Edmonton Oilers vs Vancouver Canucks Prediction 5-14-24 Picks

The Vancouver Canucks and Edmonton Oilers meet Tuesday in game 4 West Second Round NHL Playoffs action at the Rogers Place. Here’s a Edmonton Oilers vs Vancouver Canucks Prediction.

Vancouver Canucks Betting Preview

The Vancouver Canucks look for another road win to take a surprising 3-1 series lead. The Canucks are 4-4 on the road in these NHL playoffs. The Vancouver Canucks are averaging 2.78 goals per game and are scoring on 22.7 percent of their power play opportunities. Brock Boeser leads Vancouver with 7 goals, JT Miller has 9 assists and Pius Suter has 19 shots on goal. Defensively, the Vancouver Canucks are allowing 2.56 goals per game and are killing 80 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Arturs Silovs has given up 16 goals on 174 shots faced, and Casey DeSmith has allowed 4 goals on 45 shots.

Edmonton Oilers Betting Preview

The Edmonton Oilers need a bounce back effort to even up this series at 2-2. The Oilers are 2-2 at home in these NHL playoffs. The Edmonton Oilers are averaging 4.13 goals per game and are scoring on 46.4 percent of their power play opportunities. Zach Hyman leads Edmonton with 9 goals, Connor McDavid has 15 assists and Leon Draisaitl has 35 shots on goal. Defensively, the Edmonton Oilers are allowing 3.13 goals per game and are killing 85.7 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Stuart Skinner has given up 25 goals on 203 shots faced, and Calvin Packard has allowed 0 goals on 3 shots.

Edmonton Oilers vs Vancouver Canucks Injury Report

Adam Henrique is questionable for the Oilers with an undisclosed issue, and he hasn’t played since game 2. The Canucks will continue to be without Tucker Poolman and Thatcher Demko. Phillip Di Giuseppe is questionable for the Canucks with a personal issue, and he missed game 3.

Why the Edmonton Oilers will win

• The Oilers have won each of their last 11 Tuesday games at Rogers Place.
• The Canucks have failed to cover the puck line in seven of their last eight Tuesday games.
• The Oilers have covered the puck line in three of their last four games at Rogers Place following a loss.
• The Oilers have won the third period in each of their last three games following a loss.

Why the Vancouver Canucks will win

• The underdogs have won seven of the Canucks’ last eight games.
• The Oilers have lost two of their last three games as favorites.
• The underdogs have covered the puck line in each of the Canucks’ last eight games.
• The Oilers have failed to cover the puck line in each of their last five games against Western Conference opponents.
• The Canucks have won the first period in five of their last six games at Rogers Place.

Total Goals Facts

• Eight of the Oilers’ last nine games against Pacific Division opponents have gone OVER the total goals line.
• Seven of the last eight games between two teams from the Pacific Division have gone OVER the total goals line.
• Each of the Canucks’ last four games against the Oilers following a road win have gone OVER the total goals line.
• The ‘Over 1.5 Goals Period 2′ market has hit in each of the Oilers’ last 10 home games.
• The ‘Over 1.5 Goals Period 1′ market has hit in 11 of the Canucks’ last 12 games as underdogs against Pacific Division opponents.

Edmonton Oilers vs Vancouver Canucks Prediction

The Edmonton Oilers are getting the benefit of the doubt because they’re at home, where they’re 30-10-5 on the season. However, the value remains with the Canucks and the big plus money. For whatever reason, the Canucks aren’t getting love from oddsmakers, but yet they have 56 wins on the season and continue to be stingy defensively. The Canucks have also won 6 of the last 7 games against the Oilers, and the one loss during that span was a game 2 loss in overtime. We’re getting more than 1.5 times our money with a Canucks team that’s owned the Oilers over the last couple of seasons. Hard for me to pass up the Canucks in game 4 at this price point.