NHL Preseason/Monday's Picks

The Edmonton Oilers aim for their third straight preseason win tonight as they host the Vancouver Canucks. Face-off is 9:05 pm ET at Rogers Place.

Vegas has Edmonton listed as a favorite at -165 with an over/under total of 6.5.

The Oilers (3-2-0) have beaten Calgary and Winnipeg their last two times on the ice. The latter came Saturday on the road versus the Jets as Devin Shore beat Connor Hellebuyck for the lone shootout goal.

The Canucks (0-2-2) are still winless in the preseason. Their most recent loss came on Saturday when they were shut out, 4-0, at Seattle.

Dunkel has the Oilers keeping the winning streak alive tonight while the defenses hold the final score UNDER the Vegas total of 6.5.

Dunkel’s Pick: Edmonton (-165); UNDER

Below are all of Dunkel’s picks for today’s NHL preseason schedule:

OCTOBER 3

Toronto at Montreal
Time: 7:05 pm ET
Dunkel Ratings: Toronto 12.568; Montreal 9.033
Dunkel Line & Total: Toronto by 3 ½; 5
Vegas Line & Total: Toronto (-200); 6 ½
Dunkel Pick: Toronto (-200); Under

Columbus at Carolina
Time: 7:05 pm ET
Dunkel Ratings: Columbus 10.310; Carolina 12.218
Dunkel Line & Total: Carolina by 2; 8
Vegas Line & Total: Carolina (-240); 6
Dunkel Pick: Carolina (-240); Over

Boston at New Jersey
Time: 7:05 pm ET
Dunkel Ratings: Boston 10.587; New Jersey 10.966
Dunkel Line & Total: New Jersey by ½; 3
Vegas Line & Total: New Jersey (-110); 5 ½
Dunkel Pick: New Jersey (-110); Under

Pittsburgh at Detroit
Time: 7:35 pm ET
Dunkel Ratings: Pittsburgh 8.180; Detroit 11.127
Dunkel Line & Total: Detroit by 3; 7
Vegas Line & Total: Pittsburgh (-185); 6
Dunkel Pick: Detroit (+165); Over

Colorado at Dallas
Time: 8:05 pm ET
Dunkel Ratings: Colorado 9.598; Dallas 8.981
Dunkel Line & Total: Colorado by ½; 5
Vegas Line & Total: Colorado (-150); 6
Dunkel Pick: Colorado (-150); Under

Seattle at Calgary
Time: 9:05 pm ET
Dunkel Ratings: Seattle 10.974; Calgary 9.658
Dunkel Line & Total: Seattle by 1 ½; 7
Vegas Line & Total: Calgary (-180); 5 ½
Dunkel Pick: Seattle (+160); Over

Vancouver at Edmonton
Time: 9:05 pm ET
Dunkel Ratings: Vancouver 7.996; Edmonton 9.899
Dunkel Line & Total: Edmonton by 2; 4
Vegas Line & Total: Edmonton (-165); 6
Dunkel Pick: Edmonton (-165); Under

All Media on this page by Associated Press.