Thursday night’s high-powered showdown between the star-laden offenses of the Avalanche and Oilers, featuring the league’s past two Hart Memorial Trophy winners, lived up to its

Logan O'Connor finds the back of the net to give the Avalanche a 1-0 lead in the first period.

The Avalanche have won one/lost one through 10 games in January. The team’s inability to put two or more wins together stems from inconsistency and chemistry issues — which go hand-in-hand. Colorado has struggled with offensive production in their losses,

(AP Photo/David Zalubowski) Edmonton Oilers center Jeff Skinner, center, struggles to control the puck while driving to the net between Colorado Avalanche right wing Logan O’Connor, left, and defenseman Calvin de Haan in the second period of an NHL ...

BOSTON -- Martin Necas and Jack Drury each made his debut for the Colorado Avalanche in a 3-1 loss to the Boston Bruins at TD Garden on Saturday. The forwards were acquired Friday in a three-team trade also involving the Carolina Hurricanes and Chicago Blackhawks that sent Mikko Rantanen and Taylor Hall to the Hurricanes.

Evan Bouchard scored the winning goal late in the third period, capping the Edmonton Oilers' rally from a three-goal deficit to beat the Colorado Avalanche 4-3 in Denver on Thursday night.

Forward Valeri Nichushkin suffered a setback in his return from a lower-body injury and doesn't figure to be back in the Colorado Avalanche lineup anytime soon. Colorado coach Jared Bednar described Nichushkin's status on Wednesday as “week-to-week.”

The trade that saw the superstar dealt to Carolina sent shockwaves through the league and up and down the Colorado franchise.