The Vancouver Canucks (8-2-1) weren’t among the NHL picks expected to make the playoffs this season, but they’re off to an incredible start. On Monday night, the host Canucks face the struggling Edmonton Oilers (2-7-1) in one of four NHL matchups on the NHL schedule today. Vancouver is tied for third in the NHL standings with 17 points, while the Oilers are second-last, four points ahead of the winless San Jose Sharks.
Oilers vs Canucks Picks
- Picks: Oilers -115 | Over 6.5 (-165)
Jack Campbell (4.49 GAA, .873 save percentage) is the expected starting goaltender for the Oilers. Thatcher Demko (1.56 GAA, .947 save percentage) is likely to start for the Canucks. Let’s go over the odds and the Oilers vs. Canucks best bets for tonight’s game.
Edmonton Oilers vs Vancouver Canucks Odds
Oilers vs Canucks Information
Edmonton Oilers vs Vancouver Canucks
Location of the game: Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia
Date & Time: Monday, November 6 at 10 p.m. ET
How to Watch: ESPN+
Edmonton Oilers vs Vancouver Canucks Recent Scores
The Oilers have lost two in a row and six of their last seven games and are not as favored in NHL picks today as they were before the season began. Edmonton is coming off of a 5-2 loss to the Nashville Predators on Saturday afternoon. They lost 4-3 last Thursday to the Dallas Stars.
The Vancouver Canucks stats have been much better. The Canucks have won three games in a row, including a 2-0 win over the Stars on Saturday. Demko made 27 saves for the shutout. As long as he’s between the pipes, Vancouver is a strong favorite in the Oilers vs. Canucks best bets.
Edmonton Oilers vs Vancouver Canucks Analysis
The Edmonton Oilers standings aren’t the only surprising thing about the team early in the 2023-24 season. Connor McDavid has just 10 points in eight games, which is quite low for a player who had 153 points last season and has exceeded 100 points in each of the last three seasons. McDavid has just four even strength points.
The Oilers average just 2.7 goals per game, which is T23rd in NHL stats. They’re 30th in goals allowed (4.1), which is a problem that has plagued the team for several years now. It’s clear at this point that neither Campbell nor Stuart Skinner is the answer in goal for the Oilers, but they at least need to perform much better than they have. Edmonton has allowed 21 goals in its last five games.
The Canucks are playing as well as many people expected the Oilers would play this season, in large part due to Demko and Elias Petterson, the latter of whom leads the team in NHL player stats – and is tied with Jack Hughes for the league lead – with 20 points. Vancouver has gotten balanced scoring, with five players averaging at least a point per game, while others, including Andrei Kuzmenko, Ilya Mikheyev, and Sam Lafferty provide solid secondary scoring.
The Canucks are first in goals (4.36) and second in goals allwoed (2.0). Interestingly, they’re 27th in shots (28.5) and first in shooting percentage (15.3), indicating a potential shift in fortunes to come in the near future. They’re 10-1 against the spread (ATS) with an over-under record of 3-2 at home.
Connor Brown and Mattias Janmark are on the NHL injury report for the Oilers. Vancouver is without Tucker Poolman and Teddy Blueger.
Edmonton Oilers vs Vancouver Canucks Odds Breakdown
Edmonton Oilers
The Oilers are slight betting favorites in Oilers vs. Canucks best bets with moneyline and puck line odds of -115 and -1.5 (+190). The over/under is 6.5, with the over and under paying out -165 and +130, respectively.
Vancouver Canucks
The Canucks are underdogs with NHL odds of -105 and +1.5 (-265).
Edmonton Oilers vs Vancouver Canucks Betting Pick and Prediction
The Oilers have far too much firepower to keep being among the league’s lowest-scoring teams and the Canucks will have no trouble scoring on whoever the Oilers start. The over is a sound bet for Oilers vs. Canucks best bets, as is the Oilers moneyline.
- Pick 1: Oilers -115
- Pick 2: Over 6.5 (-165)
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