Schedule and 2023-24 Results
Regular Season Records: Vancouver 50-23-9=109pts, Edmonton 49-27-6=104pts
Game 1 on Wednesday, 08 May: Edmonton loses at Vancouver, 5-goals-4
Game 2 on Friday, 10 May: Edmonton wins at Vancouver, 4-goals-3(OT)
Game 3 on Sunday, 12 May: Vancouver wins at Edmonton, 4-goals-3
Game 4 on Tuesday, 14 May: Vancouver loses at Edmonton, 3-goals-2
Game 5 on Thursday, 16 May: Edmonton loses at Vancouver, 3-goals-2
Game 6 on Saturday, 18 May: Vancouver loses at Edmonton, 5-goals-1
Game 7 on Monday, 20 May: Edmonton wins at Vancouver, 3-goals-2

SERIES NOTES:

After Game 7: The Edmonton Oilers visited and bested the Vancouver Canucks 3-goals-2 to complete a 4-games-3 best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1562 victory. With the series 1562 win, the Edmonton Oilers improve their best-of-7 NHL playoff series record to 35-17 overall and 11-6 in the Quarterfinals round. With the series 1562 loss, the Vancouver Canucks see their best-of-7 NHL playoff series record fall to 17-22 overall and 3-10 in the Quarterfinals round. The win order for the victorious Edmonton Oilers in series 1562 was LWLWLWW: Series 1562 thus becomes the sixth NHL Quarterfinals-round series, the sixteenth NHL series (all rounds), and the 27th MLB/NBA/NHL series (all rounds) to follow that win order to completion. It remains the case that whenever the Vancouver Canucks reach a best-of-7 NHL Quarterfinals series, they either lose that Quarterfinals series or reach the NHL Finals (having won in the Quarterfinals in 1982, 1994, and 2011).

After Game 6: The Edmonton Oilers hosted and defeated the Vancouver Canucks 5-goals-1 to knot best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1562 at 3-games-all. When tied 3-games-all in a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series, the Vancouver Canucks have a Game 7 record of 6-6, while the Edmonton Oilers have a Game 7 record of 7-4. In best-of-7 NHL playoff series, the Canucks in Vancouver have a 4-3 Game 7 record, while the Edmonton Oilers on the road have a 3-3 Game 7 record. The last Edmonton Oilers Game 7 victory on the road occurred in series 753, over the Avalanche in Colorado in the 1998 NHL Preliminary round. The last Vancouver Canucks Game 7 victory in Vancouver occurred in series 1126, over the Chicago Blackhawks in the 2011 NHL Preliminary round.

After Game 5: The Vancouver Canucks hosted and bested the Edmonton Oilers 3-goals-2 to take a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1562 lead of 3-games-2. When leading a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 3-games-2, the Vancouver Canucks have a series record of 8-2 and a Game 6 record of 5-5. When trailing a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 3-games-2, the Edmonton Oilers have a series record of 3-7 and a Game 6 record of 6-4. In the wake of a 3-games-2 lead in a best-of-7 NHL playoff series, the Vancouver Canucks sustained their two losses in series 884 (to the Minnesota Wild in the 2003 NHL Quarterfinals) and in series 1136 (to the Boston Bruins in the 2011 NHL Finals). In both series 1562 Games 4 and 5, the home team won 3-goals-2 with the game-winning goal by the home team with between 30-40 seconds left in the third period.

After Game 4: The Edmonton Oilers hosted and topped the Vancouver Canucks 3-goals-2 to knot best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1562 at 2-games-all. When tied 2-games-all in a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series, the Vancouver Canucks have a series record of 3-8 and a Game 5 record of 4-7, while the Edmonton Oilers have a series record of 9-5 and a Game 5 record of 8-6.

After Game 3: The Vancouver Canucks visited and defeated the Edmonton Oilers 4-goals-3 to take a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1562 lead of 2-games-1. When leading a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 2-games-1, the Vancouver Canucks have a series record of 11-6 and a Game 4 record of 10-7. When trailing a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 2-games-1, the Edmonton Oilers have a series record of 5-9 and a Game 4 record of 6-8.

After Game 2: The Edmonton Oilers visited and bested the Vancouver Canucks 4-goals-3(OT) to knot best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1562 at 1-game-all. When tied 1-game-all in a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series, the Vancouver Canucks have a series record of 11-14 and a Game 3 record of 11-14, while the Edmonton Oilers have a series record of 19-7 and a Game 3 record of 17-9. In the history of best-of-7 NHL playoff series, teams such as the Vancouver Canucks in series 1562 which win Game 1 by one goal and lose Game 2 by one goal (both at home) had a series record of 22-15 (.595); four of the 22 winners were Vancouver Canucks teams, and two of those four (in 1982 and in 2011) reached the NHL Finals. The Edmonton Oilers trailed the host Vancouver Canucks by one goal as late as 5:26 into the third period but prevailed: In the history of best-of-7 NHL playoff games from 1939 through 2023, inclusive, road teams down one goal as late as 5:26 into the third period had a game record of only 154-696 (.181) - the Edmonton Oilers thus achieve a grade-B (.100 - .199) in-game comeback in series 1562 Game 2.

After Game 1: The Vancouver Canucks hosted and outscored the Edmonton Oilers 5-goals-4 to take a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1562 lead of 1-game-nil. When leading a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1-game-nil, the Vancouver Canucks have a series record of 13-10 and a Game 2 record of 8-15. When trailing a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1-game-nil, the Edmonton Oilers have a series record of 12-14 and a Game 2 record of 16-10. The Vancouver Canucks trailed the visiting Edmonton Oilers by three goals as late as 17:00 into the second period of series 1562 Game 1, but won: In the history of best-of-7 NHL playoff games from 1939 through 2023, inclusive, home teams down three goals as late as 17:00 into the second period had a game record of only 6-154 (.037) - the Vancouver Canucks thus achieve a grade-A (.000 - .099) in-game comeback.

Pre-series assessment: In the 2023-24 NHL regular season, the Vancouver Canucks finished five points ahead of the Edmonton Oilers. From 1939 through the 2024 NHL Preliminary round, when NHL teams led their best-of-7 playoff series opponents by five regular-season points, they have posted a best-of-7 playoff series record of 32-18 (.640) in those series against those opponents. MLB/NBA/NHL best-of-7 playoff series 1562 is the 39th best-of-7 NHL playoff series for the Vancouver Canucks, and the 52nd for the Edmonton Oilers. In best-of-7 NHL playoff series, the Vancouver Canucks have an all-rounds series record of 17-21, a Quarterfinals-round series record of 3-9, and a Game 1 record of 23-15, while the Edmonton Oilers have an all-rounds series record of 34-17, a Quarterfinals-round series record of 10-6, and a Game 1 record of 25-26. Series 1562 is the second best-of-7 NHL playoff series meeting between the Vancouver Canucks and the Edmonton Oilers. In their sole previous best-of-7 NHL playoff series meeting, the Edmonton Oilers defeated the Vancouver Canucks in six games in series 612, in the 1992 NHL Quarterfinals. The Vancouver Canucks have only a best-of-7 NHL Quarterfinals-round series record of 3-9, but all three wins resulted in best-of-7 NHL Finals berths for the Canucks (1982, 1994, 2011).