Oilers vs. Canucks NHL Predictions, Picks and Odds - Jan. 17

Both the Edmonton Oilers and Vancouver Canucks are coming off a defeat, heading into their meeting at Rogers Arena on Saturday at 10 p.m. ET. The sportsbooks have made the Oilers heavy favorites at -185 on the moneyline, despite being away from home, and the Canucks are at +154.

Edmonton suffered a 1-0 loss at home its last time out on Jan. 15 against the New York Islanders. Connor Ingram saved 17 Islanders shots while allowing one goal.

Vancouver's most recent game was a road loss, 4-1, to the Columbus Blue Jackets on Jan. 15. Three Canucks players recorded one point each in that matchup, including Zeev Buium (one assist) and Elias Pettersson (one assist).

Before watching this matchup, here is a peek at which squad we think will come out on top in Saturday's action on the ice.

Oilers vs. Canucks Predictions & Pick

For predictions on the upcoming game between the Edmonton Oilers and Vancouver Canucks, computer-derived moneyline, over/under, and score predictions are below, per Dunkel Index.

• Prediction: Canucks 4 - Oilers 3
• Pick OU: Over 6.5 (Dunkel projecting 7.09 goals)
  

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Oilers vs. Canucks Moneylines

Snag a look below at the most recent moneylines for the Oilers-Canucks game.

• Favorite: Oilers (-185)
• Underdog: Canucks (+154)

Oilers Betting Insights

• The Oilers are 21-19 when listed as a moneyline favorite this season.
• When playing with moneyline odds of -185 or shorter, Edmonton is 5-3 (winning 62.5% of the time).
• Based on this game's moneyline, the Oilers have an implied probability of 64.9% to win.
• Edmonton and its opponent have gone over 6.5 combined goals in 27 of 48 games this season.

Canucks Betting Insights

• The Canucks have been listed as an underdog 35 times this season, and won 12, or 34.3%, of those games.
• This season Vancouver has been at least a +154 underdog on the moneyline six times, losing each of those contests.
• The oddsmakers' moneyline implies a 39.4% chance of victory for the Canucks.
• Vancouver's games this season have had over 6.5 goals 24 of 47 times.

Oilers Key Stats

• Edmonton has scored the fifth-most goals in the NHL (159 total, 3.3 per game).
• Defensively, the Oilers are allowing 155 total goals (3.2 per game) to rank 26th in NHL play.
• Its goal differential (+4) ranks 14th in the league.
• The 44 power-play goals the Oilers have recorded this season (on 132 power-play chances) lead the NHL.
• Edmonton has a league-leading 33.33% power-play conversion rate.
• The four shorthanded goals the Oilers have scored this season rank 11th among NHL teams.
• Edmonton's 80.45% penalty-kill success rate ranks 12th in the league.
• Edmonton wins the fifth-highest percentage of faceoffs in the NHL, 52.3%.
• The Oilers have an 11.3% shooting percentage as a team, which ranks 11th in the league.

Canucks Key Stats

• Vancouver's 122 goals on the season (2.6 per game) rank 30th in the NHL.
• The Canucks give up 3.6 goals per game (169 in total), 31st in the league.
• Its -47 goal differential ranks 32nd in the league.
• The Canucks have 31 power-play goals (12th in NHL) on 155 chances.
• Vancouver has the NHL's 18th-ranked power-play percentage (20%).
• The Canucks have five shorthanded goals (seventh in league).
• Vancouver's has the 31st-ranked penalty-kill percentage (72.11%).
• Vancouver is 24th in faceoff win rate in the NHL (48.1%).
• The Canucks' 9.7% shooting percentage is 29th in the league.