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Colorado Avalanche vs Edmonton Oilers · Matchup Preview Based on 26-27 form — rosters current

Season 26-27
Matchup Preview @ Oilers · WED · FEB 17 · 8:00 PM CT ← Back to schedule
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WED · FEB 17 · 8:00 PM CT
Rogers Place
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Colorado Avalanche
Avalanche
2–0–0
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Edmonton Oilers
Oilers
2–0–1
Upcoming
WED · FEB 17 · 8:00 PM CT
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Colorado Avalanche
Away · Avalanche
2–0–0
4 PTS
VS
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The read
Mackenzie Blackwood has not had an answer for Connor McDavid: 6 goals on 24 shots. But the man to watch is Nathan MacKinnon: 8 points in his last 4 against Edmonton.
Rogers Place
Edmonton Oilers
Home · Oilers
2–0–1
5 PTS
Avalanche
GOALIES
Oilers
Mackenzie Blackwood
Mackenzie Blackwood
Expected
.912 SV% · 2.50 GAA · 2W
.886 SV% L5 · Cooling
VS
Devon Levi
Devon Levi
Expected
.810 SV% · 4.02 GAA · 2W
.850 SV% L5 · Cooling
Avalanche
PROJECTED TOP LINES
Oilers
L1
Artturi Lehkonen · Nathan MacKinnon · Martin Necas
L1
Vasily Podkolzin · Connor McDavid · Leon Draisaitl
L2
Gabriel Landeskog · Brock Nelson · Nazem Kadri
L2
Max Jones · Colton Dach · Kasperi Kapanen
L3
Jaden Schwartz · Fedor Svechkov · T.J. Hughes
L3
Alex Formenton · Owen Michaels · Mathieu Joseph
L4
Parker Kelly · Nicolas Roy
L4
Isaac Howard · Josh Samanski · Trent Frederic
D1
Devon Toews · Cale Makar
D1
Mattias Ekholm · Evan Bouchard
D2
Brett Kulak · Sam Malinski
D2
Ryan Shea · Connor Murphy
D3
Josh Manson · Brent Burns
D3
Jake Walman · Ty Emberson
PP1
T.J. Hughes · Gabriel Landeskog · Nathan MacKinnon · Martin Necas · Cale Makar
PP1
Vasily Podkolzin · Leon Draisaitl · Kasperi Kapanen · Evan Bouchard · Connor McDavid
PP2
Jaden Schwartz · Nazem Kadri · Artturi Lehkonen · Devon Toews · Brock Nelson
PP2
Trent Frederic · Colton Dach · Isaac Howard · Ryan Shea · Jake Walman
PK1
Parker Kelly · Nicolas Roy · Devon Toews · Brent Burns
PK1
Connor McDavid · Kasperi Kapanen · Mattias Ekholm · Connor Murphy
PK2
Brock Nelson · Artturi Lehkonen · Josh Manson · Cale Makar
PK2
Leon Draisaitl · Vasily Podkolzin · Ryan Shea · Evan Bouchard
AvalancheProjected lines
L1
Artturi Lehkonen · Nathan MacKinnon · Martin Necas
L2
Gabriel Landeskog · Brock Nelson · Nazem Kadri
L3
Jaden Schwartz · Fedor Svechkov · T.J. Hughes
L4
Parker Kelly · Nicolas Roy
D1
Devon Toews · Cale Makar
D2
Brett Kulak · Sam Malinski
D3
Josh Manson · Brent Burns
PP1
T.J. Hughes · Gabriel Landeskog · Nathan MacKinnon · Martin Necas · Cale Makar
PP2
Jaden Schwartz · Nazem Kadri · Artturi Lehkonen · Devon Toews · Brock Nelson
PK1
Parker Kelly · Nicolas Roy · Devon Toews · Brent Burns
PK2
Brock Nelson · Artturi Lehkonen · Josh Manson · Cale Makar
OilersProjected lines
L1
Vasily Podkolzin · Connor McDavid · Leon Draisaitl
L2
Max Jones · Colton Dach · Kasperi Kapanen
L3
Alex Formenton · Owen Michaels · Mathieu Joseph
L4
Isaac Howard · Josh Samanski · Trent Frederic
D1
Mattias Ekholm · Evan Bouchard
D2
Ryan Shea · Connor Murphy
D3
Jake Walman · Ty Emberson
PP1
Vasily Podkolzin · Leon Draisaitl · Kasperi Kapanen · Evan Bouchard · Connor McDavid
PP2
Trent Frederic · Colton Dach · Isaac Howard · Ryan Shea · Jake Walman
PK1
Connor McDavid · Kasperi Kapanen · Mattias Ekholm · Connor Murphy
PK2
Leon Draisaitl · Vasily Podkolzin · Ryan Shea · Evan Bouchard
Bailey Curtis · Oct 3 · 7:41 PM CT Edmonton Oilers · Oct 3 · 5:55 PM CT
Avalanche
INJURY REPORT
Oilers
Zachary L'Heureux
IR · Lower body · Expected back Oct 7
Zach Hyman
OUT · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 17
Logan O'Connor
IR · Lower body · Expected back Oct 7
Alec Regula
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 24
Trent Miner
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 10
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins
IR · Lower body · Expected back Oct 13
Georgii Merkulov
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 7
Matt Savoie
IR · Lower body · Expected back Nov 24
Jason Dickinson
IR · Foot · Expected back Oct 10
Frederik Andersen
IR · Knee · Expected back Dec 30
AvalancheInjury report
Zachary L'Heureux
IR · Lower body · Expected back Oct 7
Logan O'Connor
IR · Lower body · Expected back Oct 7
Trent Miner
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 10
Georgii Merkulov
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 7
OilersInjury report
Zach Hyman
OUT · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 17
Alec Regula
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 24
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins
IR · Lower body · Expected back Oct 13
Matt Savoie
IR · Lower body · Expected back Nov 24
Jason Dickinson
IR · Foot · Expected back Oct 10
Frederik Andersen
IR · Knee · Expected back Dec 30
Bailey Curtis · Oct 3 · 7:41 PM CT Edmonton Oilers · Oct 3 · 5:55 PM CT
STORYLINE
The Avalanche have won 2 straight and are 2-0-0 in their first 2 games. The Oilers have won 2 straight and are 2-0-1 in their first 3 games.

Matchup Intel

Mackenzie Blackwood has not had an answer for Connor McDavid: 6 goals on 24 shots. But the man to watch is Nathan MacKinnon: 8 points in his last 4 against Edmonton.

Mackenzie Blackwood has had trouble with Edmonton, a .878 save percentage on 197 shots.

The numbers behind it
Matchup
Connor McDavid has 6 goals on Mackenzie Blackwood (24 shots).
(Edmonton)
6 goals on Mackenzie Blackwood
Goaltending
Mackenzie Blackwood has struggled against Edmonton — a .878 save % on 197 shots.
.878 SV% vs EDM
Player
Nathan MacKinnon has 8 points in his last 4 games against Edmonton. See the games →
(Colorado)
8 pts, last 4 vs EDM
Player
Cale Makar has 5 points in his last 4 games against Edmonton. See the games →
(Colorado)
5 pts, last 4 vs EDM