It seems like forever but the Edmonton Oilers are finally playing a meaningful regular season game again. The Edmonton Oilers open their season tonight at home against the Vancouver Canucks.
Last season the Edmonton Oilers won all 4 meetings against the Canucks. I would expect to see a similar result this season as on paper the Oilers have a superior team. The offensive power of the Edmonton Oilers will likely be to much for the Vancouver Canucks team to handle.
The one area the Vancouver Canucks are better than the Oilers is in net. Thatcher Demko is one of the NHL’s elite goaltenders. If the Canucks want to win this game Demko will need to be solid. I expect the Oilers should be able to get their share of chances against this team.
The Edmonton Oilers are favourites going into this game and I think the Edmonton Oilers will win this game easily. I believe the Oilers to come out firing this season as they try and get back into the hunt for the Cup.
Edmonton Oilers Projected Lines
Oilers lines in final practice before season opener tomorrow:
— Jason Gregor (@JasonGregor) October 11, 2022
Kane-McDavid-Puljujarvi
Holloway-Draisaitl-Hyman
McLeod-RNH-Foegele
Malone-Ryan-Yamamoto
Nurse-Ceci
Barrie-Kulak
Murray-Bouchard
Demers still skating with team.
Could see Malone and Shore swap rosters spots.
Vancouver Canucks Projected Lines
#Canucks practice lines
— Jeff Paterson (@patersonjeff) October 11, 2022
Pearson-Miller-Boeser
Hoglander-EP40-Kuzmenko
Podkolzin-Horvat-Garland
Joshua-Aman-Lazar
(Mikheyev)
Game #1
Date: 10/12/2022
Opponent: Vancouver Canuck
Location: Roger Place, Edmonton
Time: 8:00 PM
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Betting Odds: WynnBET
The Edmonton Oilers and the Vancouver betting odds on WynnBET have Vancouver as +1.5 point underdogs tonight, while the Oilers are the favorites at -1.5. Edmonton is favored with a Moneyline odd of -180 on the night while the Canucks are sitting at +165. Tonight’s game is expected to be high-scoring with an over/under of 6.5 goals on the night.
Game odds refresh periodically and are subject to change.