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Colorado Avalanche at Rogers Place: did Scott Wedgewood and Sam Malinski decide it against the Edmonton Oilers?

The Colorado Avalanche moved to 53-16 after a 2-1 shootout result at the Edmonton Oilers, who went to 40-30, and the teams left with 2 and 1 points.


Apr 13, 2026; Edmonton, Alberta, CAN; Edmonton Oilers forward Connor McDavid (97) and Colorado Avalanche forward Nathan MacKinnon (29) battle in a face-off during the second period at Rogers Place. Mandatory Credit: Perry Nelson-Imagn Images

First period


The Colorado Avalanche opened with 0 goals while putting 31 shots on goal in the game and finishing with 12 hits.


The Edmonton Oilers also scored 0 goals in the period while matching 31 shots in the game and recording 22 hits.


The Avs finished the night with 26 giveaways, and the Oil had 12 giveaways.


Second period


The Avs scored 1 goal in the second period as Sam Malinski finished with 1 goal on 4 shots.


The Oilers scored 1 goal in the second period while finishing with 3 takeaways as a team.


Apr 13, 2026; Edmonton, Alberta, CAN;  The Edmonton Oilers celebrate a goal scored by forward Connor McDavid (97) during the second period against the Colorado Avalanche.Rogers Place. Mandatory Credit: Perry Nelson-Imagn Images

Third period


The Burgundy and Blue scored 0 goals in the third period while blocking 15 shots.


The Oilers scored 0 goals in the third period while blocking 26 shots.


Colorado Avalanche post-match stats showed the Avs going 0-for-4 on the power play, while the Oil went 0-for-3.


Overtime


The Avs finished overtime with 2 shots and 0 goals.


The Oilers finished overtime with 0 shots and 0 goals.


Apr 13, 2026; Edmonton, Alberta, CAN; Edmonton Oilers forward Issac Howard (53) and Colorado Avalanche forward Gabriel Landeskog (92) looks for a loose puck during the second period at Rogers Place. Mandatory Credit: Perry Nelson-Imagn Images

Shootout


The Avs scored 3 shootout goals on 3 shots, and the Oilers scored 2 shootout goals on 3 shots.


Scott Wedgewood earned the win with 30 saves on 31 shots against, and Connor Ingram logged 30 saves on 31 shots against in the loss.


The Colorado Avalanche vs Edmonton Oilers scoreline review included a faceoff split of 47 percent for the Avs and 53 percent for the Oilers.


The what went wrong for Colorado Avalanche discussion centered on 0 power-play goals despite 4 opportunities and 6 penalty minutes.


The post-game thoughts Colorado Avalanche began with the Avs getting 26 faceoffs won and 26 blocked-shot attempts.


The Avs will be on the road at Scotiabank Saddledome in Calgary, Alberta, Canada on 4/14/2026 at 9:00 PM EDT against the Calgary Flames, and the game will be available on ESPN+, ALT, KUSA, and KTVD.


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