Connor McDavid skating for the Edmonton Oilers

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Vancouver Canucks (1-0-0, 2 pts) at Edmonton Oilers (0-0-1, 1 pts)
Venue: Rogers Place
Date: Saturday, October 11
Time: 10:00 pm ET / 8:00 pm MT 

TV: ESPN+ / Sportsnet 
Radio: 
Vancouver Canucks – Sportsnet 650 AM 
Edmonton Oilers – CHED 880 AM

DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:
Vancouver Canucks +1.5 ML +155
Edmonton Oilers -1.5 ML -185
O/U 5.5

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Vancouver Canucks News & Notes:

With the 5-1 victory over the Flames on opening night, Thatcher Demko moves into third place all-time in wins for the Canucks behind Roberto Luongo and Kirk McLean. Leading PK center, Teddy Blueger, is expected to be out another week. Blueger led all Canucks in shorthanded faceoffs taken last season with 250; the next closest player was Pius Suter with 52.

Edmonton Oilers News & Notes:

Jack Roslovic, who signed with the Oilers earlier this week, will get a few more practices in before he makes his Oilers debut on the upcoming road trip. Jake Walman won’t play tonight vs. Vancouver but is getting closer. Darnell Nurse was sick yesterday but is expected to play tonight.

Vancouver Canucks Projected Lines:

DeBrusk-E. Pettersson-Boeser
Bains-Chytil-Garland
Kane-Cootes-Lekkerimaki
O’Connor-Raty-Sherwood

Hughes-Hronek
M. Pettersson-Myers
Forbort-Elias Nils Pettersson

Demko
Lankinen

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Edmonton Oilers Projected Lines:

Draisaitl-McDavid-Frederic
Mangiapane-Nugent-Hopkins-Savoie
Howard-Henrique-Tomasek
Podkolzin-Philp-Kapanen

Ekholm-Bouchard
Nurse-Regula
Kulak-Emberson

Skinner
Pickard

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Players To Watch:

Vancouver Canucks

Quinn Hughes led the Canucks last season with 4 points (2g, 2a) in 3 games against the Oilers. Brock Boeser had 3 points (1g, 2a) in 3 games a year ago. Jake DeBrusk was a team-worst -4 against the Oilers last season.

Edmonton Oilers

Leon Draisaitl was a thorn in the side of the Canucks last season with 7 points (3g, 4a) in 3 games. The 29-year-old German had 49 points (24g, 25a) in 35 home games last year. Draisaitl had a goal and an assist in the Oilers 4-3 shootout loss to the Flames on Wednesday night.

Injury Report:

Vancouver Canucks

C Teddy Blueger – IR
D Pierre-Olivier Joseph – IR
LW Nils Hoglander – IR

Edmonton Oilers

D Jake Walman – OUT
C Mattias Janmark – IR
LW Zach Hyman – LTIR 

Next Game:

Vancouver Canucks- October 13 vs St. Louis Blues
Edmonton Oilers – October 14 at New York Rangers

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