T.M. Selection: Edmonton Oilers.

I like the Edmonton Oilers to win this game against the Colorado Avalanche on Saturday. The Avalanche have a 2-0 series lead here and they looked really good in the 1st 2 games but both were on home ice for them and i think the Oilers can get 1 back here and win this game on home ice. The Oilers looked terrible in the previous game and they didn't even score a goal after a great 1st game where they lost but scored 6 goals and were in that game right until the very end since they managed to come back. That team was nowhere to be found in their most recent game though but I think they are going to step up here and give a better effort tonight. They didn't even look all that bad in the previous game but they blew the game in about a 3 minute span, but they were keeping up and playing very well in the game before that. This is still a strong offensive team that has been putting pucks in the net like no tomorrow in this postseason. The Avalanche are also missing their starting goalie Kuemper here and Francouz is really not that great. He shut the Oilers out in the previous game but the Avalanche looked great on defense in that game and the Oilers didn't really get any good chances on him and the shots they took weren't challenging him at all. I think this game will be different on home ice for them and i expect them to come out more aggressive here, trying to challenge Francouz early here and I don't expect him to hold up in net this time. I think this is a bounce back game for the Oilers here and I like the Oilers to win this game.

T.M. Prediction: 4-3 Edmonton Oilers.