Vancouver Canucks vs Edmonton Oilers Prediction, Preview and Odds - 04/29/2022

Game Time: 9:00 pm ET, Friday, April 29, 2022

Venue:  Rogers Place, Edmonton, AB

Where to Watch:  SN1

DraftKings:  Moneyline:  Canucks +160, Oilers -195; Over/Under:  6.5 goals

Bet365:  Moneyline:  Canucks +160, Oilers -195; Over/Under:  6.5 goals

BetMGM:  Moneyline:  Canucks +160, Oilers -195; Over/Under:  6.5 goals

 

Vancouver Canucks:  39-30-11 (5th place, Pacific Division)

Edmonton Oilers:  47-27-6 (2nd place, Pacific Division)

 

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Vancouver Canucks:  7-2-1 last 10

Edmonton Oilers:  7-2-1 last 10

 

 

 

The Canucks are coming into this game with 89 points, a 39-30-11 record overall, and they are 20-16-4 in their road games this regular season where they will be in this game. They have lost 3 of their last 4 games but are coming into this one off of a win in their last game which snapped a 3 game losing streak that they were on. Their 3 losses in that span were against the Ottawa Senators, the Minnesota Wild, and the Calgary Flames while their win came against the Seattle Kraken in their last game. They won that game at home 5-2. They still have a game against the Los Angeles Kings on Thursday night that needs to be played first so this will be the 2nd leg of a back-to-back for them on Friday night. In their game against the Kraken, Quinn Hughes, Oliver Ekman-Larsson, Sheldon Dries, J. T. Miller, and Luke Schenn each scored 1 goal for them in that one. Elias Pettersson led the team in shots on net in that game with 4. Spencer Martin was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 2 goals on 32 shots with 30 saves and a .938 sv percentage. Their offense has scored 244 goals this season averaging 3.1 goals per game and their defense has allowed their opponents to score 231 goals against them allowing 2.9 goals per game. 

 

 

The Oilers are coming into this game with 100 points, a 47-27-6 record overall, and they are 26-12-1 in their home games this regular season where they will be in this game. They have won 5 of their last 6 games and are coming into this one off of a win in their last game. Their last loss was against the Columbus Blue Jackets while their 5 wins in that span came against the Nashville Predators, the Vegas Golden Knights, the Dallas Stars, the Colorado Avalanche, and the Pittsburgh Penguins in their last game. They won that game on the road 5-1. Jeff Connor McDavid, Evander Kane, Evan Bouchard, Zach Hyman, and Zack Kassian each scored 1 goal for them in that one. Evan Bouchard led the team in shots on net in that game with 6. Mike Smith was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 1 goal on 34 shots with 33 saves and a .971 sv percentage. Their offense has scored 282 goals this season averaging 3.5 goals per game and their defense has allowed their opponents to score 246 goals against them allowing 3.1 goals per game. 

 

 

The Oilers are coming into this game as a big favorite with the current betting odds. They have been playing very well in their recent games winning 5 of their last 6 games and they keep on heating up as the playoffs get closer. They are going up against a Canucks side that has not been playing great recently as they have lost 3 of their last 4 games and they were recently eliminated from playoff contention so this game does not mean anything to them. The Oilers do not need to win this game either but they are at home here and will likely want to stay hot on their streak coming into the playoffs. The best bet here is on the Oilers to win this game and stay hot.

 

Canucks Oilers Prediction:  Our NHL Pick for Friday, April 29, 2022 (9:00 pm ET start time) is Oilers 4 Canucks 2.

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Vancouver Canucks: 39-41 (-2.4 Units) ML in all games. 80-48 UNDER playing with triple revenge - 3 straight losses vs. opponent. 26-19 UNDER revenging a home loss versus opponent.

Edmonton Oilers: 120-95 (+9.1 Units) ML in all games. 65-43 (+13.9 Units) ML vs. division opponents. 16-7 UNDER in April games.

 

 

Vancouver Canucks:  W. Lockwood (RW) Ques Thurs - Upper Body injury. T. Dermott (D) Ques Thurs - Illness. T. Demko (G) Ques Thurs - Undisclosed injury. T. Pearson (LW) Ques Fri - Upper Body injury. T. Poolman (D) out for season - Migraine. J. Halak (G) out for season - Hand injury. M. Ferland (LW) out for season - Concussion. B. Horvat (C) Early May - Lower Body injury. N. Hoglander (LW) Out indefinitely - Groin injury. B. Keeper (D) Out indefinitely - Leg injury. B. Sutter (C) out for season - Illness.

Edmonton Oilers:  J. Puljujarvi (RW) Ques Thurs - Illness. D. Nurse (D) Early May - Lower Body injury. J. Archibald (RW) Out indefinitely - Illness.

 

 

 

“A little bit of an ouch.” - Bruce Boudreau on the reason for Thatcher Demko missing their game against the Kraken on Tuesday night.

 

 

“Best player in the world, right? So that’s what you expect and that’s what you get." - Zach Hyman after their win against the Penguins on Tuesday night.

 

 

 

LW Garland, Conor

C Miller, J.T.

RW Chiasson, Alex

LD Ekman-Larsson, Oliver

RD Myers, Tyler

G Martin, Spencer

 

LW Kane, Evander

C McDavid, Connor

RW Yamamoto, Kailer

LD Kulak, Brett

RD Ceci, Cody

G Smith, Mike

 

 

Points: J. Miller (97)

Goals: E. Pettersson (32)

Assists: J. Miller (66)

GAA: S. Martin (1.69)

 

Points: C. McDavid (122)

Goals: L. Draisaitl (55)

Assists: C. McDavid (78)

GAA: M. Smith (2.81)

 

Coaches:

Vancouver Canucks: Bruce Boudreau (1st season)

Edmonton Oilers: Jay Woodcroft (Interim)