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Colorado Avalanche
3/16/24 22:00
Edmonton Oilers

Prediction:

 

Avalanche +1.5 Goals

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 by Dan Angell | in NHL Picks

On Saturday, the Edmonton Oilers 40-21-3 will host the Colorado Avalanche 42-20-5 in the teams' first matchup of the season. The Oilers have won four consecutive games at home, although they're still trailing Vancouver in the Pacific Division. Even though the Oil is well known for their offense, their defense has played well lately, holding eight of their past nine opponents to two goals or less. Projected starter Stuart Skinner has held five consecutive opponents to two goals or less and hasn't posted a save percentage of less than .920 in any of his past five starts.

But Edmonton hasn't yet shown that it can handle Colorado, which comes in riding a five-game surge. The Avalanche have exploded for 35 goals in their past eight contests, seven of which have gone in the win column. Colorado has also dominated on defense as of late; six of its past seven wins have seen its opponent score two goals or fewer. Projected started Alexandar Georgiev boasts a .925 save percentage in his past three starts, all of which have been victories. However, Georgiev has performed much better at home than on the road, as his past five road starts have seen him concede at least three markers.

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Table

Teams Pts P W L GD
4
Colorado Avalanche
Colorado Avalanche
107 82 50 32 50
5
Edmonton Oilers
Edmonton Oilers
104 82 49 33 57

Colorado Avalanche and Edmonton Oilers Latest Matches

Colorado Avalanche
Colorado Avalanche Latest matches
L W W W W W
Victories

4/6 (67%)

Defeats

2/6 (33%)

Mar 13, 2024 - NHL

Colorado Avalanche
4 :  3
Vancouver Canucks

Mar 6, 2024 - NHL

Detroit Red Wings
2 :  7
Colorado Avalanche

Feb 22, 2024 - NHL

Colorado Avalanche
1 :  2
Detroit Red Wings

Feb 20, 2024 - NHL

Vancouver Canucks
1 :  3
Colorado Avalanche

Feb 18, 2024 - NHL

Arizona Coyotes
3 :  4
Colorado Avalanche

Feb 15, 2024 - NHL

Colorado Avalanche
3 :  6
Tampa Bay Lightning
W L W W W W
Victories

6/6 (100%)

Defeats

0/6 (0%)

Mar 6, 2024 - NHL

Detroit Red Wings
2 :  7
Colorado Avalanche

Feb 20, 2024 - NHL

Vancouver Canucks
1 :  3
Colorado Avalanche

Feb 18, 2024 - NHL

Arizona Coyotes
3 :  4
Colorado Avalanche

Jan 26, 2024 - NHL

Los Angeles Kings
1 :  5
Colorado Avalanche

Jan 24, 2024 - NHL

Washington Capitals
2 :  6
Colorado Avalanche

Jan 10, 2024 - NHL

Vegas Golden Knights
0 :  3
Colorado Avalanche
L L W L W W
Victories

1/6 (17%)

Defeats

5/6 (83%)

Mar 13, 2024 - NHL

Colorado Avalanche
4 :  3
Vancouver Canucks

Feb 22, 2024 - NHL

Colorado Avalanche
1 :  2
Detroit Red Wings

Feb 15, 2024 - NHL

Colorado Avalanche
3 :  6
Tampa Bay Lightning

Feb 10, 2024 - NHL

Colorado Avalanche
0 :  4
Florida Panthers

Feb 8, 2024 - NHL

Colorado Avalanche
2 :  5
Carolina Hurricanes

Feb 5, 2024 - NHL

Colorado Avalanche
1 :  2
New York Rangers
Edmonton Oilers
Edmonton Oilers Latest matches
W W L L W W
Victories

3/6 (50%)

Defeats

3/6 (50%)

Mar 13, 2024 - NHL

Washington Capitals
2 :  7
Edmonton Oilers

Mar 7, 2024 - NHL

Edmonton Oilers
2 :  4
Columbus Blue Jackets

Feb 28, 2024 - NHL

St. Louis Blues
2 :  3
Edmonton Oilers

Feb 26, 2024 - NHL

Los Angeles Kings
2 :  4
Edmonton Oilers

Feb 23, 2024 - NHL

Minnesota Wild
4 :  2
Edmonton Oilers

Feb 21, 2024 - NHL

Boston Bruins
6 :  5
Edmonton Oilers
L L W W W W
Victories

4/6 (67%)

