Colorado Avalanche (32-22-2, 66 pts) at Edmonton Oilers (34-16-4, 72 pts)
Venue: Rogers Place
Date: Friday, February 7
Time: 10:00 pm ET
TV: ESPN+/ALT/SNP
Radio:
Colorado – Altitude Sports Radio 92.5 FM / 950 AM
Edmonton – Oilers Radio 880 CHED
DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:
Colorado: +1.5 ML +154
Edmonton: -1.5 ML -185
O/U 6.5
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Colorado Avalanche News & Notes:
The Avalanche picked up a 4-2 win last night over the Calgary Flames. Colorado is 5-4-1 in their last ten games and are averaging 2.80 goals per game while allowing an average of 2.60 goals per game. They still hold the top spot in the wild card race in the Western Conference.
Edmonton Oilers News & Notes:
The Oilers picked up their second straight win on Wednesday with a 4-3 overtime win over the Chicago Blackhawks. They’ve now won five of their last seven games and have points in six of their last seven games. They’re averaging 3.57 goals per game while allowing an average of 2.57 goals per game. They hold a four-point lead over the Vegas Golden Knights for first place in the Pacific Division.
Colorado Avalanche Projected Lines:
Lehkonen-MacKinnon-Necas
Drouin-Mittelstadt-Parssinen
Wood-Drury-Colton
Kiviranta-Kelly-O’Connor
Toews-Makar
Girard-Malinski
de Haan-Kylington
Miner
Blackwood
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Edmonton Oilers Projected Lines
Arvidsson-McDavid-Hyman
Skinner-Draisaitl-Podkolzin
Janmark-Nugent-Hopkins-Brown
Perry-Henrique-Kapanen
Ekholm-Bouchard
Nurse-Klingberg
Kulak-Emberson
Pickard
Skinner
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Players To Watch:
Colorado Avalanche
Martin Necas this season has 63 points on 19 goals and 44 assists, eight of those points came since being acquired by the Avalanche in which he has three goals and five assists. He’s faced the Oilers ten times in his career recording eight points on three goals and five assists; he’s faced the Oilers twice already this season recording three points on a goal and two assists.
Edmonton Oilers
Evan Bouchard this season has 43 points on nine goals and 34 assists. He’s faced the Avalanche ten times in his career recording eight points on three goals and five assists; in the two previous meetings this season he scored a goal and recorded two assists.
Injury Report:
Colorado Avalanche
RW Valeri Nichushkin – IR
G Scott Wedgewood – DTD
D Tucker Poolman – IR
LW Gabriel Landeskog – LTIR
D Josh Manson – DTD
Edmonton Oilers
F Evander Kane – Out
D Alec Regula – IR
Next game:
Colorado – February 22 at Nashville Predators
Edmonton – February 22 at Philadelphia Flyers
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