Edmonton Oilers vs Colorado Avalanche: Game preview, predictions and odds

The Edmonton Oilers are on the road to face the Colorado Avalanche on Thursday at 9:30 p.m. ET.

Both teams are coming off wins as Edmonton (28-13-3) defeated the Minnesota Wild 5-3 on Wednesday while Colorado (27-17-11) won 3-2 in overtime over the New York Rangers on Tuesday.

Oilers vs Avalanche: Head-to-head & key stats

Edmonton is 84-68-8-16 all-time against Colorado
The Oilers are averaging 3.29 goals per game
Colorado is 13-8-1 at home
Edmonton is allowing 2.7 goals per game
The Avalanche are averaging 3.31 goals per game
The Oilers are 13-6-2 on the road
Colorado is allowing 3.08 goals per game

Edmonton Oilers vs Colorado Avalanche: Preview

Edmonton is on a three-game winning streak and will play the second half of a back-to-back. The Oilers are led by Leon Draisaitl's 65 points, Connor McDavid's 62 points, Evan Bouchard's 33 points and Zach Hyman's 26 points.

The Oilers will start Stuart Skinner who is 17-9-3 with a 2.68 GAA and a .902 SV%. In his career against Colorado, he is 3-1-2 with a 2.56 GAA and a .923 SV%.

Meanwhile, Colorado is 3-2 in its last five games. The Avalanche will start Mackenzie Blackwood who is 9-2-1 with a 1.68 GAA and a .938 SV% since being acquired by the team. In his career against Edmonton, he is 2-0-1 with a 3.33 GAA and a .898 SV%.

Colorado is led by Nathan MacKinnon who has 70 points, Mikko Rantanen with 61 points, Cale Makar with 50 points and Casey Mittelstadt with 26 points.

Oilers vs Avalanche: Odds & Prediction

Edmonton is a +105 underdog while Colorado is a -125 favorite. The over/under set at 6.5 goals.

The Oilers are coming off a good win over Minnesota on the road but will now play the second half of a back-to-back which is always a tough spot. Colorado plays well at home and should take advantage of a tired Oilers team to get a big home win.

Blackwood has also been great in the net and will continue his success.

Prediction: Avalanche 3, Oilers 2.

Oilers vs Avalanche: Betting Tips

Tip 1: Colorado ML (-125)

Tip 2: Under 6.5 goals (-122)

Tip 3: Mikko Rantanen 3+ shots on goal (-140)

Tip 4: Artturi Lehkonen 1+ point (-135)

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An NHL fan his whole life, Cole played rep hockey in Canada from age 5 until 17 and grew up rooting for Martin St. Louis and the Tampa Bay Lightning. His all-time favorite players are Vincent Lecavalier and Steven Stamkos, while Jon Cooper is his favorite coach of all time.

Cole attended Sheridan College and received his journalism degree in 2019. After decades of watching and reporting, he considers his knowledge of sports as his primary strength. He ensures that the same story has been reported by at least two reputed reporters before creating it.

Cole enjoys playing golf and spending time with friends and family when not reporting breaking stories. His favorite sports moment is from the 2010 Olympics, when Sidney Crosby scored the golden goal in overtime to beat Team USA for the gold medal.

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Edmonton Oilers vs Colorado Avalanche: Game preview, predictions and odds | January 16, 2024

Oilers vs Avalanche: Head-to-head & key stats

Edmonton Oilers vs Colorado Avalanche: Preview

Oilers vs Avalanche: Odds & Prediction

Oilers vs Avalanche: Betting Tips