The Colorado Avalanche beat the Edmonton Oilers in Game 1 of the NHL Western Conference Finals.
The game that took place in Colorado ended with the victory of the ice hosts with a score of 8:6.
As part of the winners, JT Komfer scored a double. Also scored on the puck were Mikko Rantanen, Cale Makar, Gabriel Landeskog, Nathan McKinnon, Nazem Kadri and Andrew Colliano.
Russian hockey player Valery Nichushkin spent just over 20 minutes on the court, making four shots at the opponents' goal. He finished the match with a utility score of "-1".
On the losing team were Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, Evander Kane, Connor McDavid, Zach Hyman, Ryan McLeod and Derek Ryan.
One of Edmonton's leaders, Leon Dreisaitl, had two assists.
Thus, the score was 1-0 in favor of the Evalanche. The second game of the series will take place on the ice "Colorado" on the night of June 3.