MOSCOW, Apr 23 Edmonton Oilers defeat Colorado Avalanche in home game of the regular season of the National Hockey League (NHL). The game in Edmonton ended with a score of 6:3 (0:1, 4:1, 2:1) in favor of the hosts. The winners scored a hat-trick Evander Kane (23, 29 and 35 minutes), Evan Bouchard (25), Kyler Yamamoto (51) and Chris Russell (59) scored one goal each. For Colorado, Russian forward Valery Nichushkin scored a double (9, 25), Nathan McKinnon scored another goal (59). This season, Nichushkin scored 50 points (24 goals + 26 assists) in 59 games.Edmonton are fifth in the NHL Western Conference standings with 98 points, led by Colorado (116 points). The Avalanches have lost three in a row.
