MOSCOW, Jun 5 Colorado Avalanche beat Edmonton Oilers away in third match of the semi-final series of the playoffs of the National Hockey League (NHL). The meeting in Edmonton ended in victory for the guests with a score of 4:2. As part of the Avalanche, Russian forward Valery Nichushkin scored twice (17th and 25th minutes). Also scored by JT Komfer (53) and Mikko Rantanen (60). The Oilers scored goals from Connor McDavid (1) and Ryan McLeod (48). Nichushkin spent 23 minutes 41 seconds on the ice, made five shots on the opponent's goal and ended the meeting with a +2 utility indicator. He was recognized as the first star of the match. This season, the Russian played 13 games in the playoffs and scored 9 points (5 goals + 4 assists). The score in the series to four wins was 3-0 in favor of Colorado. The next meeting will be held June 7 in Edmonton.
