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Edmonton Oilers vs Colorado Avalanche

Regular season · Tuesday, January 26, 2027 · Ball Arena

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SN1 · TVAS · ALT · KTVD

Game preview

The Edmonton Oilers visit the Colorado Avalanche at Ball Arena on Tuesday, January 26, 2027, with puck drop at 9:00 PM ET. The game is on SN1, TVAS, ALT and KTVD.

This is the first of 3 meetings between the teams this season.

Rest and travel

Oilers

Game 4 of a road trip: Vegas, Los Angeles and San Jose, now Colorado.

  1. 162027-01-16: no game
  2. 172027-01-17: vs WPG
  3. 182027-01-18: no game
  4. 192027-01-19: no game
  5. 202027-01-20: at VGK
  6. 212027-01-21: at LAK, second of a back-to-backB2B
  7. 222027-01-22: no game
  8. 232027-01-23: at SJS
  9. 242027-01-24: no game
  10. 252027-01-25: no game
  11. 262027-01-26: at COL
rest since last game
2 days
rest since last game
since last game
~927 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~2,665 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
Home time
body clock vs home

Avalanche

Another game at home.

  1. 162027-01-16: at WSH
  2. 172027-01-17: no game
  3. 182027-01-18: vs VAN
  4. 192027-01-19: no game
  5. 202027-01-20: vs BOS
  6. 212027-01-21: no game
  7. 222027-01-22: at DAL
  8. 232027-01-23: no game
  9. 242027-01-24: vs DAL
  10. 252027-01-25: no game
  11. 262027-01-26: vs EDM
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~0 mi
since last game
road trip
–
road trip
body clock vs home
Home time
body clock vs home
Home game Road game This gameB2B = second night of a back-to-back. Distances are approximate.

Lines from last game

Edmonton OilersOilersTue, Oct 13 at LAK
  1. L1Draisaitl#29McDavid#97Podkolzin#92
    13:43 together at 5v5
  2. L2Formenton#26Joseph#21Michaels#43
    10:40 together at 5v5
  3. L3Dickinson#16Hallander#19Kapanen#42
    6:57 together at 5v5
  4. L4Howard#53Frederic#10Samanski#81
    5:05 together at 5v5
  1. D1Ekholm#14Bouchard#2
    14:21 together at 5v5
  2. D2Murphy#5Shea#6
    13:51 together at 5v5
  3. D3Emberson#49Mukhamadullin#85
    8:38 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Draisaitl CMcDavid CKapanen RPodkolzin RBouchard D2:14

Penalty kill

  1. 1Formenton LMichaels RMurphy DShea D1:03
  2. 2Formenton LMcDavid CEkholm DMurphy D0:44
Colorado AvalancheAvalancheTue, Oct 13 at DAL
  1. L1Lehkonen#62MacKinnon#29Necas#88
    10:32 together at 5v5
  2. L2Landeskog#92Kadri#91Nelson#11
    8:31 together at 5v5
  3. L3Schwartz#71Svechkov#9Hughes#13
    4:23 together at 5v5
  1. D1NewToews#7Malinski#70
    14:51 together at 5v5
  2. D2Burns#84Manson#42
    13:31 together at 5v5
  3. D3NewKulak#27Juulsen#47
    10:41 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Kadri CMacKinnon CNecas CHughes RToews D3:30
  2. 2Schwartz LLandeskog LLehkonen LNelson CMalinski D1:05

Penalty kill

  1. 1Lehkonen LNelson CManson DToews D0:36
  2. 2Roy CKelly CBurns DKulak D0:23

Behind the bench

Each grey tick is one NHL team.

EDMCOL

Settled lines

Share of 5v5 time from the regular top four lines · 2026–27

EDM 76% (3rd most settled)COL 58% (6th most shuffled)
← Shuffles linesKeeps lines together →

Goalie pull, down one

Median time left in the 3rd when the goalie comes out, delayed penalties excluded · 2025–26

EDM 1:33 left (6th latest · 19 pulls)COL 2:15 left (3rd earliest · 11 pulls)
← Pulls latePulls early →

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

EDM 49.5s (10th longest)COL 48.4s (16th longest)
← Short shiftsLong shifts →

Caught on long shifts

Share of 5v5 goals against with a skater 60s+ into his shift · 2025–26

EDM 30% (16th most often)COL 24% (4th least often)
← Rarely caughtOften caught →

Season series