Three rounds into the 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs, the Colorado Avalanche have yet to lose a road game. Bookmakers expect that streak to continue Monday night in Edmonton, as Colorado is a consensus favorite on the Avalanche vs Oilers odds board ahead of Game 4.
If the Avs meet the betting market’s expectation and post road win No. 7 in a row, they’ll punch a ticket to the Stanley Cup Final for the first time since 2001.
Can Edmonton finally solve Avalanche backup goalie Pavel Francouz and live to play another day? Or will Colorado post its second series sweep of these playoffs and earn a long respite before the start of the Stanley Cup Final?
Props.com breaks down Avalanche vs Oilers odds and action ahead of Monday’s Game 4 matchup north of the border.
NHL Playoff Odds
| Matchup | Moneyline | Puckline | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado Avalanche | -135 | +165 (-1.5 goals) | 7 (Over +115) |
| Edmonton Oilers | +115 | -200 (+1.5 goals) | 7 (Under -135) |
Odds via WynnBet and updated as of 6 p.m. ET on June 6.
Colorado Avalanche vs Edmonton Oilers (8 p.m. ET/TNT)
Best-of-7 series: Colorado leads, 3-0. The Avalanche are 5-1 against Edmonton this season, with a 24-17 goals edge.
Playoff results to date: Colorado 11-2 overall (6-0 road); Edmonton 8-7 overall (4-3 home).
Game 3 recap: Oilers star Connor McDavid gave his team a 1-0 lead just 38 seconds into Saturday’s contest, but the Avalanche scored the next two. Edmonton tied it 7:34 into the third period, but five minutes later, Colorado forward J.T. Compher slipped the puck past Edmonton goalie Mike Smith to snap the tie. The Avs added an empty-net goal with 30 seconds left for a 4-2 victory.
Game 3 betting recap: Colorado cashed as a consensus -130 road chalk on the moneyline and a +180 underdog on the puckline. The game stayed Under the 7-goal consensus total for a second straight time. The Under is 2-1 in the series.
Key stat: Since combining for 14 goals in Game 1 at Colorado, the Avalanche and Oilers have lit the lamp just 10 times in the last two contests. Colorado has accounted for eight of those goals and now trails Edmonton by just one goal in the NHL playoff scoring race (60-59).
Slap Shots
Avalanche: After stopping all 24 shots he faced in Game 2, Francouz turned aside 27 of 29 pucks Saturday. Francouz continues to play in place of No. 1 goaltender Darcy Kuemper, who left Game 1 with an unspecified upper-body injury. Kuemper’s status for Game 4 is unknown, but Francouz is expected to start. … Colorado lost Nasem Kadri to an arm injury in Game 3 after the forward was checked hard into the boards by Edmonton’s Evander Kane early in the first period. Kadri (six goals, eight assists in the playoffs) had a cast on his right arm after the game and is out for the series. … The Avs have won four straight and six of their last seven. … In winning its first six road games of the postseason, Colorado has outscored Nashville, St. Louis and Edmonton by a combined 30-15 margin.
Oilers: Smith stopped 39 of 42 shots in Game 3, including all 16 he faced on five Colorado power plays. The 40-year-old netminder still has allowed 13 goals on 107 shots in the series (.879 save percentage). … Kane, who leads the NHL with 13 playoff goals, received a five-minute major penalty for his hit on Kadri. The NHL is reviewing the penalty and possibly could suspend Kane for Game 4 (and beyond). … Edmonton, which won the final four games of its conference semifinal series against Calgary, has lost three straight for the first time since a three-game slide from March 3-7 (span of 40 games). The Oilers haven’t dropped four in a row since a seven-game skid from Dec. 29-Jan. 20. … Edmonton is still 18-4 in its last 22 home games. However, two of those defeats have come in three games against the Avs (one overtime setback).
From the Penalty Box
The Oilers and Avalanche combined to go 0-for-7 on the power play Saturday (Colorado 0-for-5; Edmonton 0-for-2). The two highest-scoring teams in the playoffs are now 3-for-20 for the series with a man advantage.
For the playoffs, Edmonton is 12-for-45 on the power play (26.7%); Colorado is 12-for-43 (27.9%). The Oilers have killed 47 of 55 power plays (85.5%); the Avalanche have killed 24 of 32 (75.0%).
Betting Nuggets
- COL is 20-6 in its last 26 as a playoff favorite
- COL is 41-13 in its last 54 following a victory
- EDM is 8-18 in its last 26 games as an underdog
- EDM is 2-6 in its last eight playoff games as a ’dog
- Home team is 7-2 and favorite is 9-0 in the last nine Oilers-Avs clashes
- Under is 5-2 in the last seven series meetings overall
- Under is 7-3 in the last 10 head-to-head matchups in Edmonton
Avalanche vs. Oilers Odds and Action
UPDATE 6 P.M. ET MONDAY: WynnBet opened Avalanche vs Oilers odds for Game 3 at Colorado -120/Edmonton +100. The moneyline has since jumped to Colorado -135/Edmonton +115, with 65% of the wagers and 71% of the cash on the road chalk.
Puckline odds have shrunk from Oilers (+1.5) -230/Avalanche (-1.5) +190 to Oilers -200/Avalanche +165. Despite that adjustment, nearly all the action is on Colorado -1.5 goals at 82% tickets and 89% money.
While most of the Avalanche vs Oilers betting market has had the total at 7 (juiced to the Under), WynnBet opened at 6.5 (juice to the Over) and remained there until jumping to 7/Under -125 moments ago. Ticket count is running 61.5% on the Over, while 80.5% of the dough is on the Over.
UPDATE 10:35 A.M. ET MONDAY: BetMGM’s Avalanche vs Oilers odds board currently has Game 4 priced at Colorado -135/Edmonton +110. That’s up from BetMGM’s opening numbers of Colorado -130/Edmonton +110, as well as Sunday’s prevailing odds of Colorado -125/Edmonton +105. Ticket count (65%) and money (64%) favor the Avalanche.
The puckline shifted from an opener of Edmonton (+1.5) -225/Colorado (-1.5) +175 to as high Edmonton -250/Colorado +190. But it’s now sitting at Edmonton -220/Colorad0 +170. As that move suggests, it’s all Avalanche on the puckline at 85% tickets/81% cash.
The total hasn’t budged from the opening number of 7, but the juice has adjusted from Under -130 to Under -135. Tickets (69%) and cash (81%) at BetMGM overwhelmingly favor the Over.
UPDATE 2:45 P.M. ET SUNDAY: Colorado hit DraftKings’ Avalanche vs Oilers odds board late Saturday night as a -135 road favorite in Game 3, with Edmonton a +115 underdog. Within minutes, the moneyline dipped to Colorado -125/Edmonton +105, and those odds have not changed. Not surprisingly, early action favors the Avalanche to close out the series, as 73% of wagers and 56% of dollars are on the road chalk.
The puckline opened Edmonton (+1.5) -220/ Colorado (-1.5) +180 before quickly widening to the current price of Edmonton -235/Colorado +190. The Avalanche are attracting the bulk of the early action at 69% tickets/82% money.
DraftKings opened the Game 4 total at 7 (Under -130) and has yet to budge from that number. Early tickets (61%) and cash (53%) are backing the Under.
Check back prior to puck drop for additional Avalanche vs. Oilers odds and action updates for Game 4.
