The Edmonton Oilers play Game 2 of their NHL Western Conference Finals best-of-seven series on Thursday against the Colorado Avalanche. Edmonton trails 1-0 in the series after losing 8-6 on Tuesday in Game 1. Connor McDavid scored one goal and added a pair of assists for the Oilers in the loss. Goalie Mike Smith gave up six goals on just 25 shots before being pulled in the second period and replaced by Mikko Koskinen, who saved 20 of 21 shots.'
Evander Kane is the leading goal scorer for Edmonton in the postseason with 13 while Zach Hyman is second with nine. Connor McDavid is the leader in assists with 21 and has the lead in points with 29. Leon Draisaitl has 21 assists as well, and is second in points with 28. Mike Smith is 8-3 with a goals-against average of 3.12 and save percentage of 9.17, while Mikko Koskinen is 0-2 with a goals-against average of 4.02 and save percentage of .897.
Colorado looks to take a 2-0 lead in the series with a victory at home on Wednesday over the Oilers in Game 2. Cale Makar led the scoring barrage for Colorado in Game 1 with one goal and two assists, while J.T. Compher scored a pair of goals for the Avalanche. Colorado could be without its starting goalie Darcy Kuemper who had to leave the game during the second period with an upper-body injury. Pavel Francouz' stopped 18 of 21 shots after taking over for Kuemper.
Nathan MacKinnon is the leading goal scorer for Colorado during the playoffs with nine, while Gabriel Landeskog scored seven. The leader in assists is Cale Makar with 12, while Mikko Rantanen has 11. Makar is the leader in points with 16 and MacKinnon is second with 15. In all likelihood, Darcy Kuemper will not be in goal on Thursday. Pavel Francouz is 3-0 with a goals-against average of 3.59 and save percentage of .889.
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- The OVER has cashed in 4 of the Avalanche's last 5
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