Edmonton Oilers (31-17-2, second in the North Division) vs. Vancouver Canucks (19-24-3, seventh in the North Division)
Vancouver, British Columbia; Tuesday, 10 p.m. EDT
LINE: Canucks +165, Oilers -194; over/under is 5.5
BOTTOM LINE: The Vancouver Canucks host Edmonton after Connor McDavid scored two goals in the Oilers' 5-3 win over the Canucks.
The Canucks are 19-24-3 against opponents from the North Division. Vancouver averages 9.7 penalty minutes per game, the second-most in the NHL. Alexander Edler leads the team serving 54 total minutes.
The Oilers are 31-17-2 against North Division teams. Edmonton is seventh in the NHL averaging 5.5 assists per game, led by McDavid with 1.2.
The teams meet for the second game in a row.
TOP PERFORMERS: Brock Boeser leads the Canucks with 18 goals and has 38 points. Bo Horvat has two goals and seven assists over the last 10 games for Vancouver.
McDavid leads the Oilers with 91 points, scoring 31 goals and adding 60 assists. Jesse Puljujarvi has five goals and four assists over the last 10 games for Edmonton.
LAST 10 GAMES: Canucks: 3-7-0, averaging 2.3 goals, 3.5 assists, 3.4 penalties and 11 penalty minutes while giving up 3.2 goals per game with an .896 save percentage.
Oilers: 7-3-0, averaging 3.2 goals, 5.2 assists, 2.7 penalties and 5.7 penalty minutes while giving up two goals per game with a .934 save percentage.
INJURIES: Canucks: Antoine Roussel: out (lower body), Elias Pettersson: out (upper body), Brandon Sutter: day to day (upper-body).
Oilers: Kris Russell: day to day (lower body).
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