{"id":460919,"date":"2025-01-16T12:08:56","date_gmt":"2025-01-16T17:08:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/?p=460919"},"modified":"2025-01-16T12:08:56","modified_gmt":"2025-01-16T17:08:56","slug":"nhl-predictions-jan-16-edmonton-oilers-vs-colorado-avalanhce","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2025\/01\/16\/nhl-predictions-jan-16-edmonton-oilers-vs-colorado-avalanhce\/","title":{"rendered":"NHL Predictions: Jan 16 Edmonton Oilers vs Colorado Avalanhce"},"content":{"rendered":"

Welcome back to NHL Predictions. Each day,\u00a0Last Word on Hockey<\/em>\u00a0takes a look at the games that are scheduled and offers insight and analysis to help predict who will be victorious in head-to-head matchups. In today\u2019s round of NHL Predictions, we are looking at the game between the\u00a0Edmonton Oilers<\/a>\u00a0vs\u00a0Colorado Avalanche<\/a>.\u00a0Be sure to check out more NHL Predictions as the 2024-25 season continues.<\/p>\n

NHL Predictions<\/h2>\n

New York Rangers vs Utah Hockey Club<\/h3>\n

Head-to-Head: Rangers 0-1 Utah Hockey Club<\/h4>\n

Time:<\/strong> 9 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST)<\/p>\n

TV:<\/strong> MSG; ESPN+<\/p>\n

We open NHL predictions with the New York Rangers<\/a> visiting the Utah Hockey Club<\/a>. Igor Shesterkin<\/a> is slated to get the start for the Blueshirts. However, always check social media before locking in a daily fantasy starter. New York is 4-4-2 in the last 10 games and coming off an overtime-loss to Colorado the last time out. Artemi Panarin<\/a> has totaled 17 goals and 27 assists for the Rangers.<\/p>\n

Utah has confirmed it will go with Karel Vejmelka<\/a> as the starter in goal. It was a wild 6-5 win for Utah the first time out at Madison Square Garden earlier in the season. Logan Cooley<\/a> has been solid as of late with four goals and three assists over the past 10 games for Utah HC.<\/p>\n

The Rangers are starting to stabilize and will score the upset against the hosts.<\/p>\n

Prediction: Rangers win 4-2.<\/em><\/p>\n

Edmonton Oilers vs Colorado Avalanche<\/h3>\n

Head-to-Head: Oilers 1-0 Avalanche<\/h4>\n

Time:<\/strong> 9:30 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST)<\/p>\n

TV:<\/strong> ESPN; SN1<\/p>\n

Our featured game of NHL predictions has the Oilers taking on the Avalanche. Edmonton is coming off a win last night over the Minnesota Wild<\/a> and have taken three consecutive games. The Oilers are also 7-2-1 in the last 10 games heading into this matchup. Leon Draisaitl<\/a> continues to play well with seven goals and six assists over the past 10 games. Stuart Skinner<\/a> is slated to get the start in between the pipes for Edmonton.<\/p>\n

The Avalanche is projected to start Mackenzie Blackwood<\/a> in goal for this one. Colorado is also 7-2-1 in the last 10 games and is coming off a victory over New York. \u00a0Mikko Rantanen<\/a> has been great all season with 25 goals and 36 assists for the Avalanche. However, Artturi Lehkonen<\/a> has totaled six goals over the past 10 games.<\/p>\n

Colorado will be a bit more-rested and should get the victory at home.<\/p>\n

Prediction: Avalanche win 3-2.<\/em><\/p>\n

Los Angeles Kings vs Vancouver Canucks<\/h3>\n

Head-to-Head: Kings 0-1 Canucks<\/h4>\n

Time:<\/strong> 10 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST)<\/p>\n

TV:<\/strong> SN Pacific; Fan Duel Sports West; ESPN+<\/p>\n

We close out NHL predictions<\/a> with the Los Angeles Kings<\/a> taking on the Vancouver Canucks.<\/a> The Kings are slated to go with Darcy Kuemper<\/a> in the blue paint. Los Angeles is 6-3-1 in the last 10 games, but are coming off two straight losses. Adrian Kempe<\/a> has logged 20 goals and 19 assists for the Kings.<\/p>\n

Vancouver is projected to go with Thatcher Demko<\/a> in the crease for this game. The Canucks are 3-4-3 in the last 10 games and are dealing with plenty of drama. Brock Boeser<\/a> has been one of the bright spots during the recent games with five goals and one assist over the past 10 games.<\/p>\n

The Kings seem to be the more solid team as of late and should win this Pacific Division battle.<\/p>\n

Prediction: Kings win 5-3.<\/em><\/p>\n

Prop Bets of the Night<\/h3>\n

We close out NHL predictions with some prop bets of the night. In our featured game, go with Connor McDavid<\/a> to score at +190 for Edmonton. On the Colorado side, take Nathan MacKinnon<\/a> to get the over on 1.5 assists at -250.<\/p>\n

Main photo by: Perry Nelson-Imagn Images<\/em><\/p>\n

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Welcome back to NHL Predictions. Each day,\u00a0Last Word on Hockey\u00a0takes a look at the games that are scheduled and offers insight and analysis to help predict who will be victorious in head-to-head matchups. In today\u2019s round of NHL Predictions, we are looking at the game between the\u00a0Edmonton Oilers\u00a0vs\u00a0Colorado Avalanche.\u00a0Be sure to check out more NHL […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2352,"featured_media":439471,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[28,23,4547,4548,4524],"tags":[6085,6017,6028,6122,8028,6014],"class_list":["post-460919","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-avalanche","category-oilers","category-hockey","category-nhl","category-nhl-predictions","tag-colorado-avalanche-predictions","tag-edmonton-oilers-predictions","tag-los-angeles-kings-predictions","tag-new-york-rangers-predictions","tag-utah-hockey-club-predictions","tag-vancouver-canucks-predictions"],"modified_by":"Dan Mount, Editor","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/460919","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2352"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=460919"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/460919\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":460921,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/460919\/revisions\/460921"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/439471"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=460919"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=460919"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=460919"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}