The Vancouver Canucks and Edmonton Oilers face off on Friday in an NHL showdown at the Rogers Place. When these two teams faced off on October 12th it was the Oilers that secured the 5-3 victory.
The Canucks come into this game with a 13-15-3 and they have gone 8-6-2 away from home. In the last game against the St. Louis Blues the offense only scored one goal and that led to the 5-1 defeat. Vancouver has scored only two goals over their last two games. Vancouver is averaging 3.29 goals while their defense is giving up 3.90 goals per game. The offense is ranked 11th while the defense is ranked 30th. Elias Pettersson has scored 13 goals and 21 assists.
On the other side of this matchup is the Oilers who sit with an 18-14-2 record overall and they have gone 9-8-1 at home. In the last game against the Dallas Stars, the Oilers scored six goals and were able to win by three goals. The Oilers are averaging 3.64 goals while their defense is giving up 3.41 goals per game. The offense is ranked 3rd in the league. In this game the Oilers need the offense to run up the score. Connor McDavid has scored 29 goals and added 36 assists so far this season. In this game the defense is going to need to step up and put pressure on the Cancucks offense.
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