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10/02 00:29 CDT Connor McDavid has a goal and four assists as the Oilers hang
on to beat the Canucks 9-7
Connor McDavid has a goal and four assists as the Oilers hang on to beat the
Canucks 9-7
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) --- Connor McDavid scored a goal and had four
assists as the Edmonton Oilers built a six-goal lead and held on for a 9-7
victory over the Vancouver Canucks on Thursday night.
Evan Bouchard had a goal and two assists for the Oilers to become the first
defenseman in NHL history with eight points (four goals, four assists) in his
first two games of the season. He had three goals and two assists in the
Oilers' season-opening 6-5 loss to the Canucks on Tuesday night.
Edmonton got two goals and an assist from Leon Draisaitl, and one of each from
Vasily Podkolzin and Kasperi Kapanen. Owen Michaels scored his first NHL goal
and Ryan Shea scored his first in an Oilers' uniform.
Devon Levi made his first NHL start since Jan. 20, 2025 when he was a member of
the Buffalo Sabres, and stopped 15 shots.
Marco Rossi scored twice for the Canucks and had an assist, while Elias
Pettersson had a goal and two assists. Paul Cotter, Brock Boeser, Arshdeep
Bains, and Jamie Oleksiak each had a goal and an assist.
Kevin Lankinen made 13 saves before getting pulled midway through the second
period. Leevi Merilainen --- claimed off waivers on Friday --- stopped 10 of
the 11 shots he faced in relief.
The Oilers took an 8-2 lead on a Canucks power play midway through the second
frame when McDavid and Kapanen scored short-handed breakaway goals 34 seconds
apart.
But the Canucks scored four straight to pull within 8-6 on Pettersson's
power-play goal 7:37 into the third period.
Draisaitl ended the run with a power-play goal less than two minutes later.
The Oilers were missing top-six forwards Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Zach Hyman.
Up next
Canucks: Host the Calgary Flames on Saturday.
Oilers: Host the Seattle Kraken on Saturday.
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