Colorado Avalanche vs Edmonton Oilers Prediction, 6/6/2022 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds
Game: Colorado Avalanche vs Edmonton Oilers
Date: Monday, June 6, 2022
Location: Rogers Place in Edmonton, AB
TV: TNT
Odds/Point Spread: Avalanche (-135) Oilers (+115)
The Edmonton Oilers will play the Colorado Avalanche at Rogers Place on Monday in Game 4 of their series. The Avalanche lead 3-0. The moneyline on this contest has Colorado at -135 while Edmonton is coming in at +115. The betting total is set at 7.
The Avalanche were on the right side of the scoreboard with a 4-2 victory against the Oilers in Game 3. Colorado earned 23 penalty mins for this contest. The Avalanche had a good offensive outing and it showed in the victory. Furthermore, they had 5 chances on the power play but weren't able to convert one of them into a goal. While out there on the ice, they netted 4 of the 43 shots they put on net.
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The Avalanche have had 2,625 shots tried against them and have earned a save percentage of .912. While at even strength, the Avalanche have allowed the opponent to score 184 goals while earning 241 on the offensive side of the ice. Colorado Avalanche opponents have 236 power play opportunities (13th in pro hockey) and have come away with 48 goals in those chances. For the current season, they sit with 119 points and their points percentage is sitting at .726. Colorado has taken 2,874 shots and is the owner of a shooting percentage of 10.7%. Pertaining to their scoring capabilities, the Colorado Avalanche have earned 308 goals (4th in pro hockey) this season and have allowed 232. Colorado has accounted for 279 power play opportunities and they have notched 67 goals out of those tries, garnering them a rate of 24.01%.
The player between the pipes for this game is Darcy Kuemper. The opposition has scored 698 goals against Kuemper in his career and his goals against average per contest is 2.48. Kuemper has taken the ice for 299 contests during his professional hockey career. He has a save percentage of .918 in his 16,859 minutes on the ice. He has earned a mark of 143-95-36 and he has started in 282 games. For his professional hockey career, Kuemper has accrued 159 quality starts and his quality starts rate sits at .564. Kuemper has seen 8,484 shots against him and has accrued 7,786 total saves.
In Game 3 the Oilers scored 2 goals out of the 29 shots on goal they tried. They had 2 opportunities on the power play in this outing but were not able to net one.
The Oilers have 224 goals at even strength and 61 goals (7th in the league) while having more men on the ice. Edmonton has attempted 2,790 shots (10th in the league) and has a shooting percentage of 10.22%, while allowing the other team 2,647 shots. This season, the Edmonton Oilers have 285 goals, 104 points, in addition to a points percentage of .634. They have earned 235 opportunities on the power play and they have a power play percentage of 25.96%. They have a penalty kill rate of 79.37% on their oppositions 252 power play tries, and their save percentage sits at 90.5%. They have granted a total of 251 goals to be scored by of a combination of 199 goals at even strength and 52 goals while they had less men on the ice.
Across the ice you are likely to see Mike Smith between the pipes. Smith is the owner of a lifetime record of 299-263-78 and has participated in 670 games. Smith's quality start percentage sits at 53.4% and he has earned 335 quality starting assignments in his pro career. He is sitting with 17,869 saves out of the 19,589 shots tried, giving him a percentage of .912. Teams are averaging 2.70 goals per contest and he has allowed 1,720 goals altogether. He has made the start in 627 contests and his ice time sits at 38,260 minutes.
Who will win tonight's NHL game against the spread or moneyline?
Parlays Pundit's Pick: Take Edmonton (+115) and under 7 goals
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