Edmonton Oilers at Vancouver Canucks odds, picks and predictions

The Edmonton Oilers (2-7-1) and Vancouver Canucks (8-2-1) meet  Monday with opening puck drop at Rogers Arena slated for 10 p.m. ET (ESPN+). Below, we analyze BetMGM Sportsbook's lines around the Oilers vs. Canucks odds, and make our expert NHL picks and predictions.

Season series: Canucks lead 2-0

Edmonton last played Saturday, dropping a 5-2 game against the Nashville Predators. That game was in Edmonton, where the Oilers are now 1-4-1 in 6 games. Defense has been a problem at home and abroad: Edmonton has coughed up 4.10 goals per game (30th NHL).

Vancouver dealt the Dallas Stars a 2-0 defeat Saturday. That contest was on home ice, and the Canucks head into this one with a home mark of 4-0-1. That record includes an 8-1 opening-night triumph over these Oilers.

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Oilers at Canucks odds

Provided by BetMGM Sportsbook; access Paste BN Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 10:26 a.m. ET.

• Moneyline: Oilers -110 (bet $110 to win $100) | Canucks -110 (bet $110 to win $100)
• Against the spread (ATS): Oilers +1.5 (-250) | Canucks -1.5 (+200)
• Over/Under (O/U): 7 (O: 105 | U: -125)

Oilers at Canucks projected goalies

Stuart Skinner (1-3-1, 3.62 GAA, .861 SV%) ... Jack Campbell (1-4-0, 4.50 GAA, .871 SV%) vs. Thatcher Demko (6-2-0, 1.55 GAA, .947 SV%)

Skinner last played on Thursday, allowing 4 goals on 27 shots against the Dallas Stars. He has not played on road ice since allowing 4 goals in relief duty against the Canucks Oct. 11.

Demko is fresh off a 27-save shutout Saturday. The 27-year-old with a history of fast starts to seasons owns a .915 SV% against Edmonton. He's 4-0-0 with a .972 SV% across his last 4 starts.

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Oilers at Canucks picks and predictions

Prediction

Oilers 4, Canucks 3

Moneyline

Prior to being dumped by the Canucks in the 1st 2 games of the season, the Oilers had been 6-1 over their last 7 games against Vancouver and 5-0 across their last 5 games on Canuck ice.

Vancouver ranks 2nd in the NHL in goalie save percentage (.934); Edmonton ranks 32nd with an .864 figure. The Canucks and Oilers rank 1st (15.3%) and 27th (8.1%) in shooting percentage.

Looking at puck-possession and expected-goal data, how much of that difference can be attributed to puck luck. Quite a bit, making for a lean toward the Oilers, a club that led the NHL in scoring en route to a 109-point season (50-23-9) a year ago.

And just how shaky has the Edmonton defense been? The Oilers have filed a league-worst 10.8 giveaways per game in front of struggling netminders.

So, TAKE THE OILERS (-110), but consider doing so with a half-measure on the unit scale.

Puck line/Against the spread

Lots of juice. AVOID with prejudice.

Over/Under

No value sighted here. Expecting Edmonton to right the ship in both goal scoring and avoidance. The flipside of that coin would be the regression due Vancouver.

PASS.

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