Evan Bouchard scored with 6:55 left and the surging Edmonton Oilers overcame a three-goal deficit to beat the Colorado Avalanche 4-3 on Thursday night.

Zach Hyman scored a tiebreaking power-play goal in the third period, and the Edmonton Oilers beat the Chicago Blackhawks 4-3.

Bouchard registered an assist, two shots on goal, two blocked shots, two PIM and a plus-2 rating in Saturday's 4-2 win over the Kraken. Bouchard has a goal and four helpers over his last four ...

Evan Bouchard scored the winning goal late in the third period, capping the Edmonton Oilers' rally from a three-goal deficit to beat the Colorado Avalanche 4-3 in Denver on Thursday night.

Naturally, given this mix, Brown got the least ice time among Oilers blueliners at 11:49. His most notable moment came in the first period when he levelled Trent Frederic with a hip check along the boards by the Oilers bench. Brown was used on the penalty kill in the third when Ekholm was in the box.

The Oilers depth chart at centre is exceptional, beyond any other team at any other position. Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl are elite offensive players of the highest order, and this season Draisaitl’s 200-foot game overwhelms opponents.

In a wild track meet of a game, with Colorado scoring the first three goals, then Edmonton the next four, the Oilers won 4-3 in Denver on Thursday night. In total, the Grade A shots were 17 for the Oilers, eight for the Avs, with the subset of more dangerous 5-alarm shots nine for Edmonton, five for Colorado.

2 Evan Bouchard, 7. Played a strong two-way ... GAS: ES +4/-2; ST +1/-0. #19 Adam Henrique, 5. Part of the problem on the 3-1 when he allowed a key pass, but got it back a few minutes later ...

He had the lowest GA/60 and he was on the ice for 10 fewer goals than Mattias Ekholm and 11 fewer than Evan Bouchard ... and he and Adam Henrique have played well together recently, so maybe ...

The Oilers are icing yet another new lineup tonight. After shuffling the forward lines during the past few games, they'll debut yet another brand-new line tonight in Boston, as the Skinner-Henrique-Hyman line from yesterday's practice will get into its first game.

THROUGH GAMES OF SATURDAY, JAN. 18, 2025

Edmonton Oilers GM Stan Bowman has identified a need for his team and has taken a big step to filing it. The roster at his disposal does not contain three regular right-handed defenders. He's fixed that. The team has announced that it will be signing free agent John Klingberg to a one-year contract.