Vancouver Canucks vs Edmonton Oilers Prediction, 4/29/2022 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Vancouver Canucks vs Edmonton Oilers

Date: Friday, April 29, 2022

Location: Rogers Place in Edmonton, AB

TV: Sportsnet

Odds/Point Spread: Canucks (+155) Oilers (-188)

Rogers Place is the site where the Edmonton Oilers (47-27-6) will take on the Vancouver Canucks (39-30-11) on Friday. The moneyline on this contest has Vancouver at +155 while Edmonton is coming in at -188. The total comes in at 6.

The Vancouver Canucks had a good night with a 5-2 win against the Kraken their last time out. Vancouver had 6 minutes in the box in this matchup. Moreover, they had 3 power play attempts and notched 1 goal. The Canucks had a solid offensive output in the win. For the matchup, they converted 5 of the 27 shots they looked to score on.

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In regard to their goal scoring prowess, the Vancouver Canucks have tallied 241 goals (18th in pro hockey) this season and have allowed 227. For the season, they have tallied 89 points and their points percentage is .556. Vancouver is sitting with 243 power play chances and they have tallied 57 goals during those chances, giving them a rate of 23.46%. When playing at even strength, the Canucks have conceded 169 goals while scoring 184 themselves. Vancouver has attempted 2,552 shots and holds a shot percentage of 9.4%. The Canucks have had 2,544 shots attempted against them and hold a save percentage of .911. Vancouver Canucks opponents have earned 226 power play opportunities (17th in hockey) and have scored 58 goals in those chances.

The man in goal for this game is Thatcher Demko. Opponents have racked up 374 goals against Demko in his pro hockey career and his average for goals against per game is 2.84. Demko has played in 136 games during his professional hockey career. His save percentage sits at .912 in his 7,912 mins in the crease. He has an overall record of 67-53-11 and he started in 130 games. Over the course of his career, Demko is sitting with 75 quality starts and his rate for quality starts is .577. Demko has had 4,271 shots taken against him and has gathered 3,897 saves.

Their last time out, Edmonton opposed the Penguins in an outing where the Oilers took home the victory by a final score of 5-1. The Oilers scored 5 goals out of the 42 shots on goal they took. They had 4 attempts on the power play in this one and recorded 2 goals out of those attempts.

The Oilers have earned 218 goals at even strength and 60 goals (6th in professional hockey) while on the power play. Edmonton has attempted 2,726 shots (10th in professional hockey) and has earned a shot percentage of 10.20%, while allowing the opposition 2,562 shots. So far this season, the Edmonton Oilers have notched a total of 278 goals, 100 points, as well as a points percentage of .625. They have a total of 230 power play opportunities and they have a power play rate of 26.09%. They have recorded a penalty kill rate of 79.52% on the other teams 249 power play chances, and their save percentage sits at 90.4%. They have permitted 245 goals to be scored by way of 194 goals at even strength and 51 goals while they were shorthanded.

On the other side of the ice you are going to see Mikko Koskinen in the crease. He has tallied 4,448 stops out of the 4,912 shots attempted, giving him a save percentage of .906. Koskinen is the owner of a career record of 83-60-13 and has been in net for 166 games. He has started in 154 contests and his ice time sits at 9,257 mins. Koskinen's percentage of quality starts is 46.8% and he has 72 quality starts in his career. The opposition is averaging 3.01 goals per contest and he has relinquished 464 goals overall.

Who will win tonight's NHL game against the spread or moneyline?

Josh's Pick: Take Vancouver (+155)

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