DeSmith stops 32 shots and Canucks sweep season series with 3-1 win over Oilers
— Casey DeSmith made 32 saves and the Vancouver Canucks strengthened their lead atop the Pacific Division with a 3-1 win over the Edmonton Oilers on Saturday night.
National Hockey League
FINAL
Vancouver Canucks
3
Edmonton Oilers
1
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VAN | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| EDM | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Rogers Place · 18,347 att.
Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/9/26 | vs Philadelphia Flyers | L 1-3 | NHL |
| 11/7/26 | @ Edmonton Oilers | L 2-4 | NHL |
| 11/5/26 | @ Winnipeg Jets | L 2-6 | NHL |
| 11/3/26 | vs Anaheim Ducks | L 4-5 | NHL |
| 10/31/26 | vs Toronto Maple Leafs | L 2-4 | NHL |
| Full Schedule | |||
Play by Play
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Missed 19:32 3-1
Evander Kane Tip-In High and Wide Right
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Missed 19:27 3-1
Mattias Ekholm Wrist Shot Wide Left
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Missed 19:25 3-1
Evander Kane Wrist Shot Wide Right
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Goal 18:13 3-1
Dakota Joshua Goal (17) Wrist Shot, assists: Elias Lindholm (28), Conor Garland (25)
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Missed 17:15 2-1
Evander Kane Snap Shot Wide Left
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Missed 10:48 2-1
Evan Bouchard Snap Shot Short
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Missed 9:08 2-1
Brock Boeser Wrist Shot Wide Right
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Penalty 8:14 2-1
Evander Kane Tripping against Sam Lafferty
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Missed 7:41 2-1
Sam Lafferty Deflected Wide Right
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Missed 5:28 2-1
Pius Suter Wrist Shot Wide Right
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Missed 4:51 2-1
Vasily Podkolzin Tip-In Wide Right
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Missed 4:13 2-1
Leon Draisaitl Backhand Wide Right
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Missed 1:01 2-1
Zach Hyman Tip-In Wide Left
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Goal 17:48 2-1
Evander Kane Goal (24) Tip-In, assists: Connor Brown (8), Darnell Nurse (19)
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Missed 12:28 2-0
Nikita Zadorov Snap Shot Wide Left
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Goal 11:00 2-0
Pius Suter Goal (14) Tip-In, assists: Tyler Myers (23)
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Penalty 2:00 1-0
Too many men/ice served by Corey Perry
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Penalty 0:17 1-0
Tyler Myers High-sticking against Evander Kane
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Goal 19:44 1-0
Sam Lafferty Goal (13) Snap Shot, assists: Nikita Zadorov (14), J.T. Miller (66)
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Missed 18:48 0-0
Adam Henrique Tip-In Wide Left
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Missed 18:19 0-0
Dakota Joshua Snap Shot Wide Right
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Missed 16:44 0-0
Teddy Blueger Tip-In Wide Right
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Missed 16:37 0-0
Vasily Podkolzin Tip-In Wide Right
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Missed 15:21 0-0
Brock Boeser Snap Shot High and Wide Left
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Missed 11:08 0-0
Ilya Mikheyev Wrist Shot Wide Left
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Missed 4:16 0-0
Brett Kulak Slap Shot Wide Left
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Missed 4:13 0-0
Connor Brown Wrist Shot Wide Right
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Missed 3:36 0-0
Dylan Holloway Snap Shot Wide Left
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Missed 2:46 0-0
Corey Perry Wrist Shot Wide Left
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Penalty 1:08 0-0
J.T. Miller Tripping against Vincent Desharnais
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End of Game 20:00 3-1
Game End
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Period End 20:00 3-1
End of 3rd Period
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Blocked 19:56 3-1
Evan Bouchard shot blocked by J.T. Miller
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Face Off 19:52 3-1
Leon Draisaitl faceoff won against Elias Lindholm
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Stoppage 19:52 3-1
