10:07 pm
April 9

Avalanche @ Oilers

Who will WIN this matchup?

Colorado Avalanche (51-14-6)

@ Edmonton Oilers (42-25-5)

 

Starting Goalies:

Darcy Kuemper (COL): Unconfirmed

Mikko Koskinen (EDM): Confirmed

 

Current odds:

Colorado Avalanche: (-114)

Edmonton Oilers: (-106)

 

• Riding a six-game winning streak and coming off a sweep of the NHL’s California-based teams, the Edmonton Oilers head into Saturday night’s home clash with the Colorado Avalanche on a roll. The Oilers (42-25-5, 89 points) trail the Calgary Flames by six points in the chase for the Pacific Division title. They are looking to keep their winning ways against the league-leading Avalanche (51-14-6, 108 points).

• Edmonton has won nine straight home games and is 12-2-1 in its last 15 outings overall, a strong run with a Stanley Cup playoff spot nearly in its grasp.

• The Oilers have been perfect since a 9-5 loss to the Flames two weeks ago, and not just because they’re paced by the league’s leading scorer in Connor McDavid. The superstar captain has 13 goals and 29 points in a 15-game streak.

• Edmonton has surrendered 13 goals during its six-game winning streak.

• The Avalanche are riding a five-game winning streak, with the latest victory coming in Friday’s 5-4 overtime triumph vs. the Winnipeg Jets.

• Cale Makar, Nathan MacKinnon and Andre Burakovsky each collected one goal and one assist, a positive sign given the absences of captain Gabriel Landeskog (knee injury) and Nazem Kadri (upper body). Burakovsky reached the 20-goal mark for the second time in his career.

• The Avalanche squandered a two-goal lead late in regulation, but recovered thanks to Makar’s overtime winner. Seeing their two-goal lead evaporate is cause for alarm, but the Avalanche can look at their victory as proof that a good team can overcome adversity.

4/10
Confidence
StreakSmarter Pick
Colorado Avalanche
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