Vancouver Canucks vs Edmonton Oilers Prediction: The guests should be closer to success

Prediction for the NHL match which will take place on October 12. Who will turn out to be stronger? Check the team conditions! Several betting options are available.

Last season was highly disappointing for Vancouver. Bruce Boudreau failed to get good results from his charges, and Rick Tocchet simply didn't have enough time to regain the previously earned gap from the playoff zone. In the offseason, the team's lineup changed drastically, especially the defense line, which was left without Oliver Ekman-Larsson, Kyle Burrows and Travis Dermott, and Tanner Pearson left the forwards. Notable recruits include Ian Cole, Matt Irwin, Teddy Bluger, Pius Suter, and Casey Desmith. As the preseason progressed, the Blue and Green picked up two wins with four losses.

In recent years, Edmonton has become a regular participant in cup battles but can not get to the coveted trophy. Last season, Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl were content to participate in the semifinals of the Western Conference, where they lost to Vegas - 2:4. In the summer, the Oilers management refused to make any global personnel changes, limiting themselves to signing Connor Brown, who missed almost the entire last season. But Kyle Yamamoto, Klim Kostin, and Nick Bjugstad left the Blue and Orange. Jay Woodcroft's charges played eight games during the preseason: five wins and three losses.

In recent years, Edmonton has performed much better than Vancouver, which makes the Oilers favorites of the upcoming confrontation. Jay Woodcroft's wards annually have no problem getting into the playoffs, where they play very well, overcoming the minimum round. Still, the Canucks can not boast of participation in cup battles. Moreover, in favor of Blue and Orange are also the statistics of head-to-head meetings at Rogers Arena, where they have won the last five consecutive meetings.

Vancouver began the completed preseason preparation with a crushing defeat to Calgary - 0:10, after which Rick Tocchet found the right words for hockey players who forgot about adventurous hockey and began to act more pragmatically. In the next five meetings with the Canucks, there were only 20 shots on goal (4.00 average per game), which is extremely low by the standards of North American hockey.