GAME RECAP: Oilers 4, Avalanche 1

DENVER, CO – Goaltender Stuart Skinner put in a first-star performance on Saturday night with 27 saves as the Edmonton Oilers claimed their third straight victory with a 4-1 win over the Colorado Avalanche.

The Oilers netminder nearly got to Nikolai Kovalenko's opening goal on the power play in the first period, but his teammates weren't about to let his stellar performance be spoiled after they scored the next four goals to complete the back-to-back sweep for the Blue & Orange this weekend.

"I felt good right from the get-go," Skinner said. "I thought that our team really helped me get in the game early on, so a full team effort here tonight. Getting the two points is massive, especially on a back-to-back. It's hard to do."

Forward Vasily Podkolzin scored in a third straight game, notching the game-winning goal on a deflection in the second period, and Kasperi Kapanen notched his first Oilers goal. Defenceman Troy Stecher recorded an assist on Podkolzin's goal to give him assists in three straight games.

Brett Kulak notched his fifth goal of the season with a seeing-eye shot through traffic in the final frame before Ryan Nugent-Hopkins added an empty-netter. No. 93 recorded a goal and assist as the only multi-point performance among the 11 different Oilers who recorded points in Saturday's collective team effort.

The Oilers improved to 13-9-2 and pulled to within five points of first place in the Pacific Division after the Vegas Golden Knights were shut out 6-0 by Utah Hockey Club.

Edmonton will face Vegas on Tuesday in a massive four-point game at T-Mobile Arena that concludes their three-game road trip.