Defeats

2/6 (33%)

Mar 13, 2024 - NHL

Washington Capitals
2 :  7
Edmonton Oilers

Feb 28, 2024 - NHL

St. Louis Blues
2 :  3
Edmonton Oilers

Feb 26, 2024 - NHL

Los Angeles Kings
2 :  4
Edmonton Oilers

Feb 23, 2024 - NHL

Minnesota Wild
4 :  2
Edmonton Oilers

Feb 21, 2024 - NHL

Boston Bruins
6 :  5
Edmonton Oilers

Feb 13, 2024 - NHL

Detroit Red Wings
4 :  8
Edmonton Oilers
W W W L L W
Victories

5/6 (83%)

Defeats

1/6 (17%)

Mar 7, 2024 - NHL

Edmonton Oilers
2 :  4
Columbus Blue Jackets

Feb 19, 2024 - NHL

Edmonton Oilers
6 :  3
Arizona Coyotes

Feb 9, 2024 - NHL

Edmonton Oilers
5 :  3
Anaheim Ducks

Jan 20, 2024 - NHL

Edmonton Oilers
3 :  1
Calgary Flames

Jan 9, 2024 - NHL

Edmonton Oilers
2 :  1
Chicago Blackhawks

Dec 22, 2023 - NHL

Edmonton Oilers
4 :  3
New York Rangers

Colorado Avalanche against Edmonton Oilers : Head to Head (H2H)

Colorado Avalanche

80 %

Edmonton Oilers

20 %

Apr 11, 2023 - NHL

Edmonton Oilers
2 :  1
Colorado Avalanche

Feb 19, 2023 - NHL

Edmonton Oilers
5 :  6
Colorado Avalanche

Jun 6, 2022 - NHL

Colorado Avalanche
6 :  5
Edmonton Oilers

May 31, 2022 - NHL

Edmonton Oilers
6 :  8
Colorado Avalanche

Mar 21, 2022 - NHL

Edmonton Oilers
2 :  3
Colorado Avalanche

Players list

Colorado Avalanche
Colorado Avalanche
A. Georgiev J. Annunen J. Manson S. Walker S. Girard C. Makar J. Johnson D. Toews Z. Parise V. Nichushkin M. Wood B. Duhaime A. Lehkonen M. Rantanen N. MacKinnon Y. Trenin C. Mittelstadt A. Cogliano J. Drouin R. Colton
Edmonton Oilers
Edmonton Oilers
C. Pickard S. Skinner C. Ceci V. Desharnais M. Ekholm D. Nurse B. Kulak E. Bouchard A. Henrique C. Perry L. Draisaitl C. Brown Z. Hyman E. Kane S. Carrick R. Nugent-Hopkins M. Janmark C. McDavid W. Foegele R. McLeod

Colorado Avalanche - Edmonton Oilers Key Points

  1. Six of the past seven meetings between the teams have been decided by one goal.
  2. Stuart Skinner has won three straight starts at home.
  3. Edmonton is 21-8-2 this season at Rogers Place.
  4. Nathan MacKinnon has scored 39 points in his past 19 games for Colorado.
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Our Colorado Avalanche vs Edmonton Oilers Prediction

Most people are going to go for the goals, but backing a closer game makes more sense here. Even though it's a juice play, the teams' history of playing tight games and their recent strong play on defense makes the over far more risky. Taking Colorado +1.5 allows for the likely possibility of a close game throughout and protects you in case both goaltenders stand on their heads. Skinner and Georgiev both have the talent to slow down the opposing attacks, even against players as talented as Connor McDavid and Nathan MacKinnon. With six of seven meetings decided by just one goal and Colorado winning its past two visits to Rogers Place, our Colorado Avalanche vs. Edmonton Oilers prediction is Avalanche +1.5 goals.

Prediction:

 

Avalanche +1.5 Goals

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