MOSCOW, Jun 1 Colorado Avalanche beat Edmonton Oilers in the first match of the 1/2 finals of the playoffs of the National Hockey League (NHL). The meeting in Denver ended in victory for the hosts with a score of 8:6. Avalanche goals scored by JT Komfer (6th and 27th minutes), Nathan McKinnon (16), Cale Makar (20), Nazem Kadri (21), Mikko Rantanen (25), Andrew Cogliano (37) ) and Gabriel Landeskog (60). For the Oilers, goals were scored by Evander Kane (6), Zach Hyman (20), Ryan McLeod (23), Connor McDavid (37), Derek Ryan (44) and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (53).Russian striker “Colorado” Valery Nichushkin spent 20 minutes 11 seconds on the site, threw four times on goal, but did not score effective actions. His team repeated their own record for the number of goals scored in the playoffs.
