NHL Odds: Avalanche-Oilers prediction, pick, how to watch

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NHL Odds: Avalanche-Oilers prediction, pick, how to watch

The Colorado Avalanche and Edmonton Oilers will meet at the Rogers Place on Saturday. The Avs lost 4-2 to Vancouver Canucks on Thursday night. Edmonton defeated the New York Islanders 4 to 2 on the same night at Rogers Arena. Both teams are struggling this season and may not make the playoffs. The Oilers are 21-17-3 and are clinging to the final wildcard spot. Colorado is 19-15- 3 and three points behind the Oilers for the last wild card spot, and they are 10-8-1 on road.

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Gabriel Landeskog is out injured and the team needs him back to score goals. Rantanen leads the way with 26 goals and 22 assists. Mackinnon has nine goals, with four powerplay goals; Maker has 9 goals with Cale Maker, Artturi Lehkonen has 10 goals on special teams, and Alexander Georgiev has 15 wins. The team is also ranked seventh in goals allowed and 20th in penalty kill.

The Oilers are struggling to hold on to the last wildcard spot in the Western Conference. McDavid has 33 goals and 42 assists, Draisaitl has 22 goals, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins has 19 goals. Zach Hyman has 18 goals with Tyson Barrie having five goals; they are also fifth in shooting percentage and the best team on the powerplay. Neither of their goalies is performing well.

The lines for this game are ridiculous. Neither team is likely to cover. Both teams are capable of putting up points.