Edmonton Oilers (30-19-7, 4th in the Pacific Division) vs. Colorado Avalanche (30-19-5, 3rd in the Central Division)
Denver. Sunday, 3 p.m. EST
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NHL LINE: Avalanche -124, Oilers +104; over/under 6.5
The bottom line: The Edmonton Oilers are looking to break a three-game skid with a win over the Colorado Avalanche.
Colorado is 30-19-5 overall and 13-9-4 in home games. The Avalanche has gone 25-7-3 in games in which they have scored three or more goals.
Edmonton has a record of 17-8-2 in road games and a record of 30-19-7 overall. The Oilers scored 63 goals in power-play, which ranks first in NHL play.
On Sunday, the two teams tied for the second time this season. The Avalanche won 3-2 in overtime in the previous meeting. Buen Biram led the Avalanche with two goals.
MVP: Mikko Rantanen scored 35 goals and 30 assists for the Avalanche. Samuel Gerrard has one goal and eight assists in his last 10 matches.
Conor McDavid has 42 goals and 59 assists for the Oilers. Zach Hyman has scored six goals and 10 assists over the last 10 games.
Last 10 games: Avalanche: 6-2-2, averaging 2.7 goals, 4.8 assists, 3.4 penalties and 9.1 penalty minutes with 2.5 goals given up per game.
Oilers: 5-1-4, averaging four goals, 6.7 assists, 4.5 penalties and 10.5 penalty minutes while giving up 3.1 goals per game.
Injuries: Avalanche: Pavel Francoz: out (lower body), Eric Johnson: out (lower body), Gabriel Landskog: out (knee), Darren Helm: out (lower body).
Oilers: Ryan Murray: out (back), Oscar Cliffbaum: out (shoulder), Clem Costen: day-to-day (undisclosed), Mike Smith: out (undisclosed).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
