The Colorado Avalanche, fueled by Mikko Rantanen and Nathan MacKinnon, are set to take the ice against Connor McDavid, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, the Edmonton Oilers at Rogers Place in a Western Conference showdown. Sportsnet ONE will air the game, and the action gets underway at 9:30 p.m. ET on Sunday, November 11.
Colorado Avalanche at Edmonton Oilers Odds
Colorado (+105) is currently the underdog to Edmonton (-125) and the Over/Under (O/U) is set at 6 goals (-110 for the over, -110 for the under).
Edmonton is 8-8 straight up (SU) and has earned 1.0 unit for moneyline bettors this year. That winning percentage, ranked third in the Pacific Division so far in this young season, isn’t too far off from to what the team produced during last year’s regular season (36-46). Of its 16 regular season outings, eight have gone under the total, while seven have gone over and just one has pushed. The team is 3-3 SU at home this season.
The Oilers have converted on 21.1 percent of their power play opportunities this year, a figure that’s right around league average. On the other hand, their penalty kill is ranked 26th overall, and they’ve successfully killed off 73.6 percent of all penalties.
With a .899 save percentage and 26.1 saves per game, Cam Talbot (5-7-1) has been the top option in goal for Edmonton this season. If Edmonton decides to give him the evening off, however, the team may turn to Mikko Koskinen (3-1-1 record, .914 save percentage, 2.77 goals against average).
Colorado has lost 2.5 units for moneyline bettors this year and is currently 7-9 straight up (SU). Through 16 regular season outings, eight of its games have gone over the total, while another eight have gone under the total and none have pushed. As the road team, the Avalanche are 4-6 SU so far.
The Avalanche have scored on 24.6 percent of their power play chances this season, a mark that places it in the top-10 among NHL teams. On the other hand, its penalty kill unit is ranked 10th overall and it’s successfully killed off 82.1 percent of all opponent power plays.
Semyon Varlamov (29.9 saves per game) has been the primary option in goal for Colorado. Varlamov has four wins, seven losses, and two overtime losses to his credit, while registering a .927 save percentage and 2.38 goals against average this year.
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Notes
Betting Notes
The over has hit in three of Colorado’s last five outings.
Colorado has managed 30.0 shot attempts per game over its last five road games while Edmonton has been attempting 35.0 shots per game over its last five at home.
Six of Colorado’s last ten games have been decided by two goals or more. The team is 4-2 in those games.
The Oilers this season have registered the 10th-most hits per game in the NHL (23.2).
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