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Vancouver Canucks vs Edmonton Oilers · Matchup Preview Based on 26-27 form — rosters current
Vancouver Canucks
Away · Canucks
2–1–0
4 PTS
VS
Puck Drop In
DAYS
824H
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19M
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22S
The read
Leon Draisaitl has solved Kevin Lankinen before, 7 goals on 23 shots. But the Canucks have found Devon Levi beatable: .830 on 53 shots.
Rogers Place
Edmonton Oilers
Home · Oilers
2–0–1
5 PTS
Canucks
GOALIES
Oilers
Kevin Lankinen
Likely · 4757-kevin-lankinen
.789 SV% · 8.66 GAA · 1W
.822 SV% L5 · Cooling
VS
Devon Levi
Expected
.810 SV% · 4.02 GAA · 2W
.850 SV% L5 · Cooling
Canucks
PROJECTED TOP LINES
Oilers
L1
Marco Rossi · Elias Pettersson · Linus Karlsson
L1
Vasily Podkolzin · Connor McDavid · Leon Draisaitl
L2
Liam Ohgren · Paul Cotter · Brock Boeser
L2
Max Jones · Colton Dach · Kasperi Kapanen
L3
Drew O'Connor · Aatu Raty · Brendan Gallagher
L3
Alex Formenton · Owen Michaels · Mathieu Joseph
L4
Arshdeep Bains · Max Sasson · Jonathan Lekkerimaki
L4
Isaac Howard · Josh Samanski · Trent Frederic
D1
Zeev Buium · Filip Hronek
D1
Mattias Ekholm · Evan Bouchard
D2
Jamie Oleksiak · Tom Willander
D2
Ryan Shea · Connor Murphy
D3
Elias Nils Pettersson · Luke Schenn
D3
Jake Walman · Ty Emberson
PP1
Jonathan Lekkerimaki · Elias Pettersson · Brock Boeser · Filip Hronek · Marco Rossi
PP1
Vasily Podkolzin · Leon Draisaitl · Kasperi Kapanen · Evan Bouchard · Connor McDavid
PP2
Brendan Gallagher · Linus Karlsson · Liam Ohgren · Zeev Buium · Tom Willander
PP2
Trent Frederic · Colton Dach · Isaac Howard · Ryan Shea · Jake Walman
PK1
Elias Pettersson · Drew O'Connor · Jamie Oleksiak · Filip Hronek
PK1
Connor McDavid · Kasperi Kapanen · Mattias Ekholm · Connor Murphy
PK2
Paul Cotter · Brock Boeser · Elias Nils Pettersson · Luke Schenn
PK2
Leon Draisaitl · Vasily Podkolzin · Ryan Shea · Evan Bouchard
CanucksProjected lines
L1
Marco Rossi · Elias Pettersson · Linus Karlsson
L2
Liam Ohgren · Paul Cotter · Brock Boeser
L3
Drew O'Connor · Aatu Raty · Brendan Gallagher
L4
Arshdeep Bains · Max Sasson · Jonathan Lekkerimaki
D1
Zeev Buium · Filip Hronek
D2
Jamie Oleksiak · Tom Willander
D3
Elias Nils Pettersson · Luke Schenn
PP1
Jonathan Lekkerimaki · Elias Pettersson · Brock Boeser · Filip Hronek · Marco Rossi
PP2
Brendan Gallagher · Linus Karlsson · Liam Ohgren · Zeev Buium · Tom Willander
PK1
Elias Pettersson · Drew O'Connor · Jamie Oleksiak · Filip Hronek
PK2
Paul Cotter · Brock Boeser · Elias Nils Pettersson · Luke Schenn
OilersProjected lines
L1
Vasily Podkolzin · Connor McDavid · Leon Draisaitl
L2
Max Jones · Colton Dach · Kasperi Kapanen
L3
Alex Formenton · Owen Michaels · Mathieu Joseph
L4
Isaac Howard · Josh Samanski · Trent Frederic
D1
Mattias Ekholm · Evan Bouchard
D2
Ryan Shea · Connor Murphy
D3
Jake Walman · Ty Emberson
PP1
Vasily Podkolzin · Leon Draisaitl · Kasperi Kapanen · Evan Bouchard · Connor McDavid
PP2
Trent Frederic · Colton Dach · Isaac Howard · Ryan Shea · Jake Walman
PK1
Connor McDavid · Kasperi Kapanen · Mattias Ekholm · Connor Murphy
PK2
Leon Draisaitl · Vasily Podkolzin · Ryan Shea · Evan Bouchard
Thomas Drance · Oct 3 · 8:41 PM CT
Edmonton Oilers · Oct 3 · 5:55 PM CT
Canucks
INJURY REPORT
Oilers
Jake DeBrusk
DAY-TO-DAY · Illness
Zach Hyman
OUT · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 17
Jack Thompson
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 11
Alec Regula
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 24
Akil Thomas
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 11
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins
IR · Lower body · Expected back Oct 13
Mackenzie MacEachern
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 10
Matt Savoie
IR · Lower body · Expected back Nov 24
Thatcher Demko
IR · Hip (surgery) · Expected back Dec 21
Jason Dickinson
IR · Foot · Expected back Oct 10
Filip Chytil
IR · Shoulder · Expected back Oct 8
Frederik Andersen
IR · Knee · Expected back Dec 30
CanucksInjury report
Jake DeBrusk
DAY-TO-DAY · Illness
Jack Thompson
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 11
Akil Thomas
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 11
Mackenzie MacEachern
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 10
Thatcher Demko
IR · Hip (surgery) · Expected back Dec 21
Filip Chytil
IR · Shoulder · Expected back Oct 8
OilersInjury report
Zach Hyman
OUT · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 17
Alec Regula
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 24
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins
IR · Lower body · Expected back Oct 13
Matt Savoie
IR · Lower body · Expected back Nov 24
Jason Dickinson
IR · Foot · Expected back Oct 10
Frederik Andersen
IR · Knee · Expected back Dec 30
Thomas Drance · Oct 3 · 8:41 PM CT
Edmonton Oilers · Oct 3 · 5:55 PM CT
STORYLINE
The Canucks won their last game and are 2-1-0 in their first 3 games. The Oilers have won 2 straight and are 2-0-1 in their first 3 games.
Live
Matchup Intel
Leon Draisaitl has solved Kevin Lankinen before, 7 goals on 23 shots. But the Canucks have found Devon Levi beatable: .830 on 53 shots.
Connor McDavid once put up 5 points in a single game against the Canucks. The season series is split, and Edmonton took the last one 9-7 on Oct 1.
The numbers behind it
Matchup
Leon Draisaitl has 7 goals on Kevin Lankinen (23 shots).
(Edmonton)
7
goals on Kevin Lankinen
Goaltending
Kevin Lankinen has struggled against Edmonton — a .838 save % on 260 shots.
.838
SV% vs EDM
Goaltending
Devon Levi has struggled against Vancouver — a .830 save % on 53 shots.
.830
SV% vs VAN
Player
Connor McDavid once put up 5 points in a game against Vancouver. See the games →
(Edmonton)
5
pts, one game vs VAN
Player
Evan Bouchard once put up 5 points in a game against Vancouver. See the games →
(Edmonton)
5
pts, one game vs VAN
Matchup
Mathieu Joseph has 13 shots on Kevin Lankinen without a goal.
(Edmonton)
0/13
vs Kevin Lankinen
Series
The season series is 1-1 Vancouver, and Edmonton took the last one 9-7. See the games →
1-1
series, VAN
Milestone
Paul Cotter is 3 goals shy of 100 career goals.
97
career goals