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Good evening, sports fans. It was a crisp night at Ball Arena in Denver, and the Colorado Avalanche made sure nobody left wondering who was in charge. A 14-4 win over the Edmonton Oilers, and the Avalanche are now just one victory away from the Conference Finals.
Jorge Sanchez was simply spectacular. Three hits in four at-bats, two home runs, a double, scored three, drove in three. That’s the kind of offensive performance that turns a game from competitive to one-sided almost immediately. And let’s not overlook Cale Makar, who came up in the eighth with the bases loaded and absolutely unloaded—a grand slam that made it 12-4, a three-hit night with a homer, a triple, and a double. Simply extraordinary.
Colorado set the tone early, and they never let up. Every corner of the diamond produced runs, with MacKinnon, Calixtro, Okuhara, Perez, all contributing to a remarkable 14-run output. When your lineup can score like that, you’re hard to beat, and the Oilers were on the receiving end of a clinic.
On the pitching side, Denver’s D. Vincenti gave up just one earned run over five and a third innings, managing to keep the Oilers’ power in check before the bullpen finished the job. Guzman for Edmonton had a tough night—five runs over four and a third, the kind of night that tests a pitcher’s resilience.
The Avalanche now hold a commanding 3-1 lead in this best-of-seven series. They’ll travel to Rogers Place in Edmonton for Game 5, where a victory would punch their ticket to the Conference Finals. If Colorado continues to swing the bats with this kind of precision, there’s no reason to believe they won’t get the job done.
It was a night where the offense dazzled, the home crowd roared, and the Avalanche reminded everyone why they’re a formidable postseason team.
Truly, a game for the record books.
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