Vancouver Canucks vs Edmonton Oilers Prediction, 11/7/2026 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Vancouver Canucks vs Edmonton Oilers

Date: Saturday, November 7, 2026

Location: Rogers Place in Edmonton, AB

TV: Sportsnet Pacific, Sportsnet

Odds/Point Spread: Canucks (+250) Oilers (-310)

The Edmonton Oilers (11-3-3) will go up against the Vancouver Canucks (3-14-1) at Rogers Place on Saturday. The moneyline on this game has Vancouver at +250 while Edmonton is opening at -310. The betting total is set at 6.5.

The Vancouver Canucks will look to clean up some issues after taking a 6-2 defeat against the Jets their last time out. Vancouver had 6 minutes in the box in this game. The Canucks left a lot to be desired in terms of their offense in this loss. Additionally, they had 1 opportunity with more players on the ice but weren't able to make the most of that try. For the matchup, they scored on 2 out of the 26 shots they tried.

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Vancouver Canucks opponents have totaled 60 power play opportunities (7th in professional hockey) and have earned 22 goals in those attempts. The Canucks have had 562 shots taken against them and are the owners of a save percentage of .852. Vancouver has attempted 393 shots and holds a shot percentage of 13.5%. When playing at even strength, the Canucks have allowed the opponent to score 61 goals while getting 41 themselves. Vancouver has accounted for 56 power play chances and they have tallied 12 goals during those chances, garnering them a percentage of 21.43%. For the current campaign, they have 7 points and their points percentage sits at .194. In terms of scoring goals, the Vancouver Canucks have racked up 53 goals (13th in the league) on the season and have allowed 83.

Protecting the goal for this matchup will be Leevi Merilainen. The opposition has notched 130 goals versus Merilainen in his pro career and his goals against average per game is 3.10. Merilainen has been involved in 46 matchups over the course of his hockey career. His save percentage is at .886 in his 103 minutes played. He has accumulated a mark of 18-20-4 and he started in 42 games. Over the course of his pro career, Merilainen has tallied 18 quality starts and his quality starts percentage sits at .429. Merilainen has seen 1,142 shots taken against him and has recorded 1,012 saves.

The last time they were on the ice, Edmonton faced the Ducks in an outing where the Oilers ended up taking the loss by a score of 5-4. They had 6 opportunities on the power play in this outing and recorded 2 out of those opportunities. The Oilers recorded 4 goals out of the 27 shots on goal they pursued.

Edmonton has taken 435 shots (18th in hockey) and has accumulated a shooting percentage of 16.09%, while allowing their opponents 450 shots. They have earned a penalty kill rate of 74.07% on their opponents 54 power play opportunities, and their save percentage sits at 88.7%. They have a tally of 62 power play opportunities and they have accumulated a power play percentage of 33.87%. The Oilers have accumulated 49 goals at even strength and 21 goals (2nd in pro hockey) while having a power play advantage. They have allowed 51 goals to be scored by of a combination of 37 goals at even strength and 14 goals while they had less men on the ice. During this campaign, the Edmonton Oilers have a total of 70 goals, 25 points, in addition to a points percentage of .735.

Across the ice you will find Tristan Jarry defending the goal. The opposition is averaging 2.75 goals per game and he has allowed 874 goals altogether. Jarry's quality start percentage sits at 58.5% and he has made 186 quality starting assignments in his NHL career. He has been a starter 318 games and his ice time sits at 18,273 minutes. Jarry has a career mark of 174-107-37 and has been in net for 334 games. He has recorded 8,489 stops out of the 9,361 shots tried, giving him a save % of .907.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Edmonton (-310)

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