Colorado Avalanche vs Edmonton Oilers Prediction, Preview and Odds - 04/05/2024

Game Time: 9:00 pm ET, Friday, April 5, 2024

Venue:  Rogers Place, Edmonton, AB

Where to Watch:  ESPN+

DraftKings:  Moneyline:  Avalanche +110, Oilers -130; Over/Under:  6.5 goals

Bet365:  Moneyline:  Avalanche +110, Oilers -130; Over/Under:  6.5 goals

BetMGM:  Moneyline:  Avalanche +110, Oilers -130; Over/Under:  6.5 goals

Colorado Avalanche:  47-22-6 (2nd place, Central Division)

Edmonton Oilers:  45-24-5 (2nd place, Pacific Division)

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Colorado Avalanche:  7-2-1 last 10

Edmonton Oilers:  5-3-2 last 10

The Avalanche are entering this game with 100 points, a 47-22-6 record overall, and they are 18-15-5 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. They are entering this game off a loss against the Columbus Blue Jackets in their last game, losing that one on the road 4-1, but this is also the 2nd game of a back-to-back for them with their game against the Minnesota Wild still to be played on Thursday night. In their game against the Blue Jackets, Chris Wagner scored 1 goal for them in that game. Artturi Lehkonen and Sean Walker each led the team in assists with 1 while Nathan MacKinnon led the team in shots on net in that game with 9. Justus Annunen was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 3 goals on 24 shots with 21 saves and a .875 save percentage. Their offense has scored 280 goals this season averaging 3.7 goals per game and their defense has allowed their opponents to score 225 goals against them allowing 3 goals per game.

The Oilers are entering this game with 95 points, a 45-24-5 record overall, and they are 25-8-3 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. They are entering this game off a loss against the Dallas Stars in their last game, losing that one on the road 5-0. No one on the team scored a goal or recorded an assist for them in that game. Connor McDavid led the team in shots on net in that game with 8. Calvin Pickard was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 5 goals on 32 shots with 27 saves and a .844 sv percentage. Their offense has scored 264 goals this season averaging 3.6 goals per game and their defense has allowed their opponents to score 214 goals against them allowing 2.9 goals per game.

The current betting odds have the Oilers listed as a slight favorite in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. The Oilers have looked good in their games this season with their 45-24-5 record overall which has them in 2nd place of their division in the West and in a playoff spot. They have also looked great on home ice this year with their 25-8-3 home record. Meanwhile, the Avalanche have also looked great in their games this season with their 47-22-6 record overall which has them in 2nd place of their division in the West and in a playoff spot. They haven't looked great in their road games this season with their 18-15-5 road record and they have already clinched a playoff spot in the West. The Oilers are still looking to clinch their playoff spot in the West and they are going to be looking to bounce back in this game. The Oilers haven't looked great in their games lately with their 5-3-2 record in their last 10 games, but they are coming off a loss in their last one which they were shut out in and they are going to be trying to bounce back with some goals here. The Avalanche have been the hotter team coming into this one with their 7-2-1 record in their last 10 games, but they haven't looked nearly as good in their road games this season and they aren't in a good situation here either. The Oilers are coming off a loss they were shut out in and have been waiting at home for the Avalanche while the Avalanche are traveling on the road right now and playing this game on a back-to-back with a game against the Wild the night before. Everything in this situation is pointing to an Oilers bounce back win on home ice. The best way to place a bet here is on the Oilers to win this game. 

Avalanche Oilers Prediction:  Our NHL Pick for Friday, April 5, 2024 (9:00 pm ET start time) is Oilers 5 Avalanche 3.

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Colorado Avalanche: 174-92 (+14.9 units) on the moneyline in all games. 55-26 (+11.8 units) on the moneyline off a road win. 17-8 OVER off a win by 3 goals or more over a division rival. 10-2 OVER after 3 straight games with 33 or more shots on goal.

Edmonton Oilers: 55-50 (-17 units) on the moneyline after 1 or more consecutive losses. 7-10 (-11.4 units) on the moneyline after a blowout loss by 4 goals or more in their previous game. 22-14 OVER off a road blowout loss by 3 goals or more. 6-2 OVER after getting shutout in their previous game.

Colorado Avalanche:  V. Nichushkin (RW) Ques Thurs - Lower Body. L. O'Connor (RW) out for season - Hip. P. Francouz (G) out for season - Groin. G. Landeskog (LW) out for season - Knee.

Edmonton Oilers:  None.

“The second period our game kind of went away. We didn’t execute well enough in the offensive zone.” - Jared Bednar after his team’s loss against the Blue Jackets in their game on Monday.

“Absolutely a lot of credit to the Dallas Stars. They’re playing really good hockey, they are a really good team. Coming here was a challenge for us and we came up short. I thought it was a good test to see how good we are, and we still have some work to do to catch up to them.” - Kris Knoblauch after his team’s loss against the Stars in their game on Wednesday.

LW Drouin, Jonathan

C MacKinnon, Nathan

RW Rantanen, Mikko

LD Toews, Devon

RD Makar, Cale

G Annunen, Justus

LW Nugent-Hopkins, Ryan

C McDavid, Connor

RW Hyman, Zach

LD Ekholm, Mattias

RD Bouchard, Evan

G Pickard, Calvin

Points: N. MacKinnon (127)

Goals: N. MacKinnon (47)

Assists: N. MacKinnon (80)

GAA: J. Annunen (2.26)

Points: C. McDavid (126)

Goals: Z. Hyman (52)

Assists: C. McDavid (97)

GAA: C. Pickard (2.40)

Coaches:

Colorado Avalanche: Jared Bednar (8th season)

Edmonton Oilers: Kris Knoblauch (1st season)