The Edmonton Oilers and Vancouver Canucks meet in a pivotal Game 5 in one of two games on the NHL schedule today. The Oilers won Game 4 dramatically, allowing a 6-on-5 goal with about a minute left in regulation before responding 30 seconds later to win 3-2. The Canucks have home-ice advantage after finishing ahead of the Oilers in the NHL standings in the regular season. Let’s take a look at the Oilers vs Canucks best bets.
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Game Details and Betting Picks
Edmonton Oilers vs Vancouver Canucks Information
Edmonton Oilers vs Vancouver Canucks
Location of the game: Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia
Date & Time: Thursday, May 16 at 10 p.m. ET
Where to Watch: TNT and Sportsnet (Canada)
Oilers vs Canucks Picks
- Picks: Oilers -145 & Over 6.5 (+100)
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Arturs Silovs (2.47 GAA, .881 save percentage) is expected to start in goal for the Canucks, but Thatcher Demko is nearing a return from the NHL injury report. Calvin Pickard (2.45 GAA, .909 save percentage), who started Game 4 for the Oilers, is likely to start again in Game 5.
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Oilers vs Canucks Odds
Edmonton Oilers vs Vancouver Canucks Recent Scores
Each of the four NHL games in the NHL bracket picture between the Canucks and Oilers has been decided by one goal, with one ending in overtime. Bouchard scored the game-winning in Game 4, while Draisailt, who set up the winner, had a goal and an assist. Edmonton outshot Vancouver 30-21.
The Oilers outshot the Canucks 45-18 in the Oilers Canucks best bets for Game 2. Goaltending was the difference as Silovs stopped 42 shots and Stuart Skinner allowed four goals on 15 shots before being pulled in favor of Pickard. The Oilers won Game 2 by a score of 4-3 in overtime and Vancouver won Game 1 by a 5-4 score.
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Edmonton Oilers vs Vancouver Canucks Analysis
Despite the difference in shots, this series has been played incredibly close through four games with a cumulative score of 14-14. The Canucks won all four NHL picks in the regular season.
The big storylines in the series have been the play of superstars Elias Pettersson and Connor McDavid. Firstly, Pettersson, who finished third on the Canucks in NHL player stats with 89 points (34 goals, 55 assists), had a disappointing finish to the season and has just one goal and three assists in 10 playoff games. McDavid had a great performance in Game 2 with one goal and three assists but has just two assists in the other three games.
In the regular season, both teams finished among the top-10 teams in NHL stats for goals, with the Oilers ranking 4th (3.56) and the Vancouver Canucks ranking sixth (3.4). The Oilers generated a league-best 33.8 shots per game, whereas the Canucks ranked 26th (28.4). Vancouver had the edge in goaltending in the regular season and, moreover, he has continued to get strong play between the pipes – Silovs has a 2.71 GAA and .907 save percentage in seven games.
Demko isn’t the only player on the NHL injury report. Vancouver is also without Phil Di Giuseppe and Adam Henrique is day-to-day for the Oilers.
Odds Breakdown for Edmonton Oilers vs Vancouver Canucks
Edmonton
Edmonton Oilers has been the favorite in most of its NHL matchups in the playoffs and has NHL odds of -145 for the moneyline in Game 5 of the Oilers Canucks best bets. They also have -1.5 (+165) puck line odds. The total is 6.5.
Vancouver
The Canucks, one of the NHL picks today to win the Stanley Cup, are +125 moneyline underdogs. While they are +1.5 (-200) puck line favourites.
Edmonton Oilers vs Vancouver Canucks Betting Pick and Prediction
Fueled by McDavid and Draisaitl’s offensive firestorm, the Oilers look to solidify their series lead at home against the Canucks. While Vancouver boasts home-ice advantage and a potent offense themselves, Edmonton’s firepower and strong power play favor a high-scoring victory. Take the Oilers -145 and Over 6.5 goals for a thrilling offensive battle. Hope you enjoyed our Oilers vs Canucks best bets!
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May 16 2024 Oilers vs Canucks Match Recap
The Vancouver Canucks held serve on home ice as they were able to pick up a 3-2 win on Thursday night. Vancouver got a late goal from J.T. Miller to win this game and help out those bettors that took the home team.
Puck Line: Taking the Vancouver Canucks at +1.5 on the puck line was always the safest bet to make, and that ended up being the right option. Edmonton just wasn’t able to come up with enough offense to take control.
Money Line: The Edmonton Oilers were moneyline favorites at -140, which meant that there was value in getting Vancouver at +125. Those that took the home team ended up cashing in as the Canucks took control late in this game.
Total: The over/under in this game was set at 6.5 total goals as a ton of offense was expected in this matchup. Those that trusted the goaltenders were able to come away with a big win in this game as just five goals were scored.
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