Goalie Stopped
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Shot 19:50 3-1
Mattias Ekholm Slap Shot saved by Casey DeSmith
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Face Off 19:48 3-1
Leon Draisaitl faceoff won against Elias Lindholm
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Stoppage 19:48 3-1
Icing
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Face Off 19:41 3-1
Elias Lindholm faceoff won against Leon Draisaitl
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Stoppage 19:41 3-1
Icing
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Face Off 19:33 3-1
Elias Lindholm faceoff won against Leon Draisaitl
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Stoppage 19:33 3-1
Puck in Netting
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Missed 19:32 3-1
Evander Kane Tip-In High and Wide Right
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Missed 19:27 3-1
Mattias Ekholm Wrist Shot Wide Left
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Missed 19:25 3-1
Evander Kane Wrist Shot Wide Right
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Giveaway 19:00 3-1
Giveaway by Carson Soucy
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Face Off 18:55 3-1
Sam Lafferty faceoff won against Leon Draisaitl
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Stoppage 18:55 3-1
Icing
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Blocked 18:36 3-1
Evan Bouchard shot blocked by Elias Pettersson
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Shot 18:31 3-1
Zach Hyman Wrist Shot saved by Casey DeSmith
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Face Off 18:13 3-1
Sam Lafferty faceoff won against Leon Draisaitl
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Goal 18:13 3-1
Dakota Joshua Goal (17) Wrist Shot, assists: Elias Lindholm (28), Conor Garland (25)
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Blocked 18:05 2-1
Corey Perry shot blocked by Carson Soucy
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Blocked 17:40 2-1
Evander Kane shot blocked by Filip Hronek
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Blocked 17:20 2-1
Evander Kane shot blocked by Quinn Hughes
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Missed 17:15 2-1
Evander Kane Snap Shot Wide Left
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Face Off 17:07 2-1
J.T. Miller faceoff won against Adam Henrique
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Stoppage 17:07 2-1
Off-side
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Hit 16:58 2-1
Tyler Myers hit Mattias Ekholm
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Face Off 16:38 2-1
Teddy Blueger faceoff won against Leon Draisaitl
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Stoppage 16:38 2-1
Goalie Stopped
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Shot 16:37 2-1
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins Snap Shot saved by Casey DeSmith
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Hit 16:36 2-1
Nikita Zadorov hit Zach Hyman
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Blocked 16:30 2-1
Zach Hyman shot blocked by Elias Lindholm
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Face Off 16:12 2-1
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins faceoff won against Elias Lindholm
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Stoppage 16:12 2-1
Hand Pass
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Giveaway 15:47 2-1
Giveaway by Adam Henrique
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Hit 15:18 2-1
Sam Lafferty hit Connor Brown
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Hit 15:11 2-1
Vasily Podkolzin hit Vincent Desharnais
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Face Off 13:58 2-1
J.T. Miller faceoff won against Leon Draisaitl
Showing the last 40 of 329 events.
Team Stats
VAN
EDM
21
Blocked Shots
8
47
Hits
36
4
Takeaways
6
27
Shots
33
0
Power Play Goals
0
2
Power Play Opportunities
2
0.0
Power Play Percentage
0.0
0
Short Handed Goals
0
0
Shootout Goals
0
30
Faceoffs Won
26
53.6
Faceoff Win Percent
46.4
6
Giveaways
5
2
Total Penalties
2
4
Penalty Minutes
4
Head to Head
Injuries
Edmonton Oilers
- Isaac Howard Injured Reserve
- Alec Regula Injured Reserve
- Matt Savoie Injured Reserve
- Frederik Andersen Injured Reserve
- Mattias Janmark Injured Reserve
Vancouver Canucks
- Tom Willander Day-To-Day
- Filip Chytil Injured Reserve
- Mackenzie MacEachern Injured Reserve
- Thatcher Demko Injured Reserve
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