The Edmonton Oilers were routed 9-1 by the Colorado Avalanche on Saturday night, matching the franchise’s worst margin of defeat on home ice. Nathan MacKinnon led the way for Colorado with two goals and two assists. Cale Makar and Jack Drury also scored twice, while Parker Kelly added two goals and an assist.

The Avalanche exposed the Oilers' flaws, not just a loss, but a harsh lesson on what it takes tobe a contender.

The question of how close the Oilers think they are to the Avalanche after that kind of result was thrown around in the aftermath. Colorado now improved to 9-1-5, to the top of the NHL standings, while Edmonton fell to 6-6-4, and now sits second-to-last in the Pacific Division.

Following a crushing loss to the Colorado Avalanche, Edmonton Oilers head coach Kris Knoblauch delivered a blunt statement to Connor McDavid and the rest of the team.

“We’re not even close,” Oilers coach Kris Knoblauch said. “There’s a team that’s playing really well, and we’re not. That’s just not one game. If you look at the last five weeks, they’ve been going pretty well. We haven’t. Right now, we’ve got a lot of work to do.”

This lack of aggression raises questions about the team's mentality and commitment. In the aftermath of the defeat, several players offered excuses that further highlighted the team's struggles. Trent Frederic,

The Edmonton Oilers suffered their most embarrassing loss in recent memory, dropping a contest to the Colorado Avalanche by a final score of 9-1. It was the fir

The Oilers got decimated by the Avalanche by a score of 9-1 on Saturday night, but it wasn't the worst game in franchise history.

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).

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.