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Vancouver Canucks vs Edmonton Oilers: Game preview, predictions and odds | January 23, 2024

Modified Jan 23, 2025 12:00 GMT

The Vancouver Canucks (20-16-10) are on the road to play the Edmonton Oilers (29-15-3) on Thursday at 9 p.m. ET. Vancouver is coming off a 3-2 loss to Buffalo, while Edmonton is coming off a 3-2 loss to Washington.

Canucks vs Oilers: Head-to-head & key stats

Vancouver is 114-123-19-15 all-time against Edmonton
The Canucks are averaging 2.82 goals per game
Edmonton is 15-8-1 at home
Vancouver is allowing 3.15 goals per game
The Oilers are averaging 3.25 goals per game
The Canucks are 12-6-4 on the road
Edmonton is allowing 2.74 goals per game

Vancouver Canucks vs Edmonton Oilers: Preview

The Canucks have only one win in its last four games. The Canucks will start Kevin Lankinen, who's 16-8-6 with a 2.63 GAA and a .903 SV%. In his career against Edmonton, he's 1-4 with a 4.37 GAA and a .859 SV%.

The Canucks are led by Quinn Hughes, who has 51 points. JT Miller has 32 points, Conor Garland has 31 points and Elias Pettersson has 30 points.

Edmonton, meanwhile, is on a two-game losing streak and is still without Connor McDavid, who is serving a suspension. The Oilers are led by Leon Draisaitl, who has 71 points. Evan Bouchard has 35 points and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins has 27 points.

The Oilers are set to start Stuart Skinner, who's 18-11-3 with a 2.71 GAA and a .899 SV%. He's 2-5 with a 3.78 GAA and a .859 SV% in his career against Vancouver.