The Edmonton Oilers visit the Vancouver Canucks in Game 1 of the NHL Playoffs Second Round. Watch on Wednesday at 10:00 PM ET on ESPN.
Oilers vs. Canucks Game TV Channel & Live Stream
- Date: Wednesday, May 8, 2024
- Time: 10:00 PM ET
- TV: ESPN
- FREE NHL LIVE STREAM: Watch Oilers vs. Canucks for free with a trial to Fubo!
Oilers and Canucks Stats, Key Players, and Injuries
Oilers Insights
- The Oilers’ 292 total goals (3.6 per game) make them the fourth-best scoring team in the NHL.
- The Oilers have allowed 236 total goals (2.9 per game), ranking 10th in NHL play for the fewest goals against.
- They have the league’s sixth-best goal differential at +56.
- The 64 power-play goals the Oilers have scored this season are fifth-best in the NHL (on 243 power-play chances).
- The Oilers’ 26.34% power-play conversion rate is fourth-best in the league.
- The Oilers have capitalized with seven shorthanded goals this season (12th among NHL teams).
- The Oilers kill 79.46% of opponent power plays, the 15th-ranked penalty-kill percentage in the league.
- The Oilers win the fifth-highest percentage of faceoffs in the NHL, 53.2%.
- The Oilers make 10.5% of their shots (10th in the league).
- The Oilers have shut out opponents four times this season. As a team, they are averaging 22.9 hits and 13.5 blocked shots per game.
Oilers Key Players
- A leading offensive player this season for Edmonton, Connor McDavid has put up 132 points.
- Leon Draisaitl has 106 points (41 goals, 65 assists) to add to the team’s scoring efforts.
- Evan Bouchard has created 82 points for Edmonton in 81 games this season, netting a goal on 8.2% of his shots and recording 18 goals and 64 assists.
- As Edmonton’s top goalie, Stuart Skinner has recorded 36 wins and 16 losses this season while giving up 147 goals with 1406 saves.
Oilers Injuries
Evander Kane: Undisclosed (Questionable)
Canucks Insights
- The Canucks are sixth in the league in scoring (279 goals, 3.4 per game).
- The Canucks concede 2.7 goals per game (221 in total), the fifth-fewest in the NHL.
- Their +58 goal differential is fifth-best in the league.
- The Canucks have 58 power-play goals (ninth-most in NHL) on 257 chances.
- The Canucks’ power-play percentage (22.57) puts them 12th in the league.
- In terms of shorthanded goals, the Canucks have seven.
- The 79.13% penalty-kill percentage of the Canucks is 17th in the NHL.
- The Canucks win 52.1% of faceoffs, eighth-best in the NHL.
- The 12% shooting percentage of the Canucks leads the league.
- This season, the Canucks have shut out their opponents seven times.
Canucks Key Players
- Jonathan Tanner Miller’s 37 goals and 66 assists in 81 games for Vancouver add up to 103 total points on the season.
- Quinn Hughes has scored 92 total points (1.1 per game) this campaign. He has 17 goals and 75 assists.
- Elias Pettersson has 89 points so far, including 34 goals and 55 assists.
- Thatcher Demko has a .918 save percentage (seventh-best in the league), with 1369 total saves, giving up 123 goals (2.4 goals against average). He has put together a 35-14-2 record this season.
Canucks Injuries
Thatcher Demko: Knee (Out), Tucker Poolman: Head (Out)
