Colorado Avalanche at Edmonton Oilers Picks and Prediction for Saturday, November 8, 2025
We have a Western Conference NHL matchup as the Colorado Avalanche are on the road to take on the Edmonton Oilers on Saturday night inside Rogers Place for our Avalanche vs. Oilers prediction. The Avalanche (8-1-5, 21 points) is first in the Central Division and is coming off a 3-2 home win on Tuesday against the Tampa Bay Lightning. The Oilers (6-5-4, 16 points) are fourth in the Pacific Division as they are on a two-game losing streak after a 4-3 shootout road loss against the Dallas Wings on Tuesday. This is the first of three games against one another as they will not play again until March. Net the value: NHL predictions for the Colorado Avalanche at the Edmonton Oilers with trends that matter.
Avalanche Looking to Roll
The Colorado Avalanche are doing a great job so far as they rank sixth in the NHL with 50 goals scored thus far. Center Nathan MacKinnon is leading the team as he has 20 points (10 goals, 10 assists) thus far and recorded six points in his last four games. In his last game against the Tampa Bay Lightning, he recorded one assist on six shots during his 22:00 on the ice. They have been below the league average throughout the season on the power play as they are 9-for-53 (16.98 percent) in those situations.
MacKenzie Blackwood will be between the pipes for this game for the Avalanche and is 0-0-1 with a .870 save percentage and 2.91 goals allowed thus far. He lost in the net in his only game this season against the San Jose Sharks last Saturday as he allowed three goals on 23 shot attempts. The Avalanche sits in fourth place in the sport with 35 goals allowed so far. They are dominating at killing penalties as they have killed 38-of-42 (90.48 percent) up to this point.
Injury Report for Colorado
- Center Gavin Brindley: Concussion (Questionable)
- Defenseman Samuel Girard: Upper Body (OUT)
- Right winger Logan O’Connor: Hip (OUT)
- Left winger Joel Kiviranta: Lower Body (OUT)
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Oilers Looking to Continue Securing Points
The Edmonton Oilers are 12th in the NHL with 46 goals scored entering this game. Center Connor McDavid has been leading the way for the team as he has recorded 21 points (four goals, 17 assists) so far this season and recorded seven points in his last three games. He recorded a goal and an assist on three shot attempts in his last game against the Wings over 25:13 on the ice. Their power play has been significantly above the league average as they converted on 14-of-40 (35.00 percent) of their attempts, so they will need to continue clicking on that front.
| # | Handicapper | Profit |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Pro Sports Picks | +850.00 |
| 2 |  Bruce Marshall | +566.00 |
| 3 |  Terry Edelmann | +385.00 |
| 4 |  Sean Higgs | +300.00 |
| 5 |  Rocky Atkinson | +247.00 |
Stuart Skinner is expected to be in the net for this game, and he is 4-3-3 with 2.54 goals allowed per game and a .899 save percentage so far. He last played on Tuesday against the Dallas Stars in a shootout loss where he allowed three goals on 27 shot attempts. As a team, Edmonton is struggling a bit as they rank 22nd in hockey with 46 goals allowed. They are right at the league average in terms of killing penalties as they have killed 29-of-37 (78.38 percent) of them.
Injury Report for Edmonton
- Center Mattias Janmark: Undisclosed (Questionable)
- Left winger Zach Hyman: Wrist (OUT)
- Right winger Kasperi Kapanen: Undisclosed (OUT)
Colorado Avalanche at Edmonton Oilers Pick
Spread Pick for Avalanche vs. Oilers
- Edmonton Oilers -105 (4 units)
There is a clear difference between how these teams do on faceoffs, as the Avalanche are 14th in the sport with a 50.9 faceoff win percentage while the Oilers are seventh in hockey with a 52.6 faceoff win percentage heading into this game. The goalie matchup gives the advantage to Edmonton as well as MacKenzie Blackwood has only appeared in one game this season, while Stuart Skinner has done well so far. Edmonton has been dominant at home, posting a 4-0-2 record inside Rogers Place, so go with the Edmonton Oilers to win here.
| # | Handicapper | Profit |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Rob Vincilleti | +1,502.00 |
| 2 | Pro Sports Picks | +1,421.00 |
| 3 |  Brick Haus Sports | +634.00 |
| 4 |  David Delano | +492.00 |
| 5 |  Michael Briggs | +355.00 |
Over/Under Pick for Colorado Avalanche at Edmonton Oilers
- UNDER 6.5 (5 units)
These defenses have been performing at a great level throughout the season and one reason why is the fact they do not allow many shots on goal. The Oilers are third in the league with 24.9 opposing shots on goal per game while the Avs are right behind them in fourth with 25.1 shots on goal against per game. These offenses lately have also been quiet compared to what they are expected to be as Colorado is averaging 3.0 goals in their last three games while Edmonton is scoring 2.75 goals in their previous four games. All in all, go with UNDER 6.5 GOALS in this matchup.
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