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Colorado Avalanche vs Edmonton Oilers prediction

Colorado Avalanche7–5–1 · Home Edmonton Oilers9–2–2 · Away09:00 PMJan 26

Lines

Lines from the last game · may change

Colorado Avalanche

Last game: Oct 28

1st line

9:50 together at 5-on-5

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
62	Artturi Lehkonen LW	15:22	10	5	15
88	Martin Nečas C	17:26	6	10	16
29	Nathan MacKinnon RW	16:30	8	14	22

53 points this season

FS9SvechkovLW

17KellyC

25O'ConnorRW

2nd line

9:03 together at 5-on-5

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
9	Fedor Svechkov LW	11:32	2	5	7
17	Parker Kelly C	11:56	2	4	6
25	Logan O'Connor RW	11:46	0	0	0

13 points this season

92LandeskogLW

11NelsonC

10RoyRW

3rd line

8:04 together at 5-on-5

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
92	Gabriel Landeskog LW	10:53	5	2	7
11	Brock Nelson C	14:07	3	5	8
10	Nicolas Roy RW	9:47	2	3	5

20 points this season

71SchwartzLW

91KadriC

13HughesRW

4th line

7:58 together at 5-on-5

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
71	Jaden Schwartz LW	9:27	4	5	9
91	Nazem Kadri C	13:33	2	8	10
13	T.J. Hughes RW	11:45	2	2	4

23 points this season

8MakarD

7ToewsD

1st pair

9:17 together at 5-on-5

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
8	Cale Makar D	22:30	3	8	11
7	Devon Toews D	20:57	4	6	10

21 points this season

27KulakD

84BurnsD

2nd pair

6:11 together at 5-on-5

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
27	Brett Kulak D	19:12	0	4	4
84	Brent Burns D	14:44	0	5	5

9 points this season

3rd pair: No such unit in that game.

Power play unit 1

2:24 together on the power play

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
88	Martin Nečas F	17:26	6	10	16
29	Nathan MacKinnon F	16:30	8	14	22
91	Nazem Kadri F	13:33	2	8	10
13	T.J. Hughes F	11:45	2	2	4
8	Cale Makar D	22:30	3	8	11

63 points this season

Power play unit 2

0:47 together on the power play

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
62	Artturi Lehkonen F	15:22	10	5	15
11	Brock Nelson F	14:07	3	5	8
92	Gabriel Landeskog F	10:53	5	2	7
71	Jaden Schwartz F	9:27	4	5	9
7	Devon Toews D	20:57	4	6	10

49 points this season

Penalty kill unit 1

0:53 together on the penalty kill

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
62	Artturi Lehkonen F	15:22	10	5	15
11	Brock Nelson F	14:07	3	5	8
8	Cale Makar D	22:30	3	8	11
7	Devon Toews D	20:57	4	6	10

44 points this season

Penalty kill unit 2

0:30 together on the penalty kill

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
17	Parker Kelly F	11:56	2	4	6
10	Nicolas Roy F	9:47	2	3	5
27	Brett Kulak D	19:12	0	4	4
84	Brent Burns D	14:44	0	5	5

20 points this season

Goalies: Mackenzie Blackwood #39 (Projected) · Scott Wedgewood #41 (Backup)

Edmonton Oilers

Last game: Oct 28

1st line

12:34 together at 5-on-5

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
29	Leon Draisaitl LW	16:36	12	12	24
97	Connor McDavid C	16:51	8	28	36
92	Vasily Podkolzin RW	14:17	8	5	13

73 points this season

CD34DachLW

93Nugent-HopkinsC

42KapanenRW

2nd line

11:37 together at 5-on-5

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
34	Colton Dach LW	14:12	1	1	2
93	Ryan Nugent-Hopkins C	14:42	1	4	5
42	Kasperi Kapanen RW	15:12	4	2	6

13 points this season

26FormentonLW

16DickinsonC

21JosephRW

3rd line

8:57 together at 5-on-5

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
26	Alex Formenton LW	10:25	2	3	5
16	Jason Dickinson C	11:16	0	2	2
21	Mathieu Joseph RW	11:32	3	3	6

13 points this season

53HowardLW

10FredericC OM43MichaelsRW

4th line

6:05 together at 5-on-5

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
53	Isaac Howard LW	7:54	1	2	3
10	Trent Frederic C	8:32	1	0	1
43	Owen Michaels RW	8:10	2	2	4

8 points this season

2BouchardD

14EkholmD

1st pair

14:23 together at 5-on-5

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
2	Evan Bouchard D	19:24	7	14	21
14	Mattias Ekholm D	15:55	2	2	4

