Colorado Avalanche at Edmonton Oilers 6/4/22 – NHL Picks & Predictions
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COL -125 ; O/U 7

The Colorado Avalanche play Game 3 of their Western Conference Finals best-of-seven series on the road Saturday against the Edmonton Oilers. Colorado leads the series 2-0 after defeating the Oilers 4-0 in Game 2 on Thursday. Pavel Francouz, playing in place of the injured Darcy Kuemper, posted a shutout by stopping all 24 shots he faced in goal. Nazem Kadri collected three assists in the third period in just over two minutes.

Nathan MacKinnon is the leading goal scorer for Colorado with 10, while Gabriel Landeskog has scored at seven, Cale Makar is the leader in assists with 13 and the points leader with 17. Mikko Rantanen is second in assists with 12 and MacKinnon is second in points with 16. Pavel Francouz is 4-0 with a goals-against average of 2.48 and the save percentage of .917.

Edmonton is in a must-win situation when returning home to play Colorado in Game 3 on Saturday. The Oilers cannot afford to fall behind 3-0 in the series. Colorado's blue line held Edmonton's top three scorers Connor McDavid, Leon Draisaitl and Evander Kane to only seven shots. Mike Smith made 36 saves in goal for the Oilers. The Oilers were frustrated by the close checking of Colorado from the start.

Evander Kane is the leading goal scorer for Edmonton with 13, while Zach Hyman has scored nine and Connor McDavid has scored eight. McDavid and Leon Draisaitl are the leaders in assists with 21 each. McDavid is the leader in points with 29 and Draisaitl is a close second with 28. In goal, Mike Smith is 8-4 with a goals against average of 3.19 and save percentage of .916.

Recent Betting Trends

  • Colorado is 53-19 in its last 72
  • The OVER has cashed in 4 of the Avalanche's last 5
  • Edmonton is 21-8 in its last 29
  • The OVER has cashed in 5 of the Oilers last 6

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Colorado Avalanche -125

  
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