Martin Necas scored the tiebreaking goal late in the third period, and the Colorado Avalanche beat the Edmonton Oilers 5-4.

We had four games last night in the National Hockey League, with eight teams in action. Each game brought us some great highlights. Here is a recap. 1. Martin Necas scores his first goal with the Avalanche After Mikko Rantanen on Thursday night with the Carolina Hurricanes,

Nathan MacKinnon had three assists, while his new linemate Martin Necas had two goals and an assist to help the Avalanche shrug off a slow start before rolling past the Flames, 4-2, at Scotiabank Saddledome.