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Conference Finals · Game 1

Oilers at Avalanche

🗓 📍 Ball Arena, Denver 🏒 COL leads 4–0

Avalanche, Conference Finals Game 1, beat Oilers 8–6 at Ball Arena on May 31, 2022.

EDM – COL
37–47
Shots on goal
1/2–1/2
Power play
46–34
Hits
15–21
Blocked shots
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The game

The stars, every goal, the box score and the recap
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Conference Finals — Best of 7

EDM vs COL · COL leads 4–0 Full series →
Game 1
6–8
Final · COL
Game 2
0–4
Final · COL
Game 3
4–2
Final · COL
Game 4
6–5
OT · COL

Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🏔️ COL
Cale Makar
1 G, 2 A
2 shots · 27:16 TOI
2nd star 🛢️ EDM
Connor McDavid
1 G, 2 A
2 shots · 24:15 TOI
3rd star 🏔️ COL
J.T. Compher
2 G
3 shots · 12:52 TOI

Scoring

14 goals · in order
1st period
🛢️ Evander Kane Go-ahead 1st · 05:04
Assists: Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, Kailer Yamamoto · beat Darcy Kuemper
1–0
🏔️ J.T. Compher Tying 1st · 05:40
Assists: Alex Newhook, Andre Burakovsky · beat Mike Smith
1–1
🏔️ Nathan MacKinnon Go-ahead 1st · 15:10
Assists: Devon Toews, Cale Makar · beat Mike Smith
1–2
🛢️ Zach Hyman Tying 1st · 19:37
Assists: Brett Kulak, Connor McDavid · beat Darcy Kuemper
2–2
🏔️ Cale Makar Go-ahead 1st · 19:46
Unassisted · beat Mike Smith
2–3
2nd period
🏔️ Nazem Kadri PP 2nd · 00:32
Assists: Gabriel Landeskog, Mikko Rantanen · beat Mike Smith
2–4
🛢️ Ryan McLeod 2nd · 02:59
Assists: Warren Foegele, Darnell Nurse · beat Darcy Kuemper
3–4
🏔️ Mikko Rantanen 2nd · 04:38
Assists: Nathan MacKinnon, Artturi Lehkonen · beat Mike Smith
3–5
🏔️ J.T. Compher 2nd · 06:20
Assists: Cale Makar, Devon Toews · beat Mike Smith
3–6
🏔️ Andrew Cogliano 2nd · 16:20
Assists: Logan O'Connor · beat Mikko Koskinen
3–7
🛢️ Connor McDavid 2nd · 16:51
Assists: Leon Draisaitl, Evander Kane · beat Pavel Francouz
4–7
3rd period
🛢️ Derek Ryan 3rd · 03:28
Assists: Zack Kassian, Evan Bouchard · beat Pavel Francouz
5–7
🛢️ Ryan Nugent-Hopkins PP 3rd · 12:36
Assists: Leon Draisaitl, Connor McDavid · beat Pavel Francouz
6–7
🏔️ Gabriel Landeskog Empty net 3rd · 19:38
Unassisted
6–8

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🛢️Oilers
L1 Kane · McDavid · Draisaitl 23:21
L2 Hyman · Nugent-Hopkins · Yamamoto 20:34
L3 McLeod · Ryan · Archibald 10:01
L4 Foegele · Kassian · Puljujarvi 8:38
D1 Barrie · Nurse 21:04
D2 Kulak · Ceci 18:48
D3 Keith · Bouchard 17:53
🏔️Avalanche
L1 Landeskog · MacKinnon · Nichushkin 21:17
L2 Lehkonen · Kadri · Rantanen 16:51
L3 Compher · Newhook · Helm 12:04
L4 Burakovsky · Cogliano · O'Connor 8:55
D1 Makar · Toews 26:05
D2 Byram · Johnson 19:26
D3 Manson · Johnson 13:28

Team stats

Away left · home right
🛢️EDM COL🏔️
37 Shots on goal 47
1/2 Power play (goals / chances) 1/2
46 Hits 34
15 Blocked shots 21
10 Takeaways 13
6 Giveaways 6
4 Penalty minutes 4
EDM shooting 16.2% (6/37) COL shooting 17.0% (8/47)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🛢️Oilers
Mikko Koskinen
20/21
.952 SV% · 1 GA · 32:07 TOI
Mike Smith
19/25
.760 SV% · 6 GA · 26:20 TOI
🏔️Avalanche
Darcy Kuemper
13/16
.812 SV% · 3 GA · 27:19 TOI
Pavel Francouz
18/21
.857 SV% · 3 GA · 32:41 TOI

Where the goals came from

14 of 14 goals located
Evander Kane · 1st 05:04 · 1–0 J.T. Compher · 1st 05:40 · 1–1 Nathan MacKinnon · 1st 15:10 · 1–2 Zach Hyman · 1st 19:37 · 2–2 Cale Makar · 1st 19:46 · 2–3 Nazem Kadri · 2nd 00:32 · 2–4 Ryan McLeod · 2nd 02:59 · 3–4 Mikko Rantanen · 2nd 04:38 · 3–5 J.T. Compher · 2nd 06:20 · 3–6 Andrew Cogliano · 2nd 16:20 · 3–7 Connor McDavid · 2nd 16:51 · 4–7 Derek Ryan · 3rd 03:28 · 5–7 Ryan Nugent-Hopkins · 3rd 12:36 · 6–7 Gabriel Landeskog · 3rd 19:38 · 6–8
EDM COL
The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

Period by period

AI
After 1st — 2–3
Oilers
Oilers — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 8-15-4 (30% win rate, 27 games)
Avalanche
Avalanche — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 17-1 (94% win rate, 18 games)
After 2nd — 4–7
Oilers
Oilers — trailing by 3 goals after 2nd: 0-2 (0% win rate, 2 games)
Avalanche
Avalanche — leading by 3 goals after 2nd: 7-0 (100% win rate, 7 games)

Last meetings

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Apr 222022 🏔️COL @ 🛢️EDM 3–6 Apr 92022 🏔️COL @ 🛢️EDM 2–1 SO Mar 212022 🛢️EDM @ 🏔️COL 2–3 OT Nov 272019 🛢️EDM @ 🏔️COL 1–4 Nov 142019 🏔️COL @ 🛢️EDM 2–6
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Who won Oilers vs Avalanche on May 31, 2022?

Avalanche won 8–6. The final score was Oilers 6, Avalanche 8.

Who scored for Oilers?

Connor McDavid, Derek Ryan, Evander Kane, Ryan McLeod, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, Zach Hyman.

Who scored for Avalanche?

J.T. Compher (2), Andrew Cogliano, Cale Makar, Gabriel Landeskog, Mikko Rantanen, Nathan MacKinnon, Nazem Kadri.

How did the Oilers goalie play?

Mikko Koskinen made 20 saves on 21 shots (.952 save percentage).

How did the Avalanche goalie play?

Darcy Kuemper made 13 saves on 16 shots (.812 save percentage).

Where is Oilers vs Avalanche played?

At Ball Arena in Denver, the Avalanche home rink.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
🛢️ Oilers
BeforeMay 26 🛢️EDM @ 🔥CGY 5–4 AfterJun 2 🛢️EDM @ 🏔️COL 0–4
🏔️ Avalanche
BeforeMay 27 🏔️COL @ 🎵STL 3–2 AfterJun 2 🛢️EDM @ 🏔️COL 0–4
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