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Recap: Avs eclipse 50 wins to end regular season over Oilers

The regular season has come and gone for the Colorado Avalanche.

Colorado wrapped up game 82 of the season with a dominant 5-1 win over the shorthanded Edmonton Oilers on Thursday night. Valeri Nichushkin recorded two goals in the win, while Nathan MacKinnon looked like himself while setting more franchise records.

While it was a meaningless game for both teams, it still needed to be finished. Now, the real fun begins with the postseason on the horizon. But here’s how the regular season ended!

First Period

It should’ve been a sign of what was to come with Mikko Rantanen finding the iron in the opening minute.