Colorado at Edmonton

Colorado is off a 5-4 victory at Vancouver, improving to eighth in the NHL in goals scored. Edmonton has a losing home record and has been outscored by 30 goals for the season, one of the worst differentials in the league. The Oilers have lost seven of their last eight games, including a 3-2 setback to Boston on Tuesday that leaves them 19 points out of playoff position. Edmonton is #22 in goals scored, #30 on the power play, #28 in goals allowed and #31 in penalty killing. They have the worst home penalty-killing unit in the NHL at an eye-popping 56.3 percent. The Oilers are 27-62 when their opponent scores five goals or more in their previous game. With the road team taking six of the last seven encounters when these team clash, back the dog that is playing far better. Take the road dog Avalanche.