The Edmonton Oilers lost in overtime to the Colorado Avalanche in Game 4 of the National Hockey League (NHL) Western Conference Finals series. The meeting ended at 6:5 in favor of the guest.
Artturi Lehkonen scored the winning goal. Cale Makar, Devon Toews, Gabriel Landeskog, Nathan McKinnon and Mikko Rantanen also scored one each. Russian striker Valery Nichushkin did not make any effective moves.
As part of the losing team, Zach Hyman scored a double. Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, Connor McDavid and Zach Kassian also scored.
The score in the series was 4-0. In the final, Colorado will play the winner of the Tampa Bay Lightning – New York Rangers (1-2).
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Edmonton Oilers – Colorado Avalanche – 5:6 (OT)
Goals: 0:1 – Makar (Lehkonen), 3.46;
1:1 – Hyman (Dreiseitl, Nurs), – 27.39;
2:1 – Nugent-Hopkins, 36.57;
3:1 – McDavid (Dreiseitl, Barry), 38.54;
3:2 – Teyvs (Landeskog, Makar), 40.31;
4:2 – Hyman (Dreiseitl, McDavid), 43.55;
4:3 – Landesskog, 48.58;
4:4 – MacKinnon (Lehkonen, Makar), 53.30;
4:5 – Rantanen (Makar, Landeskog) – 54.47;
5:5 – Cassian (Dreiseitl, McDavid), 56.38;
5:6 – Lehkonen (Makar, Helmet), 61.19.
Earlier, Russian forward “Tampa Bay Lightning” Nikita Kucherov appeared He is fifth on the scorer list for the 2021/22 Stanley Cup season.