Vancouver Canucks vs Edmonton Oilers Picks and Prediction for Saturday, October 11, 2025
Use Code WWWC The Vancouver Canucks (1-0) look for a second consecutive win to open the regular season when playing on the road Saturday against Pacific division rival the Edmonton Oilers (0-0-1), who lost their opening game of the regular season. Vancouver will play without Teddy Blueger, Pierre-Olivier Joseph, and Nils Hoglander. Edmonton will play without Jake Walman, Zach Hyman, and Mattias Janmark. Make sure to read this in-depth Vancouver Canucks vs Edmonton Oilers prediction. The puck drops here—stay sharp with our NHL picks for the Vancouver Canucks at Edmonton Oilers prediction.
Vancouver looked strong on attack in its season opener
The Vancouver Canucks defeated the Calgary Flames 5-1 on Thursday night in their season opener. Vancouver led Calgary 1-0 after one period, and the Canucks exploded for 4 goals in the third period. The Canucks took 26 shots to only 18 by Calgary. Vancouver struggled to win face-offs at just 43.6% while Calgary won 56.4%. The Canucks were held scoreless on four power plays while Vancouver’s penalty kill was perfect, holding Calgary scoreless on four power plays of their own.
Filip Chytil started the season strong for the Canucks with a pair of goals, while Kiefer Sherwood, Jonathan Lekkerimäki, and Brock Boeser each scored one goal for the Canucks. Chytil leads Vancouver with 2 goals and 2 points, while nine others have one point each. Vancouver goalie Thatcher Demko looked strong, stopping 17 of 18 shots faced in goal with a .944 save percentage.
Edmonton loses its season opener in a shootout
The Edmonton Oilers opened the regular season with a 4-3 loss in a shootout, earning one point. The shootout went into eight rounds before Calgary scored, and Edmonton was unable to respond. Edmonton took 35 shots and won 48.3% of its face-offs. The Edmonton power play scored twice in four opportunities, while the penalty kill was successful three out of four times when short-handed. Edmonton led 2-0 after one period, 3-2 after two, but was tied by Calgary in the third and after a scoreless overtime, lost in the shootout.
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Ryan Nugent-Hopkins is leading Edmonton in points with 3, with one goal and two assists. Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl are tied for second in points with 2 apiece, as McDavid has two assists and Draisaitl has one goal and one assist. Andrew Mangiapane also scored one goal in the season opener. In goal, Stewart Skinner stopped 22 or 25 shots faced during regulation. Skinner has a 2.77 goals against average and .864 save percentage after one game.
Vancouver Canucks vs. Edmonton Oilers Pick
Spread Pick for Canucks vs. Oilers
- Edmonton Oilers (4 units)
Edmonton lost its season opener to Calgary in a shootout 4-3, while Vancouver was a 5-1 winner over the Flames on Thursday in their season opener. However, Vancouver had a slight advantage playing at home against Calgary and facing a team that played the night before on the road against Edmonton in a game that was extended to overtime and a shootout. The Oilers played well in their season-opening loss to Calgary, with three players each scoring one and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins opened the season strong with three points (1 goal, 2 assists), while stars Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl did their usual thing, each posting two points. Dating back to last season, Edmonton has won four of the last five head-to-heads versus Vancouver. The Oilers have won 12 in the last 15 against a team from the Western Conference and eight of the last 10 against a team from the Pacific Division
Over/Under Pick for Vancouver Canucks vs. Edmonton Oilers
- Over (4 units)
The Oilers' opening game of the regular season finished over with 7 goals scored on a closing line of 6, while Vancouver’s opening game finished with a push as six goals were scored on a closing line of 6. The total has finished over in seven of Edmonton's last eight games, and in five of the last six games the Oilers have played at home. The total has finished over nine of Vancouver's last 11 games played on the road.
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