Oilers vs. Avalanche betting preview

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The Edmonton Oilers (34-16-4) are home favorites (-185 moneyline odds to win) against the Colorado Avalanche (32-22-2, +154 moneyline odds). The outing on Friday begins at 9:00 PM ET from Rogers Place on ESPN+.

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Oilers to win vs Avalanche -185

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Oilers vs. Avalanche Betting Lines

  • Favorite: Oilers (-185)
  • Underdog: Avalanche (+154)
  • Over/under: 6.5

Oilers vs. Avalanche Quick Facts

  • Edmonton and its opponent have gone over the current 6.5-goal total in 23 of 54 matches (42.6%) so far this season.
  • In 48.2% of Colorado’s previous games this season (27/56), the teams combined to score more than Friday’s over/under of 6.5 goals.
  • Friday’s total is 0.0 lower than the two teams’ combined average of 6.5 goals per game.
  • This game’s over/under is 0.8 above the 5.7 goals these two clubs give up per game combined.

Oilers Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Oilers Season Stat Insights

  • The Oilers score the seventh-most goals in the league, averaging 3.3 per game for a total of 178 this season.
  • Edmonton is ranked sixth in league play for the fewest goals against this season, having conceded 146 in total (2.7 per game).
  • The team’s goal differential is fifth-best in the league at +32.
  • The 33 power-play goals Edmonton has recorded this season (on 136 chances) rank 14th in the league.
  • The Oilers’ offense ranks eighth the league with a 24.26% power-play conversion rate.
  • Edmonton’s two shorthanded goals this season rank 23rd in the league.
  • The Oilers rank 25th in the league in penalty-kill success rate at 75.41%.
  • The Oilers win the eighth-highest percentage of faceoffs in the NHL at 51.9%.
  • Edmonton scores on 10.1% of its shots as a team, ranking 20th in the league.
  • The Oilers’ players are looking for their first shutout win this season. As a team, they are averaging 13 hits and 14 blocked shots per game.

Oilers Moneyline

  • Through 49 games as the moneyline favorite this season, Edmonton has won 30 of those games.
  • The Oilers have been victorious in 18 of the 26 games they have played with moneyline odds lower than -185.
  • There is a 64.9% chance that Edmonton wins this contest, per the moneyline.

Oilers Leaders

  • Leon Draisaitl: 38 goals and 43 assists
  • Connor McDavid: 22 goals and 49 assists
  • Evan Bouchard: nine goals and 34 assists
  • Stuart Skinner: 20-12-4 record, .902 save percentage, 95 goals given up

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Avalanche Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Avalanche Season Stats Insights

  • The Avalanche have the NHL’s fifth-best scoring offense (180 total goals, 3.2 per game).
  • Colorado’s 169 total goals given up (3.0 per game) rank 22nd in the league.
  • Their 12th-ranked goal differential is +11.
  • Colorado has recorded 35 power-play goals this season (on 160 chances). That’s the eighth-most in the NHL.
  • The Avalanche have a 21.88% power-play conversion rate, the league’s No. 15 percentage.
  • Colorado has scored three shorthanded goals.
  • The 80% penalty-kill percentage the Avalanche have registered is the league’s 14th-ranked rate.
  • The Avalanche win 45.2% of their faceoffs. That’s the 31st-ranked percentage in the NHL.
  • Colorado’s collective 10.9% shooting percentage ranks ninth in the league.
  • The Avalanche have not had a shutout win yet this season.

Avalanche Moneyline Insights

  • The Avalanche have been the underdog 11 times this season, and upset their opponent in four, or 36.4%, of those games.
  • Colorado has not had a game with longer moneyline odds than +154.
  • The moneyline implies a 39.4% chance to win for the Avalanche.

Avalanche Leaders

  • Nathan MacKinnon: 20 goals and 63 assists
  • Martin Necas: 19 goals and 45 assists
  • Cale Makar: 20 goals and 40 assists
  • Mackenzie Blackwood: 19-15-5 record, .917 save percentage, 94 goals allowed
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