Last night didn’t go as planned once again. The Blue Jackets really let us down, waiting until overtime to score the winning goal. The Blue Jackets dominated the play, but those couple minutes to start the second really killed us when Garon gave up those two semi-flukey goals against. Moving on to tonights lone matchup.
Colorado Avalanche @ Edmonton Oilers
The Avs also let us down last night, losing 4-2 in Vancouver. Craig Anderson left the game after the first period with an injured groin so Budaj will be between the pipes tonight for Colorado. The Avs are playing back-to-back games, but they are 2-2 in those on the season and they are (6-4-1) on the road in total.
The Oilers were embarrassed on Tuesday night in Phoenix. This could mean the Oilers are eager to get back on the ice to search for redemption, but that hasn’t been the case so far this year and the sample size of the Oilers getting blown out is quite large. In the games after the Oilers have lost by 3 or more goals they are 0-6. Their 3 wins this season (not including their 2 W’s to start the season) have all come on the road after hard fought battles. Martin Gerber is getting the call in net for the Oil, which will be his first start of the season, so who knows what to expect out of him.
It’s always fairly safe betting against the Oilers and the Avs aren’t even very big favourites in this one.
My Pick: Colorado Avalanche -125 (Sportsbook.com)
After another rough night the NHL Betting Tips record for the season is now (28-30) for -3.03 units. We did win our game of the week pick by a fair margin last week! Sign up below to receive this weeks pick on Saturday.
Written by: Niko de Jonge
Tagged with: Colorado Avalanche • edmonton oilers