{"id":550980,"date":"2026-04-12T08:33:28","date_gmt":"2026-04-12T08:33:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/550980\/"},"modified":"2026-04-12T08:33:28","modified_gmt":"2026-04-12T08:33:28","slug":"avalanche-visit-the-oilers-look-to-prolong-road-winning-streak","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/550980\/","title":{"rendered":"Avalanche visit the Oilers, look to prolong road winning streak"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" use-external-image=\"true\" data-v-ace7f8b6=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/nhl\/colorado-avalanche-team\" class=\"entity\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Colorado Avalanche<\/a> (52-16-11, in the Central Division) vs. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/nhl\/edmonton-oilers-team\" class=\"entity\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Edmonton Oilers<\/a> (40-30-10, in the Pacific Division)<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" use-external-image=\"true\" data-v-ace7f8b6=\"\">Edmonton, Alberta; Monday, 9:30 p.m. EDT<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" use-external-image=\"true\" data-v-ace7f8b6=\"\">BOTTOM LINE: The Colorado Avalanche hit the road against the Edmonton Oilers aiming to prolong a six-game road winning streak.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" use-external-image=\"true\" data-v-ace7f8b6=\"\">Edmonton has a 40-30-10 record overall and a 21-14-4 record on its home ice. The Oilers are fifth in the league with 275 total goals (averaging 3.4 per game).<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" use-external-image=\"true\" data-v-ace7f8b6=\"\">Colorado has a 52-16-11 record overall and a 27-7-5 record in road games. The Avalanche have a 47-6-6 record when scoring three or more goals.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" use-external-image=\"true\" data-v-ace7f8b6=\"\">The teams meet Monday for the third time this season. The Oilers won 4-3 in the previous matchup. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/nhl\/ryan-nugent-hopkins-player\" class=\"entity\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ryan Nugent-Hopkins<\/a> led the Oilers with two goals.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" use-external-image=\"true\" data-v-ace7f8b6=\"\">TOP PERFORMERS: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/nhl\/connor-mcdavid-player\" class=\"entity\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Connor McDavid<\/a> has scored 47 goals with 86 assists for the Oilers. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/nhl\/evan-bouchard-player\" class=\"entity\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Evan Bouchard<\/a> has two goals and 11 assists over the last 10 games.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" use-external-image=\"true\" data-v-ace7f8b6=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/nhl\/martin-necas-player\" class=\"entity\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Martin Necas<\/a> has 38 goals and 60 assists for the Avalanche. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/nhl\/brock-nelson-player\" class=\"entity\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Brock Nelson<\/a> has one goal and seven assists over the last 10 games.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" use-external-image=\"true\" data-v-ace7f8b6=\"\">LAST 10 GAMES: Oilers: 6-3-1, averaging 3.2 goals, five assists, 3.1 penalties and 7.1 penalty minutes while giving up 2.6 goals per game.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" use-external-image=\"true\" data-v-ace7f8b6=\"\">Avalanche: 6-3-1, averaging 3.8 goals, 6.4 assists, 3.4 penalties and 7.3 penalty minutes while giving up 2.4 goals per game.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" use-external-image=\"true\" data-v-ace7f8b6=\"\">INJURIES: Oilers: Leon Draisaitl: out (lower-body), <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/nhl\/connor-ingram-player\" class=\"entity\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Connor Ingram<\/a>: day to day (undisclosed), <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/nhl\/jason-dickinson-player\" class=\"entity\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jason Dickinson<\/a>: day to day (leg), Zach Hyman: out (undisclosed), Mattias Janmark: out for season (undisclosed).<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" use-external-image=\"true\" data-v-ace7f8b6=\"\">Avalanche: Nazem Kadri: out (finger), <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/nhl\/josh-manson-player\" class=\"entity\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Josh Manson<\/a>: day to day (upper body), Cale Makar: out (upper body).<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" use-external-image=\"true\" data-v-ace7f8b6=\"\">___<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" use-external-image=\"true\" data-v-ace7f8b6=\"\">The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Colorado Avalanche (52-16-11, in the Central Division) vs. Edmonton Oilers (40-30-10, in the Pacific Division) Edmonton, Alberta; 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