Edmonton Oilers vs Vancouver Canucks Prediction, Preview and Odds - 05/16/2024

Game Time: 10:00 pm ET, Thursday, May 16, 2024

Venue:  Rogers Arena, Vancouver, BC

Where to Watch:  TNT, MAX

DraftKings:  Moneyline:  Oilers -148, Canucks +124; Over/Under:  6.5 goals

Bet365:  Moneyline:  Oilers -150, Canucks +125; Over/Under:  6.5 goals

BetMGM:  Moneyline:  Oilers -150, Canucks +125; Over/Under:  6.5 goals

Edmonton Oilers:  49-27-6 (2nd place, Pacific Division)

Vancouver Canucks:  50-23-9 (1st place, Pacific Division)

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Edmonton Oilers:  6-3-1 last 10

Vancouver Canucks:  6-3-1 last 10

The Oilers are entering this game with 104 points, a 49-27-6 record overall, and they were 21-18-2 in their road games this regular season where they will be in this game. They are entering this game off a win against the Vancouver Canucks in their last game, winning that one at home 3-2. Evan Bouchard, Leon Draisaitl, and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins each scored 1 goal for them in that game. Evan Bouchard, Leon Draisaitl, Mattias Ekholm, Evander Kane, and Connor McDavid each led the team in assists with 1 while Evan Bouchard, Leon Draisaitl, and Mattias Ekholm each led the team in shots on net in that game with 4. Calvin Pickard was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 2 goals on 21 shots with 19 saves and a .905 sv percentage. Their offense has scored 294 goals this season averaging 3.6 goals per game and their defense has allowed their opponents to score 237 goals against them allowing 2.9 goals per game.

The Canucks are entering this game with 109 points, a 50-23-9 record overall, and they were 27-9-5 in their home games this regular season where they will be in this game. They are entering this game off a loss against the Edmonton Oilers in their last game, losing that one on the road 3-2. Conor Garland and Dakota Joshua each scored 1 goal for them in that game. Brock Boeser, Quinn Hughes, Elias Lindholm, and Nikita Zadorov each led the team in assists with 1 while Conor Garland led the team in shots on net in that game with 4. Arturs Silovs was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 3 goals on 30 shots with 27 saves and a .900 sv percentage. Their offense has scored 279 goals this season averaging 3.4 goals per game and their defense has allowed their opponents to score 223 goals against them allowing 2.7 goals per game.

The current betting odds have the Canucks listed as an underdog in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. This is game 5 of a 7 game series between the 1st seeded Canucks and the 2nd seeded Oilers from the Pacific Division for Round 2 of the NHL Western Conference playoffs. This series is all tied up 2-2 after the Oilers won game 4 of this series on their home ice. Both of these teams split their 2 home games in this series, but the Canucks have been keeping every game in this series close, even though they have been the underdog in most games. The Oilers managed to get a game on the road in this series already, but they really weren't that good of a team in their road games this season. Meanwhile, the Canucks had a great home record during the regular season and their defensive efforts have been carrying them in both of their series, even when the offense isn't there. The Oilers don't have a good defense so they tend to lean on their offense, but their offense hasn't really been rolling in this series, especially Connor McDavid as he has struggled to be a factor in some of these games. The Canucks have the defense to keep this Oilers offense at bay as they have shown and the Oilers didn't have a ton of good fortune against the Canucks during the regular season either. All the value in this game is with the Canucks as the underdog on home ice as they have a real chance to win this game outright or keep it a 1 goal game if they lose. The best way to place a bet here is on the Canucks to win this game or on the puckline.

Oilers Canucks Prediction:  Our NHL Pick for Thursday, May 16, 2024 (10:00 pm ET start time) is Canucks 3 Oilers 2.

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Edmonton Oilers: 5-6 (-6.1 units) on the moneyline off a home win against a division rival. 30-24 (-7.2 units) on the moneyline after scoring 3 goals or more in 5 straight games. 25-19 (-6.3 units) on the moneyline after playing a home game. 10-5 OVER in the second round of the playoffs. 18-5 OVER off a close win by 1 goal over a division rival. 31-18 OVER after a close win by 1 goal in their previous game.

Vancouver Canucks: 48-34 (+15.7 units) on the moneyline vs. division opponents. 17-7 (+8.4 units) on the moneyline revenging a same season loss vs opponent. 15-3 (+11.4 units) on the moneyline after a close loss by 1 goal in their previous game. 24-16 OVER after 1 or more consecutive unders. 12-7 OVER revenging a road loss versus opponent. 37-21 OVER off a road loss.

Edmonton Oilers:  A. Henrique (C) Ques Thurs - Lower Body.

Vancouver Canucks:  P. Di Giuseppe (LW) Ques Thurs - Personal. C. Soucy (D) Elig Thurs - Suspension. T. Demko (G) Out indefinitely - Knee. T. Poolman (D) out for season - Migraine.

“(Pickard) looked like a guy who had played 100 playoff games. Composed, really solid, seeing the puck really well.” - Kris Knoblauch after his team’s win against the Canucks in game 4 of this series on Tuesday.

“We’ve been a resilient group all year. But we need five or six guys to get going here. I mean, it’s the Stanley Cup playoffs. Some guys, I don’t know if they thought it was the playoffs. We can’t play with 12 guys. We’ve got to figure it out quick.” - Rick Tocchet after his team’s loss against the Oilers in game 4 of this series on Tuesday.

LW Nugent-Hopkins, Ryan

C McDavid, Connor

RW Hyman, Zach

LD Ekholm, Mattias

RD Bouchard, Evan

G Pickard, Calvin

LW Suter, Pius

C Miller, J.T.

RW Boeser, Brock

LD Hughes, Quinn

RD Hronek, Filip

G Silovs, Arturs

Points: C. McDavid (132)

Goals: Z. Hyman (54)

Assists: C. McDavid (100)

GAA: C. Pickard (2.45)

Points: J. Miller (103)

Goals: B. Boeser (40)

Assists: Q. Hughes (75)

GAA: T. Demko (2.45)

Coaches:

Edmonton Oilers: Kris Knoblauch (1st season)

Vancouver Canucks: Rick Tocchet (2nd season)