nichushkin, Martin Necas and MacKinnon all tallied for the Avs.

Next Up

The Avalanche concludes its road trip against the Calgary Flames on Tuesday at 7 p.m. MT on KTVD-20, Altitude, Altitude+ and Altitude Sports Radio 92.5 FM.