Colorado Avalanche vs Edmonton Oilers Prediction, Pick and Preview, April 9 (4/9): NHL

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Odds

Time	10:00 p.m. EST
Avalanche money line	-120
Avalanche spread	-1.5 (+185)
Oilers money line	+100
Oilers spread	+1.5 (-225)
Over / under	6.5

 

2021-2022 season stats

	Colorado Avalanche	Edmonton Oilers
Record	51-14-6	42-25-5
Road / home record	23-10-3	23-12
Streak	W5	W6
Goals per game	3.79	3.47
Goals allowed per game	2.76	3.17
Shots per game	35.3	33.7
Shots allowed per game	31.9	31.9
PP %	25.2%	25.7%
PK %	21.26%	22.52%
Over / under record	38-28-5	38-30-4

Preview

The Colorado Avalanche continue on the road and will visit the Edmonton Oilers on Saturday night.  This is the second time these teams face off this season. The Avs won the last game 3-2 in overtime at Colorado.

Colorado Avalanche

Colorado have won 5 games in a row and are 23-13 on the road so far this season. They have 51-14-6 overall record ranking first in the Central. The Avalanche are 31-7-4 in Western Conference play. Colorado averages 9.2 penalty minutes per game, the fifth-most in the Western Conference. Gabriel Landeskog leads the team serving 78 total minutes.

Rantanen leads the Avalanche with 86 points, scoring 35 goals and adding 51 assists. Nazem Kadri has four goals and six assists over the last 10 games for Colorado.

In their last 10 games the Avalanche are 8-2, averaging 3.7 goals, 6.8 assists, 3.5 penalties and 7.9 penalty minutes while allowing 2.6 goals per game with a .923 save percentage.

Edmonton Oilers

The Oilers have won 6 games in a row and are 23-12 at home this season ranking 2nd in the Pacific Division. The Oilers are 28-12-2 against conference opponents. Edmonton ranks fifth in the Western Conference averaging 3.5 goals per game, led by Leon Draisaitl with 50.

Draisaitl leads the Oilers with 50 goals, adding 51 assists and totaling 101 points. Connor McDavid has 18 points over the last 10 games for Edmonton.

In their last 10 games the Jets are  7-3, averaging 4.1 goals, 6.7 assists, 3.8 penalties and 7.6 penalty minutes while giving up 3.1 goals per game with a .907 save percentage.

BETTING TRENDS

Colorado are 5-1 SU in their last 6 games on the road.

Colorado are 4-2 SU in their last 6 games against Edmonton.

Edmonton is 4-0 SU in their last 4 games at home.

The total has gone OVER in 7 of Edmonton's last 7 games at home.

Prediction

This will be the game of the day on Saturday and one of these teams will end their winning streak. The Avs have the best record in the NHL and have won 5 of their last 6 games on the road, they beat the Oilers at home earlier this season but wasn't an easy game. The Oilers have won 5 games in a row and are averaging 4.1 gpg in their last 10 games but Colorado are one of the best defenses in the league. This should be a close game and I'd like to take the Oilers with the plus money but Colorado is the better team and the price is reasonable. Take the Avalanche.

PICK: Avalanche ML (-120)

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