The Vancouver Canucks take their home ice at Rogers Arena to play the Edmonton Oilers for Game 5 of the NHL Playoffs Second Round on Thursday, May 16, starting at 10:00 PM ET on TNT, truTV, and Max. The series is knotted up at 2-2. The Canucks have +125 moneyline odds against the favorite Oilers (-150).

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Here is our pick for who will capture the victory in this NHL Playoffs Second Round contest.

Oilers vs. Canucks Predictions for Thursday

Our computer projection model for this encounter expects a final result of Canucks 4, Oilers 3.

• Moneyline Pick: Canucks (+125)
• Total Pick: Under 6.5 (computer predicts 6.3 goals on average)
• Spread Pick: Canucks (+1.5)

Oilers Splits and Trends

• The Oilers are 11-7-18 in overtime games on their way to a 49-27-6 overall record.
• Edmonton is 16-5-6 (38 points) in its 27 games decided by one goal.
• In the eight games this season the Oilers recorded just one goal, they’ve finished 1-7-0 (two points).
• Edmonton has taken 15 points from the 16 games this season when it scored two goals (5-6-5 record).
• The Oilers are 49-13-2 in the 64 games when they have scored at least three goals (to record 100 points).
• In the 36 games when Edmonton has capitalized on a single power-play goal, it went 25-9-2 to record 52 points.
• In the 62 games this season in which it has outshot its opponent, Edmonton is 38-18-6 (82 points).
• The Oilers have been outshot by opponents 27 times, and went 17-9-1 (35 points).

Canucks Splits and Trends

• The Canucks have earned a record of 7-10-17 in overtime matchups as part of an overall mark of 50-23-9.
• Vancouver has earned 56 points (24-9-8) in its 41 games that finished with a one-goal margin.
• In 12 games this season when the Canucks finished a game with just one goal, they earned a total of five points (2-9-1).
• Vancouver has earned 16 points (8-8-0 record) this season when scoring two goals .
• The Canucks have scored more than two goals in 62 games, earning 101 points from those contests.
• Vancouver has scored a single power-play goal in 29 games this season and has registered 40 points from those matchups.
• When outshooting its opponent this season, Vancouver is 29-10-5 (63 points).
• The Canucks have been outshot by opponents in 46 games, going 26-15-5 to register 57 points.

Team Stats Comparison

Oilers vs. Canucks Game Time and TV Channel

• When: Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 10:00 PM ET
• TV Channel: TNT, truTV, and Max
• Live Stream: Watch this game on Max
• Where: Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia

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