Oilers pull away in last 2 periods to top Avs

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Ryan Nugent-Hopkins had a goal and an assist, Brett Kulak, Kasperi Kapanen and Vasily Podkolzin also scored and the Edmonton Oilers beat the Colorado Avalanche 4-1 in Denver on Saturday night.

Stuart Skinner turned away 27 shots for Edmonton, which has won three straight games.

Nikolai Kovalenko had a goal and Alexandar Georgiev made 28 saves for Colorado, which has dropped three