Oilers vs Avalanche Picks and Prediction – 12/1/2024

The Edmonton Oilers go on the road Saturday night with a game in Denver, Colorado against the Colorado Avalanche. For other NHL news see our NHL Picks. Edmonton has a record of 11-11 this season and they are on a one game winning streak following their win against the New York Rangers. Offensively Edmonton has been below average scoring 2.91 goals per game this season. Defensively the Oilers have been average allowing 3.14 goals per games played. Leon Draisaitl leads the way for the Oilers offense with 30 points and 16 goals on 60 shots this season. Connor McDavid leads the team with 17 assists so far. Stuart Skinner is the top goalie for Edmonton this season with 7 wins and 15 outings carrying a .882 save percentage.

Colorado stays at home Saturday night and have been above average this season with 13 wins through 23 games played on a one game winning streak following their win against the Vegas Golden Knights. Offensively Colorado has been good scoring 3.30 goals per game. Defensively the Avalanche have been below average allowing 3.65 goals against per game so far this season. Nathan MacKinnon leads the way for the Colorado offense with 35 points and 28 assists this year. Mikko Rantanen leads the Avalanche with 14 goals on 68 shots taken. Alexandar Georgiev is the top goalie for Colorado so far with 7 wins and 12 outings carrying a .875 save percentage.

The Edmonton Oilers are 6-4 away from home this year but only have a 1-2 record in games played in Denver. Edmonton is only 7-15 against the spread so far which is concerning. The Colorado Avalanche play well on home ice, and have a 7-6 record at Ball Arena. Colorado will do just enough to get the job done against the Oilers on Saturday night. Final Score prediction, Colorado Avalanche win 4-2.