The Edmonton Oilers and Vancouver Canucks hit the ice at Rogers Place for the season opener on Wednesday, October 12 at 10:00 PM ET. The matchup airs on ESPN+ and SportsNet.
As teams hit the ice for the beginning of the NHL season, here’s everything you need to get ready for Wednesday’s action.
Edmonton Oilers vs. Vancouver Canucks Odds and Betting Lines
- Favorite: Oilers (-185)
- Underdog: Canucks (+155)
- Over/under: 6.5
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Oilers Stats and Trends
- The Oilers were a moneyline favorite 67 times last season, and went 45-22 in those games.
- Edmonton went 20-9 when playing as a moneyline favorite with odds of -185 or shorter.
- The implied moneyline probability for this matchup gives the Oilers a 64.9% chance to win.
- Edmonton and its opponent posted more than 6.5 goals in 52 of 98 games last season.
- The Oilers’ 285 total goals (3.5 per game) made them the seventh-best scoring team in the league last season.
- The Oilers conceded 251 total goals (3.1 per game), ranking 18th in league play in goals against.
- The 60 power-play goals the Oilers scored last season (on 235 power-play chances) were the seventh-most in the NHL.
Canucks Stats and Trends
- The Canucks were an underdog 54 times last season, and upset their opponent 24 times.
- Vancouver went 3-11 last season when sportsbooks made them underdogs of +155 or longer on the moneyline.
- Bookmakers have implied, based on the moneyline for this matchup, that the Canucks have a 39.2% chance to win.
- Vancouver combined with its opponent to score over 6.5 goals in 32 of 82 games last season.
- With 246 goals (3.0 per game) last season, the Canucks had the NHL’s 18th-ranked offense.
- The Canucks gave up 2.8 goals per game (231 in total), the seventh-fewest in the NHL.
- The Canucks had 58 power-play goals (on 247 chances), eighth in the NHL.
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