NHL Playoffs Thursday 6-2

COLORADO 4 – Edmonton 0… Pavel Francouz stopped all 24 shots as the Avalanche blanked the Oilers to take a 2-0 lead in the Western Conference Finals. Artturi Lehkonen and Josh Manson scored 15 seconds apart in the second period and Mikko Rantanen found the net less than 2 minutes later. The series shifts to Edmonton for Game 3 tomorrow.