The Colorado Avalanche visit the Edmonton Oilers after Victor Olofsson scored two goals in the Avalanche's 3-2 win against the Tampa Bay Lightning

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The Edmonton Oilers will focus on protecting leads as they return home to open a two-game homestand, starting with a visit from the Colorado Avalanche on Saturday night.

The Tampa Bay Lightning will try to keep their five-game win streak going when they visit the Colorado Avalanche

The Colorado Avalanche (6-1-4) and Vegas Golden Knights (6-1-3) tangle in a Friday afternoon game in Las Vegas, Nevada. Puck drop at T-Mobile Arena is 4 p.m. ET (ESPN+). Let's analyze BetMGM Sportsbook's NHL odds around the Avalanche vs. Golden Knights odds and make our expert NHL picks and predictions.

Philipp Kurashev scored his second goal of the day 1:48 into overtime, and the San Jose Sharks beat the Colorado Avalanche 3-2.

BOSTON -- Jeremy Swayman made 31 saves, and the Boston Bruins ended a six-game losing streak with a 3-2 win against the Colorado Avalanche at TD Garden on Saturday. Viktor Arvidsson, Michael Eyssimont and Morgan Geekie scored for the Bruins (4-6-0), who finished a three-game homestand 1-2-0. Mason Lohrei had three assists.

While I wanted to give credit to Danill Gushchin’s performance with the Colorado Eagles, or seventh-round draft pick Nolan Roed's performance with the St. Cloud State University, the “top pick” of the draft, Dell’Elce has been on par so far this season compared to his draft season performance of seven goals and 17 assists for 24 points.