Martin Necas scored the tiebreaking goal late in the third period, and the Colorado Avalanche beat the Edmonton Oilers 5-4.

Martin Necas scored with 4:22 remaining in the third period to lift the visiting Colorado Avalanche past the Edmonton Oilers 5-4 on Friday night. Necas scored off a pass across the slot from Nathan MacKinnon after goalie Calvin Pickard made a save against MacKinnon.

Nathan MacKinnon had a goal and three assists and Cale Makar had two goals and an assist as the Colorado Avalanche defeated the Edmonton Oilers 5-4 on Friday, in the final game for both teams before the 4 Nations Face-Off break. Artturi Lehkonen and Martin Necas also scored for the Avalanche (33-22-2), who have won four of their last five.