Colorado Avalanche vs. Edmonton Oilers Prediction, NHL Odds
The Avalanche opened their current four-game road trip with victories in Vancouver and Calgary on consecutive nights earlier this week, and now ride a five-game win streak into Saturday’s clash at Rogers Place. The Oilers have been idle since rolling to a 7-2 demolition of the Washington Capitals on Wednesday night, and have now outscored opponents by an 11-2 margin during a two-game win streak.
The Oilers have emerged as slim -130 home favourites on the Saturday NHL odds, and sport +170 puck line odds to claim victory by more than 1.5 goals. The Avalanche trail as +110 underdogs, and -130 odds favour the total going UNDER 7.0.
Avalanche vs. Oilers NHL Betting Odds
Saturday night’s matchup marks the first of this season’s three meetings between these Western Conference rivals. The Oilers eked out a narrow 2-1 victory when they last faced the Avalanche last April in Colorado, ending a six-game losing streak against the Avs. However, Edmonton has picked up just two wins in seven head-to-head clashes on home ice and has not recorded consecutive victories over Colorado while winning just four of 15 tilts since February 2018.
The Oilers have produced steady results at home recently, allowing just seven total goals while winning four straight, and have given up just 16 total goals while winning seven of nine overall. Deadlocked atop the Central Division standings with idle Winnipeg heading into Saturday’s action, the Avs have been equally stingy during their recent torrid run, outscoring the Flames and Canucks by a combined 10-5 margin in this week’s wins, and recording a pair of shutouts and allowing just 1.75 goals per game while winning seven of their past eight.
Colorado Avalanche
Losers in seven of their previous 10, the Avalanche have redeemed themselves during an impressive 7-1-0 run during which they have scored 4.38 goals per game. Mikko Rantanen has been sizzling during the team’s resurgence, scoring three times over the past two games and recording 20 points during an 11-game point streak including 11 points over the past four games. In addition, Rantanen has compiled four goals and eight assists while cracking the scoresheet in seven straight road appearances. However, the talented Finn has struggled to produce when playing in Edmonton, failing to record a point in his past two visits and picking up just one goal and two helpers in seven all-time appearances at Rogers Place.
Edmonton Oilers
Zach Hyman has continued to fill the net, recording a hat trick in Wednesday’s rout of the Capitals. Overall, the 31-year-old winger has scored in each of his past 10 home appearances, piling up 15 markers over that stretch, including 10 over the past five games and now trails only Toronto’s Auston Matthews with 46 goals on the season. That impressive run is reflected on the NHL player props, where Hyman sports +125 odds of scoring at anytime on Saturday. And withy first-period goals in each of his past four home appearances, Hyman offers intriguing value as a +1000 bet to open the scoring on Saturday night.
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