EDMONTON -- Nathan MacKinnon had two goals and two assists to push his point streak to eight games, and the Colorado Avalanche won 9-1 against the Edmonton Oilers at Rogers Place on Saturday.

What wasn’t tough, however, was Edmonton’s goaltending who between Stuart Skinner and Calvin Pickard gave up nine goals on 34 shots to give Cale Makar, Parker Kelly, Nathan MacKinnon and Jack Drury multi-goal contributions in this 9-1 torching in the favor of the league leading Colorado Avalanche.

The Vancouver Canucks dropped a tough 5-4 decision in overtime against the league-leading Colorado Avalanche on Sunday night at Rogers Arena.

Colorado Avalanche star Nathan MacKinnon took time to give credit for Boston Bruins goalie Jeremy Swayman on Saturday.

Gavin Brindley scored 1:08 into overtime and the visiting Colorado Avalanche beat the Vancouver Canucks 5-4 on Sunday night. Brindley carried the puck into the Vancouver end and put a shot on Kevin Lankinen,

The Colorado Avalanche (8-1-5) visit the Edmonton Oilers (6-5-4) at Rogers Place on Saturday, Nov. 8 at 10 p.m. ET, airing on ESPN+. The matchup features two of the NHL's best offensive options in Nathan MacKinnon (10 goals and 10 assists) and Connor McDavid (four goals and 17 assists).

Colorado left Rogers Place feeling good about themselves, and they should. They came into a tough building, faced a talented opponent, and made it look easy. The Avalanche are legitimate Cup contenders, and they play like it every night. The Oilers are a mess trying to figure out how to stop the bleeding.

The Colorado Avalanche have been linked to a potential blockbuster trade that would see them reunite with a Stanley Cup champion.