
Canucks vs Oilers Prediction 1/18/25 NHL Picks Today
Edmonton Oilers (29-13-3) vs. Vancouver Canucks (19-15-10)
January 18, 2025 10:00 pm EDT
The Line: Vancouver Canucks 142 / Edmonton Oilers -170; Over/Under: 6.5
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The Edmonton Oilers and Vancouver Canucks meet Saturday in NHL action at the Rogers Arena. Here’s a Canucks vs Oilers Prediction. This article will include a Canucks vs Oilers Pick.
Edmonton Oilers Betting Preview
The Edmonton Oilers beat the Wild and Avalanche, and they play the Capitals, Canucks, and Sabres next. The Edmonton Oilers are averaging 3.31 goals per game and are scoring 24.1 percent of their power play opportunities. Leon Draisaitl leads Edmonton with 31 goals, Connor McDavid has 44 assists and Evan Bouchard has 129 shots on goal. Defensively, the Edmonton Oilers are allowing 2.73 goals per game and are killing 76.2 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Stuart Skinner has given up 79 goals on 803 shots faced, and Calvin Packard has allowed 39 goals on 379 shots.
Vancouver Canucks Betting Preview
The Vancouver Canucks lost to the Jets and Kings, and they play the Sabres, Oilers, and Capitals next. The Vancouver Canucks are averaging 2.84 goals per game and are scoring 21 percent of their power play opportunities. Jake DeBrusk leads Vancouver with 17 goals, Quinn Hughes has 38 assists and Conor Garland has 96 shots on goal. Defensively, the Vancouver Canucks are allowing 3.18 goals per game and are killing 80.8 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Arturs Silovs has given up 25 goals on 163 shots faced, and Kevin Lankinen has allowed 78 goals on 800 shots.
Why the Vancouver Canucks will win
- The Canucks have won three of their last four games as underdogs following a home loss.
- The Oilers have lost three of their last four games as road favorites against opponents on a losing streak.
- The Canucks have covered the puck line in each of their last eight games as underdogs against opponents on a winning streak.
- The Oilers have failed to cover the puck line in six of their last seven games at Rogers Arena.
- The Canucks have won the second period in four of their last five night games following a home loss.
Why the Edmonton Oilers will win
- The Oilers have won each of their last nine night games against Western Conference opponents.
- The Canucks have lost six of their last seven games.
- The Canucks have failed to cover the puck line in seven of their last eight games against Western Conference opponents.
- The road team has covered the puck line in each of the Oilers’ last three games.
- The Canucks have lost the third period in each of their last six games against Pacific Division opponents.
Vancouver Canucks Player Prop Facts
- Jake DeBrusk has recorded an assist in five of the Canucks’ last six home games against Pacific Division opponents.
- Elias Pettersson has scored at least one goal in six of his last eight home appearances against Western Conference opponents.
- Quinn Hughes has recorded at least one point in each of his last nine appearances with the Canucks as home underdogs.
Edmonton Oilers Player Prop Facts
- Connor McDavid has scored at least one goal in each of the Oilers’ last three games.
- Leon Draisaitl has recorded at least one point in each of the Oilers’ last 18 games at Rogers Arena.
- Leon Draisaitl has recorded at least one assist in each of the Oilers’ last eight games against the Canucks.
Matchup/League Facts
- The Vancouver Canucks rank 32nd in the league for shots per game this season (25.1).
- The Vancouver Canucks are one of only two teams to lose 6+ games when leading after Period 2 this season.
- The Edmonton Oilers rank 6th in the league for goals per game this season (3.31).
- The Edmonton Oilers are one of six teams to rank in the top 10 for both goals scored and goals conceded per game this season.
Canucks vs Oilers Injury Report
The Edmonton Oilers will be without Evander Kane, while Viktor Arvidsson is questionable.
The Vancouver Canucks will be without Dakota Joshua, while Noah Juulsen is questionable.
Canucks vs Oilers Prediction
The Vancouver Canucks have been more competitive than their recent stretch indicates, but they’re not winning much, and that’s all I care about in this line of work. The Canucks have been outscored 2-11 in their last two games. The Edmonton Oilers are looking more and more like the team that we saw make a Stanley Cup run, and you can arguably they’re the team to beat in this current form. The Oilers have won four of the last five games against the Canucks. Two teams heading in different directions. Give me the Oilers and the PL for max betting value.