McDavid, Lucic combine for 7 points, carry Oilers past Avalanche

DENVER - Connor McDavid extended his scoring surge with a goal and two assists in the third period, Milan Lucic had four points and the Edmonton Oilers beat the Colorado Avalanche 6-3 on Wednesday night.

McDavid, the NHL's leading scorer, has four goals and four assists in Edmonton's three-game winning streak.

The Oilers trailed 3-2 entering the third but scored three times in the first 7:25. Lucic tied it 32 seconds in when he knocked in McDavid's shot on goalie Semyon Varlamov.

McDavid gave Edmonton a 4-3 lead when his shot from the backboards went off Varlamov and in at 6:35. The second-year star then assisted on Leon Draisaitl's goal 55 seconds later.

Draisaitl also had an assist, Jordan Eberle netted two goals and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins scored for Edmonton. Lucic finished with a season-high three assists, and Cam Talbot made 25 saves.

After Nathan MacKinnon and Eberle traded goals 2:55 apart in the first period, the Avalanche took a 2-1 lead when Rene Bourque scored the first of his two goals on a delayed penalty at 17:19.

Eberle's power-play goal at 19:49 tied it 2-all. It was his sixth of the season.

Bourque's second goal of the night came 2 seconds after Andrej Sekera's boarding minor expired and gave Colorado a 3-2 lead.

Varlamov made 35 saves for Colorado.

NOTES: Eberle has 24 points in 27 career games against Colorado. ... Avalanche LW Gabriel Landeskog turned 24 and missed his fourth straight game with a lower-body injury. He skated in the morning and is scheduled to do so again Thursday. The Avalanche hope to have him back Saturday against Vancouver.