Edmonton is playing the first of a two-game homestand after losing the last three games of a four-game road trip. The Oilers were outscored 13-5 in the three losses. They had gone 5-1-0 in their previous six games. Goalie Cam Talbot will start for Edmonton. Colorado is 0-4-1 in its past five games. A sixth consecutive loss would be its longest slide since losing seven straight (0-7-0) from March 18-29, 2017. Goalie Semyon Varlamov will start for Colorado.
Players to watch
Avalanche center Nathan MacKinnon has four points (two goals, two assists) in his past three games. He's fourth in NHL scoring with 22 points (11 goals, 11 assists) in 16 games. Oilers center Connor McDavid has 12 points (six goals, six assists) in his past 10 games. McDavid has at least one point of 14 of Edmonton's 16 games.
They said it
"It's easy when you lose five in a row to start thinking you're a bad team and your confidence goes down. But that's not the case here; we have to make sure we stay up and we stay positive and keep going at it." -- Avalanche captain Gabriel Landeskog "We haven't had a three-game slide yet, so we have to find a way to nip it and get back in the win column." -- Oilers captain Connor McDavid
Jost will play his second game since being activated from injured reserve Friday. He missed four games with a head injury. … The Oilers assigned forwards Jesse Puljujarvi and Kailer Yamamoto to Bakersfield of the American Hockey League on Saturday and recalled Marody on Sunday.
Stat pack
Rantanen is tied with Boston Bruins center Patrice Bergeron for the NHL scoring lead with 24 points (five goals, 19 assists), but he does not have a point in his past two games. ... Barrie has seven assists in his past six games and needs one for 200 in the NHL … Draisaitl is on a three-game goal streak and has nine points (six goals, three assists) in his past eight games.
