Avs complete sweep of Oilers, advance to Stanley Cup Final

EDMONTON — Artturi Lehkonen scored at 1:19 of overtime as the Colorado Avalanche defeated the Edmonton Oilers 6-5 on Monday to complete a four-game sweep of the NHL's Western Conference final.

Cale Makar had a goal and four assists for Colorado.

Gabriel Landeskog, with a goal and two assists, Nathan MacKinnon, with a goal and an assist, Mikko Rantanen and Devon Toews also scored for the Avalanche. Lehkonen added two assists.

The trade deadline pickup's sixth goal of the playoffs came after he knocked down Makar's point shot with his stick and then buried his own rebound. The goal stood after a video review for a possible high stick infraction.

Pavel Francouz made 30 saves for the Avalanche, who earned a berth in the Stanley Cup final for the first time since the franchise won its second title in 2001.

Zach Hyman scored twice for Edmonton, while Connor McDavid, with a goal and two assists, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Zack Kassian provided the rest of the offence for the Oilers.

A hobbled Leon Draisaitl added four assists, while Mike Smith stopped 35 shots as Edmonton saw its first trip to the conference final since 2006 come to an abrupt end.

Teams that take a 3-0 lead in an NHL conference final/semifinal are now 45-0, including 27 sweeps.

Colorado will face either the New York Rangers or Tampa Bay Lightning in the final. New York leads that series 2-1, with Game 4 set for Tuesday in Tampa.

The Avalanche improved to 11-2 in the playoffs, including a perfect 7-0 on the road. Only six other teams in NHL history have strung together at least seven consecutive road victories in a single post-season.

Trailing 1-0 after Monday's first period and with both teams almost sleepwalking through the second, the Oilers finally got going at