Tuesday night’s affair between the Edmonton Oilers and Colorado Avalanche was a much-anticipated one. After all, the last time these two teams met, the Avalanche laid a 9-1 drubbing on the Oilers in Edmonton that was salt in the wound for a team that had been as shaky as ever to start the season.

When the Colorado Avalanche and Edmonton Oilers square off, it's a big matchup in large part because that means Nathan MacKinnon against Connor McDavid. MacKinnon was in the spotlight by the end of Tuesday night's game,

The NHL rescinded Nathan MacKinnon’s five-minute major for goaltender interference against Connor Ingram, raising serious questions about the efficiency and accountability of the league’s Situation Room replay system.

Nathan MacKinnon scored in regulation and the shootout as the Avalanche defeated the Wild 3–2 in Nazem Kadri's return to Colorado, securing their second straight shootout win against a Central Division rival.

Canada rallied from a 2-0 deficit to defeat Finland in the Olympic men's hockey semifinal. The Canadians will go to the gold-medal game.

Colorado Avalanche forward Nathan MacKinnon has had his game misconduct rescinded by the NHL. The move was confirmed by a person familiar with the decision who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity Thursday night because the league had not yet announced the reversal.