Nathan MacKinnon had a four-point night, and Cale Makar scored twice to help the Avs win a wild one, 5-4, at Rogers Place. MacKinnon set up Martin Necas for the game-winner with 4:22 remaining after Colorado had blown an earlier two-goal lead.

The Colorado Avalanche rebounded from a poor start to its west coast road trip by dominating the second period and beating the Flames 4-2.

Martin Necas had two assists, nearly scored twice himself and excelled on the top line. Jack Drury scored a goal and centered a new-look depth line while all 12 Avs forwards played more than 10 minutes, a departure from the usual top-heavy distribution.

As the Oilers take to the ice this morning before they go toe-to-toe with the Colorado Avalanche, we caught a glimpse of the line combinations. Knoblauch appears to be a fan of how consistently Skinner has played defensively.

Then all of a sudden it was a complete turnaround in the second.” Calgary native Cale Makar tied the game 80 seconds into the second with a shot from above the right circle. It was Makar’s 20th goal of the season.

Nathan MacKinnon had a goal and three assists and Cale Makar had two goals and an assist as the Colorado Avalanche defeated the Edmonton Oilers 5-4 on Friday, in the final game for both teams before the 4 Nations Face-Off break.