Oilers score 5 in third period, beat Avalanche 7-4

Edmonton Oilers center Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, right, pursues the puck after Colorado Avalanche goalie Jeremy Smith made a stop in the third period of an NHL hockey game Thursday, March 23, 2017, in Denver. Edmonton won 7-4. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski) (The Associated Press)

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Edmonton Oilers center Mark Letestu, right, reaches out to control the puck as Colorado Avalanche center Carl Soderberg, of Sweden, defends in the second period of an NHL hockey game Thursday, March 23, 2017, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski) (The Associated Press)

Edmonton Oilers center Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, center, leads center Leon Draisaitl, of Germany, right, down the ice with the puck as Colorado Avalanche defenseman Francois Beauchemin drops back to cover pursues in the second period of an NHL hockey game Thursday, March 23, 2017, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski) (The Associated Press)

DENVER – Drake Caggiula and Jordan Eberle scored 1:10 apart to break a tie late in the third period, and the Edmonton Oilers rallied to beat the Colorado Avalanche 7-4 on Thursday night.

Eberle scored twice in Edmonton's five-goal third period and also added an assist. Zack Kassian and Leon Draisaitl also scored in the rally that moved Edmonton into a tie with Anaheim for second in the Pacific Division with 89 points.

Andrej Sekera had a goal and two assists, Milan Lucic also scored and Laurent Brossoit had five saves in relief of Cam Talbot to lead Edmonton to the win.

The Oilers tied it early in the third and then scored three times in the final 2:11. Caggiula beat Jeremy Smith to give Edmonton a 5-4 lead, Eberle added to it and Draisaitl scored into an empty net in the final minute to seal it.

Mikko Rantanen had two goals, J.T. Compher and Rene Bourque had a goal each and Nathan MacKinnon finished with two assists for Colorado.