Oilers vs Canucks Prediction
The Edmonton Oilers will play the Vancouver Canucks on Monday night at Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia. Edmonton has lost six of their last seven games, while Vancouver has won three games in a row.
Oilers Preview
The Edmonton Oilers are 2-7-1 this season after they lost to Nashville by a score of 5-2 in their last game. Edmonton led 1-0 in the first period, but it was all Nashville after that point. The Oilers out shot Nashville by a total of 35-34 and went 2-3 on the power play in the loss. Edmonton’s lone win in their last seven games came against Calgary by a score of 5-2. The Edmonton Oilers offense is scoring 2.70 goals per game and they are allowing 4.10 goals against per game, while going 25% on the power play and 71.8% on the penalty kill. Leon Draisaitl has led the Oilers this year with four goals, nine assists, and 30 shots on goal. The projected starting goalie for Edmonton is Jack Campbell, who is 1-4-0 this year with a 4.50 goals against average and a .873 save percentage.
Canucks Preview
The Vancouver Canucks are 8-2-1 this year after they defeated the Dallas Stars by a score of 2-0 in their last game. Vancouver scored two goals in the second period and was able to keep Dallas off of the scoreboard in the win. The Canucks out shot Dallas by a total of 28-27 and went 0-5 on the power play in the game. Vancouver’s only loss in their last seven games came against the Rangers in overtime. The Vancouver Canucks are scoring 4.36 goals per game and they are allowing 2.00 goals against per game, while going 30% on the power play and 78% on the penalty kill. Elias Pettersson has led the Canucks this season with six goals, 14 assists, and 28 shots on goal. The projected starting goalie for Vancouver is Thatcher Demko, who is 6-2-0 this year with a 1.56 goals against average and a .947 save percentage.
Matchup/League Facts
The Edmonton Oilers ranks 9th in the league in power play percentage this season (25.00%).
The Edmonton Oilers ranks T12th in the league for power play goals this season (9).
The Edmonton Oilers ranks 14th in the league for shots against per game this season (30.2).
The Vancouver Canucks ranks 1st in the league for goals per game this season (4.36).
The Vancouver Canucks ranks 2nd in the league for goals against per game this season (2.00).
The Vancouver Canucks ranks 2nd in the league in save percentage this season (.934).
Pick
The Canucks come into this game red hot and they have won six of their last seven games, while Edmonton has started the season playing very poorly. Vancouver leads this season series 2-0 with wins by scores of 8-1 and 4-3. The Oilers are struggling on both ends of the ice, which is surprising given the amount of goal scoring talent that they have. Vancouver is scoring 4.36 goals per game this year and is averaging six goals per game against Edmonton. Take the over here.
