EDMONTON, Alberta – Semyon Varlamov stopped 26 shots to help the Colorado Avalanche beat the Edmonton Oilers 4-1 Sunday night to snap a five-game losing streak.
Mikko Rantanen, Carl Soderberg and Tyson Barrie each had a goal and an assist, and Alexander Kerfoot also scored for the Avalanche.
Ty Rattie scored in Edmonton’s fourth consecutive loss. Cam Talbot stopped 12-of-15 shots before he was replaced 5:06 in the second period. Mikko Koskinen came on and finished with 12 saves.
Rantanen got the Avalanche started just 26 seconds into the game, converting the rebound of Nathan MacKinon’s shot past Talbot for his sixth of the season.
Soderberg scored on a long point shot through traffic to give make it 2-0 with 4:27 remaining in the opening period.
The Avs added to their lead with a power-play goal five minutes into the second period when Kerfoot was allowed three whacks at the puck from the side of the net before scoring. That brought Koskinen in to replace Talbot.
Colorado kept coming with another goal midway through the second period, as Rantanen fed it in front for Barrie, who scored his first goal of the season. Rantanen regained the lead in the NHL scoring race on the play with his 26th point.
Edmonton broke Varlamov’s shutout bid midway through the third when Rattie tipped home Adam Larsson’s point shot.
Avalanche: Host Boston on Wednesday night.
Oilers: Host Montreal on Tuesday night.
