Avs top Oilers in SO
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Denver, CO (SportsNetwork.com) - Matt Duchene and Alex Tanguay scored in the shootout as the Colorado Avalanche edged the Edmonton Oilers 2-1 on Friday night.
Semyon Varlamov made 27 saves before stopping both Edmonton attempts in the shootout, helping Colorado win its second straight game.
Duchene used a deke and scored on his forehand to open the second round of the tiebreaker. Ben Scrivens then bit on a deke by Tanguay, who hung on to the puck before firing it over the Oilers netminder.
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Scrivens finished with 27 saves in Edmonton's 12th consecutive road loss.
Duchene set up Daniel Briere for Colorado's lone goal in regulation. After circling the Edmonton net, Duchene sent a backhand pass across to Briere, who tapped the puck into an open net at 7:55 of the second period.
"It's a luxury to play with a guy like Matt," Briere said. "He is so strong with the puck, especially behind the net. The goal was all his work."
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The Oilers tied it on a power play early in the third period. Benoit Pouliot, back in the lineup after missing 18 games with a broken foot, scored from in tight at 4:47.
"Obviously our third was our best period," said Pouliot.
Edmonton outshot Colorado 12-3 over the final 20 minutes of regulation.
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Game Notes
The Oilers on Friday traded forward David Perron to the Pittsburgh Penguins in exchange for a 2015 first-round draft pick and forward Rob Klinkhammer ... Edmonton defenseman Keith Aulie served the first game of a two-game suspension for an illegal check to the head of Calgary forward Matt Stajan on Wednesday.