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Today’s Free Picks
| Sport | Game Selection | Game Time |
|---|---|---|
| NHL | (19) Vancouver Canucks at (20) Edmonton Oilers: Spread | 9:07pm EDT - Apr 16/2026 |
The PLAY: Vancouver Canucks +1.5 (105)
Well, this didn’t figure, but it’s hats off to the Canucks for continuing to play hard in the final week of what has been a disastrous season in Vancouver.
Some of those teams that tanked their way down the stretch in the NBA might learn a thing or two from the NHL and the Canucks, who have recorded three straight 4-3 wins on the road, all in OT or shootouts, into tonight’s finale at Edmonton. Those wins either damaged playoff hopes or seeding prospects for the Sharks, Ducks, and Kings, all trying in those games. Goalie Nikita Tolopilo (likely to start tonight) got the win at Anaheim on Sunday, while winger Jake DeBrusk is closing the season with a rush, scoring goals (four total) in the last three games.
The host Oilers are securely into the playoffs, though they need at least one point to assure home ice over the Ducks or Kings in their first-round matchup. Yet Edmonton has flattened since securing a postseason berth, with just one win in five, and the offense generating just one goal in the last two games combined (losses to the Kings and Avs). As Vancouver has gone OT or shootouts so often lately, we'll stick with Puck Line and the Canucks at +105, though we'd still like Vancouver getting the 1.5 goals up to -110. Play Canucks on Puck Line
Consultant Bio
Bruce Marshall's name has become synonymous with The Gold Sheet. With a background in play-by-play work and sports information while in college, Bruce joined TGS in 1981 when hired by the legendary Mort Olshan. He learned the business by working alongside Mort and the other TGS handicappers and continues at TGS, where he has worn many hats over the years. Not only is Bruce the Executive Editor at TGS, he's also the Editor of Goldsheet.com and The Gold Sheet EXTRA!!! (a publication he helped launch in 1982), as well as serving as Editor-in-Chief of European Soccer Weekly.
Bruce's unique and colorful brand of football and basketball analysis, as well as informed commentary on the national and international sports scene, has made him an in-demand guest for many years on numerous sports talk radio and TV shows across the country. Bruce's vast array of editorial work is featured not only in the TGS publications, but various other print and online publications, and his analysis is often featured in the Las Vegas Review- Journal. Bruce, who is also in the midst of several book and media projects, combines all of his work while traveling between Virginia and his official hometown of Henderson, NV.