Connor McDavid will lead the Edmonton Oilers against the Colorado Avalanche at Ball Arena, Denver in back-to-back games after playing the Minnesota Wild on Wednesday.
The Colorado Avalanche came into Thursday night with a primetime matchup that everyone wanted to see. The Edmonton Oilers have all the star power in the world and are seeking to win their first Stanley Cup in the Connor McDavid era.
One of the best players in the game is continuing to impress and is on pace to take home some more hardware. Colorado Avalanche forward Nathan MacKinnon is once again scoring at a torrid pace.
The Edmonton Oilers defeated the Colorado Avalanche 4-3 in an NHL Western Conference clash at Ball Arena in Denver on Thursday (Jan. 16) night. Viktor Arvidsson, Evan Bouchard, Brett Kulak and Connor McDavid scored for the Oilers.
Thursday night’s high-powered showdown between the star-laden offenses of the Colorado Avalanche and Edmonton Oilers, featuring the league’s past two Hart Memorial Trophy winners, lived up to its billing.
TSN analyst Martin Biron picked the field over Connor McDavid for the Hart Trophy on SC with Jay Onrait. McDavid, on course for over 120 points, could join Wayne Gretzky, Mario Lemieux, Phil Esposito and Marcel Dionne with four straight 120-point seasons.
The NHL's 4 Nations Face-Off will have many elite forward lines. Adam Proteau picks five lines in particular that would be thrilling to see, even for a shift.
If it was up to Ryan Middleton, Connor McDavid would have been serving some time in the penalty box Wednesday night. Coming late in the second period, the Edmonton Oilers captain caught Minnesota Wild center Marcus Johansson with an elbow to the chin.
Evan Bouchard scored the winning goal late in the third period, capping the Edmonton Oilers' rally from a three-goal deficit to beat the Colorado Avalanche 4-3 in Denver on Thursday night.
NHL last night, including the Canadiens’ match in Dallas. The CH won their game against the Stars, but we also need to talk about what happened elsewhere across the league. It was a busy evening: That’s a wrap on a 13-game Thursday!
Off, featuring top hockey stars like Connor McDavid, Auston Matthews and others from four countries including the USA, Sweden and Finland.
Edmonton’s back-to-back games on Wednesday and Thursday should be a lesson for Oilers fans on social media. Rather than being impulsive and overreacting to every play or goal against, why not just wait until the game is officially over before you give your final take?