Edmonton Oilers at Vancouver Canucks
· National Hockey League
Vancouver hosts Edmonton following Cotter's 2-goal performance
Edmonton Oilers (0-0-1, in the Pacific Division) vs. Vancouver Canucks (1-0, in the Pacific Division)
Vancouver, British Columbia; Thursday, 10 p.m. EDT
LINE: Oilers -205, Canucks +164; over/under is 6.5
BOTTOM LINE: The Vancouver Canucks host the Edmonton Oilers after Paul Cotter's two-goal game against the Edmonton Oilers in the Canucks' 6-5 overtime win.
Vancouver had a 25-49-8 record overall while going 8-16-2 against opponents from the Pacific Division last season. The Canucks had a 21.8% power play success rate last season, scoring 51 goals on 234 chances.
Edmonton had a 41-30-11 record overall and went 18-10-4 in Pacific Division games last season. The Oilers scored 68 power-play goals last season on 222 chances for a 30.6% success rate.
INJURIES: Canucks: Thatcher Demko: out (hip), Filip Chytil: out (shoulder).
Oilers: Jason Dickinson: out (foot), Alec Regula: out (undisclosed), Ryan Nugent-Hopkins: out (lower-body), Frederik Andersen: out (knee), Matt Savoie: out (undisclosed), Mattias Janmark: out (undisclosed).
Regular Season SeriesVAN leads series 1-0
Statistics
 EDM |
 VAN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 6.00 | Goals Against Average | 5.00 |
| 23.0 | Shots Against per Game | 37.0 |
| 50.0 | Penalty Kill Percentage | 75.0 |
| 1 | Power Play Goals Against | 1 |
| 0 | Short Handed Goals Against | 0 |
| 5.00 | Goals For per Game | 6.00 |
| 37.0 | Shots per Game | 23.0 |
| 1 | Power Play Goals | 1 |
| 25.0 | Power Play Percentage | 50.0 |
| 0 | Short Handed Goals | 1 |
| 4 | Penalty Minutes | 8 |
Vancouver Canucks Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Jack Thompson, D | Injured Reserve | Sep 29 |
| Akil Thomas, C | Injured Reserve | Sep 29 |
| Mackenzie MacEachern, LW | Injured Reserve | Sep 29 |
| Thatcher Demko, G | Injured Reserve | Sep 28 |
| Filip Chytil, C | Injured Reserve | Sep 25 |
Edmonton Oilers Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Alec Regula, D | Injured Reserve | Oct 1 |
| Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, C | Injured Reserve | Oct 1 |
| Matt Savoie, C | Injured Reserve | Oct 1 |
| Jason Dickinson, C | Injured Reserve | Sep 29 |
| Frederik Andersen, G | Injured Reserve | Sep 29 |
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