25 points this season

6SheaD

5MurphyD

2nd pair

13:12 together at 5-on-5

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
6	Ryan Shea D	17:24	1	3	4
5	Connor Murphy D	16:42	0	1	1

5 points this season

85MukhamadullinD TE49EmbersonD

3rd pair

11:47 together at 5-on-5

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
85	Shakir Mukhamadullin D	15:56	1	0	1
49	Ty Emberson D	12:51	0	1	1

2 points this season

Power play unit 1

1:21 together on the power play

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
97	Connor McDavid F	16:51	8	28	36
29	Leon Draisaitl F	16:36	12	12	24
42	Kasperi Kapanen F	15:12	4	2	6
93	Ryan Nugent-Hopkins F	14:42	1	4	5
2	Evan Bouchard D	19:24	7	14	21

92 points this season

92PodkolzinF CD34DachF

10FredericF

53HowardF

6SheaD

Power play unit 2

0:35 together on the power play

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
92	Vasily Podkolzin F	14:17	8	5	13
34	Colton Dach F	14:12	1	1	2
10	Trent Frederic F	8:32	1	0	1
53	Isaac Howard F	7:54	1	2	3
6	Ryan Shea D	17:24	1	3	4

23 points this season

Penalty kill unit 1

0:54 together on the penalty kill

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
42	Kasperi Kapanen F	15:12	4	2	6
21	Mathieu Joseph F	11:32	3	3	6
6	Ryan Shea D	17:24	1	3	4
5	Connor Murphy D	16:42	0	1	1

17 points this season

Penalty kill unit 2: No such unit in that game.

Goalies: Devon Levi (Projected) · Tristan Jarry #35 (Backup)

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How we read the lines

From the NHL’s shift charts, the three forwards and the two defencemen who shared the most 5-on-5 ice time, ranked by time on ice. Coaches shuffle lines often, so treat them as a guide until puck drop. Power-play and penalty-kill units: the five (on the power play) or four (on the penalty kill) skaters who were on the ice together the longest in that situation. TOI: ice time in that game. G, A, P: goals, assists and points this season.

Photo credits (34)

Artturi Lehkonen · All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 2.0
Martin Nečas · OISV, CC BY-SA 4.0
Nathan MacKinnon · 5of7, CC BY-SA 2.0
Parker Kelly · Jenn G from Seattle, WA, CC BY-SA 2.0
Logan O'Connor · Tim Piper, CC BY 2.0
Gabriel Landeskog · 5of7, CC BY-SA 2.0
Brock Nelson · Michael Miller, CC BY-SA 4.0
Nicolas Roy · TheAHL, CC BY 2.0
Jaden Schwartz · Hugh Lee from Edmonton Alberta, Canada, CC BY-SA 2.0
Nazem Kadri · Logan34can, CC BY-SA 4.0
T.J. Hughes · SecretName101, CC BY 4.0
Cale Makar · Quintin Soloviev, CC BY-SA 4.0
Devon Toews · TheAHL, CC BY 2.0
Brett Kulak · TheAHL, CC BY 2.0
Brent Burns · mark6mauno, CC BY-SA 2.0
Mackenzie Blackwood · TheAHL, CC BY 2.0
Scott Wedgewood · Lisa Gansky from New York, NY, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0
Leon Draisaitl · Sven Mandel, CC BY-SA 4.0
Connor McDavid · Connor Mah, CC BY-SA 3.0
Vasily Podkolzin · Northwest, CC BY-SA 4.0
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins · All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 2.0
Kasperi Kapanen · David, CC BY 2.0
Alex Formenton · TheAHL, CC BY 2.0
Jason Dickinson · TheAHL, CC BY 2.0
Mathieu Joseph · Jenn G from Seattle, WA, CC BY-SA 2.0
Isaac Howard · Sandro Halank, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Trent Frederic · Marissa Babin, CC BY-SA 2.0
Evan Bouchard · TheAHL, CC BY 2.0
Mattias Ekholm · Canada Hky, CC BY 3.0
Ryan Shea · Kenneth C. Zirkel, CC BY-SA 4.0
Connor Murphy · 5of7, CC BY-SA 1.0
Shakir Mukhamadullin · Bmw4.jpg, CC BY-SA 4.0
Tristan Jarry · Michael Miller, CC BY-SA 4.0
Devon Levi · Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0

Goalie duel

Projected

Projected from recent starts · confirmed at puck drop

Mackenzie Blackwood COL

.894 save percentage

2.81 GAA · 6–3–0 · 9 starts

Devon Levi EDM

.887 save percentage

3.11 GAA · 6–1–0 · 7 starts

Teams do not name their goalie before the game. We expect the No. 1 unless his team played the night before, when the back-up usually starts; last season that call was right about two times in three. Our win chances do not depend on it.

Photo credits (2)