Edmonton Oilers vs Vancouver Canucks Prediction, 10/1/2026 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Edmonton Oilers vs Vancouver Canucks

Date: Thursday, October 1, 2026

Location: Rogers Arena in Vancouver, BC

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: Oilers (-190) Canucks (+167)

The Edmonton Oilers (41-30-11 last season) are en route to Rogers Arena on Thursday where they will meet the Vancouver Canucks (25-49-8 last year). The line on this contest has the Oilers at -190 while the Canucks are coming in at +167. The over/under is set at 6.5.

The Edmonton Oilers will need a bounce back game after taking a 6-5 loss against the Canucks their last time on the ice. Edmonton had 4 mins in the box in this matchup. In addition, they had 4 opportunities with more players on the ice and were able to score 1 goal. The Oilers had a solid offensive performance in the defeat. For the matchup, they scored on 5 out of the 37 shots they put on goal.

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In terms of their scoring, the Edmonton Oilers racked up 282 goals (6th in the league) last year and conceded 265. For the prior campaign, they earned 93 points and their points % was .567. Edmonton had 222 power play chances and tallied 68 goals out of those attempts, earning them a percentage of 30.63%. While at even strength, the Oilers let the opposition score 216 goals while notching 214. Edmonton took 2,439 shots and were the owners of a shooting percentage of 11.6%. The Oilers had 2,188 shots attempted against them and earned a save percentage of .879. Edmonton Oilers opponents had 221 power play opportunities (25th in pro hockey) and notched 49 goals in those chances.

Protecting the goal for this matchup will be Tristan Jarry. Jarry has been in goal for 307 games over the course of his pro hockey career. He has accumulated an overall mark of 161-100-32 and he has gotten the start in 294 games. The opposition has scored 791 goals against Jarry in his pro hockey career and his goals against rate is 2.69. Jarry has had 8,719 shots against him and has accrued 7,928 total saves. His save percentage is .909 for his 15,563 minutes played. For his career, Jarry has 175 quality starts and his quality starts percentage sits at .595.

In their last game, Vancouver played the Oilers in an outing where the Canucks got the victory by a final of 6-5. They had 2 power play attempts in this contest and scored 1 out of those tries. The Canucks netted 6 goals out of the 23 shots on goal they were seeking.

Last year, the Vancouver Canucks had 210 goals, 58 points, and a points percentage of .354. They permitted 314 goals to be scored by way of 249 goals at even strength and 65 goals while they had less men on the ice. The Canucks finished with 159 goals at even strength and 51 goals (16th in professional hockey) while on the power play. They had a total of 234 power play opportunities and they have accumulated a power play rate of 21.79%. Vancouver put up 2,128 shots (25th in professional hockey) and had a shooting percentage of 9.87%, while allowing their opponent 2,446 shots. They had a penalty kill percentage of 71.49% on their opposition's 228 opportunities on the power play, and their save percentage came in at 87.2%.

For the opposition you will find Kevin Lankinen in net. His opposition is averaging 3.17 goals per game and he has given up 612 goals altogether. Lankinen's quality start rate comes out to 50.8% and he has accumulated 98 quality starting assignments in his professional career. He has started in 193 games and has played 8,747 minutes. Lankinen has accrued a lifetime record of 81-85-27 and has played in 210 games. He has recorded 5,389 saves out of the 6,001 shots taken against him, which gives him a save percentage of .898.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Vancouver (+167)

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