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FIVE THINGS
STOP BLEEDING
The Oilers are on their longest losing streak of the season after losing three straight games on the road, including a deadly 4-1 loss to the team in last place in the league. They worked hard to get out of October with positive momentum, they can not afford to let him go so fast.
SCORE OF RATING
The Avs have high level skills that illuminate him right now with Mikko Rantnanen, Nate MacKinnon and Gabriel Landeskog forming the best line in the league. They can set goals very quickly. Rantanaen leads the league in scoring and MacKinnon is not far behind. The Oilers, who have scored 13 goals in their last three games, must be much tighter on the defense.
Stay out of the box
Edmonton's punishments have been a thorny problem all season (not to mention last season) and rank 26th in the league with 73.6% after conceding three goals in the last three games of their recent trip to the league. the road. This could be a problem against the Avs, who have the seventh best power play of the NHL at the moment. Colorado's punishments are also among the top 10 in the league.
POWER OF DRAW
The Oilers have been fighting in the faceoff circle for many years and this season is no different. They sit 24th in the league at 48.4%. But it will be one of the few games where they should have an advantage on the point. Avs have the league's worst winning percentage at 44.6%.
GREAT MATCH UP
McDavid vs Rantanen
Connor McDavid and Mikko Rantanen are both in the 2015 NHL Entry Draft, with the Oilers captain in the lead and Rantanen proving to be a major fly at No. 10 in the top of the Tag Race this season. His 21 points in October were the most marked by an Av player since Joe Sakic. He and McDavid scored twice in the league on Saturday night and will play for the first time this season. The table is ready for two of the most talented players in the league to face the goal on the same ice surface.
Oil lines
Connor McDavid, Ty Rattie, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins
Tobias Rieder Leon Draisaitl Alex Chibadon
Milan Lucic Strome Ryan Drake Caggiula
Jujhar Khaira Kyle Brodziak Zack Kbadian
Oscar Klefbom Adam Larsson
Nurse Darnell Kris Russell
Kevin Gravel Matt Benning
Cam Talbot
Mikko Koskinen
LINES OF AVALANCHE
Gabriel Landeskog MacKinnon Nate, Mikko Rantanen
Alexander Kerfoot Sheldon Colin Wilson Dries
Matthew Nieto Matt Calvert Vladislav Kamenev
AJ Greer Carl Gabriel Soderberg Bourque
Samuel Girard Ian Cole
Nikita Zadorov Tyson Barrie
Patrik Nemeth Erik Johnson
Semyon Varlamov
Philipp Grubauer
INJURY
COLORADO
JT Compher, LW (head); Tyson Jost, C (head); Sven Andrighetto, RW (undisclosed).
EDMONTON
Andrej Sekera, D (Achille)
SPECIAL TEAMS
Edmonton:
Power play: 14th (21,1%)
death penalty: 26th (73.6%)
Colorado:
power play: 7th (26.4%)
Death by penalty: 6th (84.1%)
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