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Oilers host the Canucks for first game of 2026 season

Vancouver Canucks vs. Edmonton Oilers

Edmonton, Alberta; Tuesday, 10 p.m. EDT

LINE: Oilers -297, Canucks +234; over/under is 6.5

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Oilers host the Canucks for first game of 2026 season

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Vancouver Canucks vs. Edmonton Oilers

Edmonton, Alberta; Tuesday, 10 p.m. EDT

LINE: Oilers -297, Canucks +234; over/under is 6.5

BOTTOM LINE: The Edmonton Oilers start the season at home against the Vancouver Canucks.

Edmonton went 41-30-11 overall and 18-10-4 in division play last season. The Oilers averaged 3.4 goals on 29.7 shots per game last season.

Vancouver went 8-16-2 in Pacific Division games and had a 25-49-8 record overall last season. The Canucks scored 210 total goals last season (51 power-play goals and nine shorthanded goals).

INJURIES: Oilers: Frederik Andersen: out (undisclosed), Matt Savoie: out (undisclosed), Mattias Janmark: out (undisclosed).

Canucks: Thatcher Demko: out (hip), Filip Chytil: out (shoulder).

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

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