Vancouver Canucks (20-16-10, 50 pts) at Edmonton Oilers (29-15-3, 61 pts)
Venue: Rogers Place
Date: Thursday, January 23
Time: 9:00 pm ET
TV: ESPN+/SNW/SCRI
Radio:
Vancouver – Sportsnet 650 AM
Edmonton – Oilers Radio 880 CHED
DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:
Vancouver: +1.5 ML +140
Edmonton: -1.5 ML -166
O/U 5.5
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Vancouver Canucks News & Notes:
The Canucks suffered a 3-2 loss to the Buffalo Sabres on Tuesday night. They’re now 4-7-5 in their last 16 games. In that stretch, they’re averaging 2.19 goals per game while allowing 3.38 goals per game. Even with their recent struggles, they are still only one point back of the final wild-card spot in the Western Conference.
Edmonton Oilers News & Notes:
The Oilers dropped their second straight game on Tuesday as they suffered a 3-2 loss to the Washington Capitals. Despite the loss, they are 7-3-0 in January and are averaging 3.20 goals per game while allowing 2.50 goals per game.
Vancouver Canucks Projected Lines:
DeBrusk-Pettersson-Boeser
Suter-Miller-Garland
Heinen-Blueger-Sherwood
Hoglander-Sasson-Di Guiuseppe
Hughes-Friedman
Soucy-Hronek
Forbort-Desharnais
Demko
Lankinen
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Edmonton Oilers Projected Lines
Podkolzin-Draisaitl-Arvidsson
Hyman-Henrique-Perry
Janmark-Nugent-Hopkins-Brown
Skinner-Philp-Kapanen
Ekholm-Bouchard
Nurse-Stetcher
Kulak-Emberson
Skinner
Pickard
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Players To Watch:
Vancouver Canucks
Quinn Hughes this season has 51 points on 12 goals and 39 assists. He’s faced the Oilers 27 times in his career recording 25 points on five goals and 20 assists; this season in two meetings he has three points on two goals and an assist.
Edmonton Oilers
Connor Brown this season has 19 points on six goals and 13 assists. He’s faced the Canucks 24 times in his career recording ten points on four goals and six assists; he’s scored two goals against the Canucks this season.
Injury Report:
Vancouver Canucks
D Tyler Myers – Out (Suspension)
F Dakota Joshua – IR
Edmonton Oilers
F Evander Kane – Out
D Alec Regula – IR
F Connor McDavid – Out (Suspension)
D John Klingberg – Out
Next game:
Vancouver – January 25 vs. Washington Capitals
Edmonton – January 25 vs. Buffalo Sabres
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