Colorado Avalanche vs Edmonton Oilers Prediction, 4/5/2024 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Colorado Avalanche vs Edmonton Oilers

Date: Friday, April 5, 2024

Location: Rogers Place in Edmonton, AB

TV: Sportsnet

Odds/Point Spread: Avalanche (-105) Oilers (-115)

The Colorado Avalanche (47-22-6) are on their way to Rogers Place on Friday where they will compete against the Edmonton Oilers (45-24-5). The moneyline on this matchup has Colorado at -105 while Edmonton is priced at -115. The over/under is set at 7.

The Colorado Avalanche were on the wrong end of the scoreboard with a 4-1 defeat against the Blue Jackets their last time out. The Avalanche had a below average offensive performance in this defeat. In the outing, they scored on 1 out of the 46 shots they put on goal. Additionally, they had 4 power play tries but weren't able to convert one of them into a goal. Colorado accumulated 4 minutes in the box in this contest.

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Concerning their goal scoring prowess, the Colorado Avalanche have accumulated 278 goals (2nd in the NHL) for the season and have allowed 223. For the current season, they have 100 points and their points percentage is .667. Colorado skates onto the rink with 261 power play chances and they have notched 64 goals during those advantages, giving them a percentage of 24.52%. While at even strength, the Avalanche have surrendered 181 goals while getting 214 on offense. Colorado has attempted 2,495 shots and holds a shot percentage of 11.1%. The Avalanche have had 2,210 shots attempted against them and have earned a save percentage of .899. Colorado Avalanche opponents have totaled 239 power play tries (8th in the NHL) and have racked up 42 goals in those chances.

Protecting the goal for this matchup will be Alexandar Georgiev. Georgiev has been involved in 249 games throughout his NHL career. He has an overall mark of 135-79-21 and he has gotten the start in 236 games. Opponents have scored 660 goals versus Georgiev in his NHL career and his average for goals against per game is 2.81. Georgiev has had 7,272 shot attempts taken against him and has recorded 6,612 total saves. His save percentage currently is .909 for his 14,086 minutes between the pipes. During his career on the ice, Georgiev has earned 126 quality starts and his quality starts percentage is .534.

Their last time out, Edmonton faced off against the Stars in a matchup where the Oilers ended up taking the loss by a score of 5-0. They had 4 power play opportunities in this game but weren't able to notch a goal. The Oilers scored 0 goals of the 35 shots on goal they attempted.

Edmonton has taken 2,501 shots (3rd in professional hockey) and has accumulated a shot percentage of 10.48%, while allowing the opposition 2,104 shots. They have a penalty kill percentage of 79.41% on their opponents 238 power play chances, and their save percentage sits at 89.9%. They have a tally of 222 power play opportunities and they have earned a power play rate of 27.03%. The Oilers are sitting with 202 goals at even strength and 60 goals (5th in hockey) while having more men on the ice. They have permitted 213 goals to be scored by of a combination of 164 goals at even strength and 49 goals while they were shorthanded. For the year, the Edmonton Oilers have tallied 262 goals, 95 points, in addition to a points percentage of .642.

On the other side of the ice you are likely to see Stuart Skinner in goal. He has racked up 3,087 saves out of 3,393 shots taken against him, giving him a save percentage of .910. Skinner is sitting with a career mark of 69-34-10 and has participated in 118 contests. He was named a starter in 113 games and has played 6,800 minutes. Skinner's quality start percentage sits at 58.4% and he has 66 quality starts in his career. His opponents are averaging 2.70 goals per contest and he has yielded 306 goals in total.

Who will win tonight's NHL game against the spread or moneyline?

Parlays Pundit's Pick: Take Edmonton (-115) and under 6.5 goals

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