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Thursday night is the ultimate opportunity for NHL fans, with a stacked slate of thrilling matchups that fans eagerly anticipate. The game that sticks out is an all-Canadian matchup between the Edmonton Oilers and the Vancouver Canucks following their last matchup that made headlines with two suspensions being handed out after a fiery, physical game.
For bettors, this matchup provides a chance to capitalize on some of our recent strong trends, like our 19-7 record on our last 26 picks and our 16-8 record on our last 24 player prop picks.
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Bet: Canucks +1.5 (-170), J.T. Miller Over 0.5 points (-145)
The Canucks 3-2 victory over the Oilers last Saturday made waves throughout the hockey world. The physical style of play produced a true classic but did lead to a pair of suspensions to Vancouver’s Tyler Myers and Edmonton’s Connor McDavid. The Oilers being without one of their best players will certainly hinder their chances but they are playing at home and remain a sizeable favourite after winning 16 of their last 22 games.
The Canucks are on the opposite side of the spectrum with losses in six of their last eight games and eight losses in their last ten road games. Despite their recent rough skid, Vancouver still has the fourth-best road record this season at 12-6-4 and will clash with a Oilers team with a very solid 15-8-1 record at home.
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Both sides have earned victories in their first two matchups this season and we should expect another tight battle. The Oilers are being hammered in this spot with 92 per cent of the public taking them on the moneyline and 56 per cent taking them to cover. Both teams have brutal record against the spread with the Oilers having the worst of it with a 7-17 record at home.
The Canucks should be able to keep things close in this one as they are starting to look like themselves once again and will look to capitalize on the Oilers change in plans as they won’t have McDavid and scored just two goals without him in Edmonton’s 3-2 loss to the Capitals on Tuesday.
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Despite the recent drama, J.T. Miller is starting to heat up with three assists in his last two games and excels versus the Oilers with ten goals and 18 assists for 28 points in their last 23 matchups.
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