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Hejduk, Sakic help Avs top Oilers 4-2

Colorado Avalanche left winger Ryan Smyth, left, pursues Edmonton Oilers center Jarret Stoll, center, as Oilers' Shawn Horcoff, right, looks on in the second period of the Avalanche's 4-2 victory in an NHL hockey game in Denver Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2007.

The Colorado Avalanche got the jump on the Edmonton Oilers. Milan Hejduk and Joe Sakic each had a goal and two assists, and the Avalanche built a 4-0 lead on their way to a 4-2 victory Wednesday night. Paul Stastny added two assists, and Peter Budaj made 11 saves for Colorado, which has won all four games against Edmonton this season and is 8-1-1 in the last 10 meetings between the Northwest…

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