Oilers at Canucks 1/16/19 - NHL Picks & Predictions

Last Updated: 08/08/2019 at 9:07 AM ET

On Wednesday, the Edmonton Oilers look for a second straight victory when they visit the Vancouver Canucks. The Oilers defeated the Buffalo Sabres 7-2 in their last outing on Monday. Edmonton’s Zack Kassian and Milan Lucic each scored two goals, while Mikko Koskinen made 41 saves in net for the Oilers.

Vancouver snapped a three-game losing streak on Sunday with a 5-1 win over the Florida Panthers. The Canucks were led by Loui Eriksson with one goal and two assists while Ben Hutton, Brock Boeser, Jay Beagle and Markus Granlund each scored one goal for Vancouver.
Connor McDavid leads the Oilers in goals with 28, in assists with 41 and points with 69. Goalie Mikko Koskinen is 13-8-1 with a goals against average of 2.69 and save percentage of .915. Edmonton on the season is 20th in goals scored per game at 2.85 and 24th in goals against per game at 3.17.

Elias Pettersson leads the Canucks in goals scored with 22, in assists with 20 and points with 42. Goaltender Jacob Markstrom is 18-12-4 with a goal’s against average of 2.83 and .908 save percentage. Vancouver is 18th in goals scored per game at 2.87 and 22nd in goals against at 3.11.

Edmonton has had little success in Vancouver losing 20 of the last 27 on the Canucks home ice. Vancouver has won 5 of its last 7 versus a team with an overall losing record and each of its last 4 versus a team with a losing record on the road. Edmonton has lost 9 of its last 11 versus Western Conference teams. Final Score Prediction, Vancouver Canucks win 5-4.

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