National Hockey League

FINAL Thursday, October 1, 2026
Edmonton Oilers 9
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Vancouver Canucks 7
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Match Report

Connor McDavid has a goal and four assists as the Oilers hang on to beat the Canucks 9-7

— 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.

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Team Stats

17
Blocked Shots
12
20
Hits
28
3
Takeaways
3
31
Shots
22
2
Power Play Goals
1
5
Power Play Opportunities
3
40.0
Power Play Percentage
33.3
2
Short Handed Goals
0
0
Shootout Goals
0
24
Faceoffs Won
35
40.7
Faceoff Win Percent
59.3
19
Giveaways
27
3
Total Penalties
5
6
Penalty Minutes
10

Top Performers

EDM

  • Colton Dach · ·
  • Leon Draisaitl · ·
  • Alex Formenton · ·
  • Trent Frederic · ·

VAN

  • Arshdeep Bains · ·
  • Brock Boeser · ·
  • Paul Cotter · ·
  • Jake DeBrusk · ·

Recent Plays

  1. 20:00 · 3rd Game End
  2. 20:00 · 3rd End of 3rd Period
  3. 19:53 · 3rd Owen Michaels faceoff won against Elias Pettersson
  4. 19:53 · 3rd Puck in Crowd
  5. 19:51 · 3rd Zeev Buium shot blocked by Kasperi Kapanen
  6. 19:49 · 3rd Elias Pettersson faceoff won against Owen Michaels
  7. 19:49 · 3rd Goalie Stopped
  8. 19:47 · 3rd Jake DeBrusk Snap Shot saved by Devon Levi

Highlights

00:34 Vasily Podkolzin scores power-play goal vs. Canucks Watch on ESPN 00:43 Owen Michaels lights the lamp Watch on ESPN 00:28 Evan Bouchard lights the lamp for Oilers Watch on ESPN 00:37 Ryan Shea scores goal for Oilers Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

Series tied 1-1

Injuries

Vancouver Canucks

  • Akil Thomas Injured Reserve
  • Mackenzie MacEachern Injured Reserve
  • Thatcher Demko Injured Reserve

Edmonton Oilers

  • Devon Levi Injured Reserve
  • Mattias Ekholm Out
  • Jason Dickinson Injured Reserve
  • Alec Regula Injured Reserve
  • Matt Savoie Injured Reserve

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