Cale Makar had three points, including a controversial goal, as the Colorado Avalanche outscored the Edmonton Oilers 8-6 to take Game 1 of the NHL’s West Final.
The teams exchanged goals 36 seconds apart before the game was six minutes old. Oilers forward Evander Kane took a pass from Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and scored on a breakaway.
J.T. Compher replied on a two-on-one for the Avalanche. Read more: Father and son go head to head in matchup between Edmonton Oilers, Colorado Avalanche Colorado’s Nathan MacKinnon scored on a breakaway before Edmonton’s Zach Hyman tapped in a pass from Brett Kulak with 22 seconds left in the first.
But it took Makar only nine seconds to put the Avs back in front. The Oilers challenged for offside as Avalanche forward Valeri Nichushkin hadn’t exited the zone as Makar brought the puck in.