Edmonton Oilers vs Vancouver Canucks Prediction, Preview and Odds - 05/10/2024

Game Time: 10:00 pm ET, Friday, May 10, 2024

Venue:  Rogers Arena, Vancouver, BC

Where to Watch:  TNT, MAX

DraftKings:  Moneyline:  Oilers -130, Canucks +110; Over/Under:  6 goals

Bet365:  Moneyline:  Oilers -130, Canucks +110; Over/Under:  6.5 goals

BetMGM:  Moneyline:  Oilers -130, Canucks +110; Over/Under:  6.5 goals

Edmonton Oilers:  49-27-6 (2nd place, Pacific Division)

Vancouver Canucks:  50-23-9 (1st place, Pacific Division)

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Edmonton Oilers:  5-4-1 last 10

Vancouver Canucks:  7-3-0 last 10

The Oilers are entering this game with 104 points, a 49-27-6 record overall, and they were 21-18-2 in their road games this regular season where they will be in this game. They are entering this game off a loss against the Vancouver Canucks in their last game, losing that one on the road 5-4. Zach Hyman led the team in goals scored with 2 while Cody Ceci and Mattias Ekholm each scored 1 goal for them in that game. Leon Draisaitl and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins each led the team in assists with 2 while Zach Hyman led the team in shots on net in that game with 4. Stuart Skinner was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 5 goals on 24 shots with 19 saves and a .792 sv percentage. Their offense has scored 294 goals this season averaging 3.6 goals per game and their defense has allowed their opponents to score 237 goals against them allowing 2.9 goals per game.

The Canucks are entering this game with 109 points, a 50-23-9 record overall, and they were 27-9-5 in their home games this regular season where they will be in this game. They are entering this game off a win against the Edmonton Oilers in their last game, winning that one at home 5-4. Dakota Joshua, Elias Lindholm, Nikita Zadorov, Conor Garland, and J. T. Miller each scored 1 goal for them in that game. Dakota Joshua and Carson Soucy each led the team in assists with 1 while Elias Lindholm led the team in shots on net in that game with 5. Arturs Silovs was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 4 goals on 18 shots with 14 saves and a .778 sv percentage. Their offense has scored 279 goals this season averaging 3.4 goals per game and their defense has allowed their opponents to score 223 goals against them allowing 2.7 goals per game.

The current betting odds have the Oilers listed as a slight favorite in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. This is game 2 of a 7 game series between the 1st seeded Canucks and the 2nd seeded Oilers from the Pacific Division for Round 2 of the NHL Western Conference playoffs. The Canucks have a 1-0 series lead after winning game 1 of this series on their home ice. The Oilers got off to a fast start in game 1, taking a 4-2 lead by the 3rd period, and it looked like it was going to be the game that the Canucks' lack of offense finally caught up with them. The Canucks showed up big in the 3rd period though, scoring 3 goals and going on to win the game 5-4 in regulation. The Oilers haven't been a great road team this season and they have struggled with their defense lately, but they still have a really overwhelming offense to lean on and they have been leaning on it for a while as most of the games they won in their last series were high scoring games. The Canucks did a really good job to score 3 goals in the 3rd period and take a 1-0 series lead here, but they have still been struggling to get shots on net from that 1st series and 1 game isn't going to win them this series. The Canucks need to show some consistency on offense which is something they haven't done in the playoffs and they already showed in game 1 that their defense isn't going to keep this Oilers offense out of their net, even on home ice. The best way to place a bet here is on the Oilers to win this game.

Oilers Canucks Prediction:  Our NHL Pick for Friday, May 10, 2024 (10:00 pm ET start time) is Oilers 5 Canucks 3.

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Edmonton Oilers: 16-18 (-12.2 units) on the moneyline after 1 or more consecutive losses. 8-12 (-11.4 units) on the moneyline after playing a game where 9 or more total goals were scored. 7-11 (-10.9 units) on the moneyline after allowing 5 goals or more. 8-4 OVER in the second round of the playoffs. 21-11 OVER after allowing 3 goals or more 2 straight games. 12-7 OVER after playing a game where 9 or more total goals were scored.

Vancouver Canucks: 55-34 (+11.1 units) on the moneyline in all games. 23-7 (+13.6 units) on the moneyline after allowing 4 goals or more. 9-3 (+6.4 units) on the moneyline after playing a game where 9 or more total goals were scored. 27-18 OVER off a home win scoring 4 or more goals. 35-22 OVER after scoring 5 goals or more in their previous game. 39-25 OVER off a home win.

Edmonton Oilers:  A. Henrique (C) Ques Fri - Lower Body.

Vancouver Canucks:  T. Demko (G) Out indefinitely - Knee. T. Poolman (D) out for season - Migraine.

“They’re a good team and they were doing everything they could to come back and we were doing everything we could to hold on to the lead. That happens in the playoffs. You try to hold on to lead and sometimes you’re maybe a little too passive.” - Connor McDavid after their loss against the Canucks in game 1 of this series on Wednesday.

“Maybe four or five months ago, or maybe last year, you might have seen some frustration, some laziness or when something frustrated us, we take a bad penalty. If you look at it, when they’re 4-1, I thought we still stayed disciplined. We weren’t pinching, we weren’t selling the farm. And I think that’s maturity of the year, how we’ve kind of built our resolve.” - Rick Tocchet after his team’s win against the Oilers in game 1 of this series on Wednesday.

LW Janmark, Mattias

C McDavid, Connor

RW Hyman, Zach

LD Ekholm, Mattias

RD Bouchard, Evan

G Skinner, Stuart

LW Suter, Pius

C Miller, J.T.

RW Boeser, Brock

LD Hughes, Quinn

RD Hronek, Filip

G Silovs, Arturs

Points: C. McDavid (132)

Goals: Z. Hyman (54)

Assists: C. McDavid (100)

GAA: C. Pickard (2.45)

Points: J. Miller (103)

Goals: B. Boeser (40)

Assists: Q. Hughes (75)

GAA: T. Demko (2.45)

Coaches:

Edmonton Oilers: Kris Knoblauch (1st season)

Vancouver Canucks: Rick Tocchet (2nd season)