The Edmonton Oilers (23-17-8) have -185 moneyline odds to win when they visit the Vancouver Canucks (16-26-5), who have +154 odds, on Saturday, Jan. 17 at 10 p.m. ET on ESPN+.
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Oilers to win vs Canucks -185
Oilers vs. Canucks Betting Lines
- Favorite: Oilers (-185)
- Underdog: Canucks (+154)
- Over/under: 6.5
Oilers vs. Canucks Quick Facts
- Edmonton and its opponent have gone over the current 6.5-goal total in 27 of 48 games this season.
- Vancouver has combined with its opponent to score more than 6.5 goals in 24 of 47 games this season.
- Saturday’s over/under is 0.6 above the combined goal-scoring average of 5.9 for these two clubs.
- The 6.8 goals per game these two clubs are giving up this season are 0.3 more than the 6.5-goal over/under set for this match.
Oilers Stats, Moneyline & Leaders
Oilers Season Stat Insights
- The Oilers offense’s 159 total goals (3.3 per game) are ranked fifth in the league this year.
- Edmonton is ranked 26th in NHL play in goals against this season, having conceded 155 (3.2 per game).
- They’re ranked 14th in the league with a +4 goal differential .
- Edmonton has scored 44 power-play goals this season, leading the NHL (on 132 chances).
- The Oilers lead the NHL with a 33.33% power-play conversion rate.
- Edmonton’s offense has scored four shorthanded goals this season (11th among all squads).
- The Oilers kill 80.45% of their opponent’s power plays, the 12th-ranked penalty-kill percentage in the NHL.
- The Oilers’ players have posted the fifth-best faceoff win rate in the league at 52.3%.
- Edmonton has an 11.3% shooting percentage as a team, ranking 11th in the league.
- The Oilers’ players are looking for their first shutout win this season. As a team, they are averaging 17.2 hits and 15 blocked shots per game.
Oilers Moneyline
- Edmonton has gotten the victory in 21 of the 40 games it’s played as the moneyline favorite this season.
- The Oilers have a record of 5-3 this season in games with their moneyline odds shorter than -185.
- The moneyline odds imply that Edmonton has a 64.9% chance of winning this contest.
Oilers Leaders
- Connor McDavid: 30 goals and 52 assists
- Leon Draisaitl: 25 goals and 42 assists
- Evan Bouchard: 11 goals and 35 assists
- Tristan Jarry: 12-3-2 record, .903 save percentage, 48 goals allowed
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Canucks Stats, Moneyline & Leaders
Canucks Season Stats Insights
- The Canucks have the league’s 30th-ranked scoring offense (122 total goals, 2.6 per game).
- Vancouver’s 169 total goals given up (3.6 per game) rank 31st in the league.
- They have a -47 goal differential, which ranks 32nd in the league.
- Vancouver has recorded 31 power-play goals this season (on 155 chances). That ranks 12th in the NHL.
- The Canucks have a 20% power-play conversion rate, the NHL’s No. 18 percentage.
- Vancouver has scored five shorthanded goals this season (seventh among all NHL squads).
- The 72.11% of opponent power plays the Canucks kill is the 31st-ranked penalty-kill percentage in the league.
- The Canucks win 48.1% of their faceoffs. That’s the 24th-ranked percentage in the NHL.
- The 9.7% shooting percentage Vancouver has amassed ranks 29th in the league.
- The Canucks have yet to shut out an opponent this season.
Canucks Moneyline Insights
- The Canucks have been an underdog in 35 games this season, with 12 upset wins (34.3%).
- Vancouver has been an underdog with +154 odds or longer six times this season, and lost each of those games.
- The moneyline implies a 39.4% chance of victory for the Canucks.
Canucks Leaders
- Elias Pettersson: 13 goals and 16 assists
- Filip Hronek: three goals and 24 assists
- Kiefer Sherwood: 17 goals and six assists
- Kevin Lankinen: 6-13-4 record, .886 save percentage, 78 goals allowed
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