Edmonton Oilers at Vancouver Canucks 5/3/21 - NHL Picks & Predictions

Last Updated: 05/02/2021 at 8:40 PM ET

The Edmonton Oilers look for a second consecutive victory on Monday when visiting the Vancouver Canucks. Edmonton is 30-17-2 with 62 points following a 4-1 victory over the Calgary Flames on Saturday. Connor McDavid scored one goal and added a pair of assists in helping lead Edmonton to the victory. Edmonton is second in the North division five points ahead of the third-place Winnipeg Jets and nine points behind first place Toronto.

Connor McDavid is leading Edmonton in goals scored with 29, assists with 58 and points with 87. In goal, Mike Smith is 18-6-2 with a goals-against average of 2.30, save percentage of .924 and three shutouts. Edmonton is scoring an average of 3.16 goals per game and allowing an average of 2.62 goals per game. Edmonton's power play scores 26.6% of the time and it's penalty kill is successful 80.0% of the time.

Vancouver looks to snap a four-game losing streak when hosting Edmonton on Monday. The Canucks are 19-23-3 with 41 points following a 5-1 loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs. Vancouver was swept by Toronto in a two-game series and lost two straight to the Ottawa Senators prior to hosting Edmonton on Monday. The Canucks are last in the North division two points behind their closest competitor Ottawa.

Brock Boeser is leading Vancouver in goals scored with 17 and points with 37, while Quinn Hughes is the leader in assists with 32. In goal, Thatcher Demko is 12-15-1 with a goals-against average of 2.88, save percentage of .913 and one shutout. Vancouver is scoring an average of 2.52 goals per game and allowing an average of 3.17 goals per game. Vancouver's power play scores 19.5% of the time and it's penalty kill unit is successful 78.9% of the time.

Edmonton is playing very well at the moment while Vancouver is struggling. The Oilers have won three of the last four and have the leading point scorer in the NHL in Connor McDavid with 87. Mike Smith has played very well in goal for the Oilers allowing an average of only 2.30 goals per game and the Oilers are allowing an average of only 2.62 goals per game as a team. Vancouver has lost four straight and is last in the North division. Final Score Prediction, Edmonton Oilers win 5-2

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