McDavid charged down the ice and slid a pass to Hamblin down low. The Oilers responded just 28 seconds later. The winger streaked into Edmonton territory, putting a shot past Skinner to give the Canucks a 3-2 lead at the 1:52 mark. So if our power play scored one more goal than theirs, then I think that was the difference.”Įach side was down to four men when Garland forced a turnover at Vancouver's blue line earlier in the third. "But in this league, it's such an even league that the power play’s usually the difference maker. “When Petey gets that shot going, it’s pretty dangerous and the power play can be dangerous," Boudreau said. Vancouver took a 4-3 lead with a power-play tally minutes earlier when Pettersson sent a one-timer past Skinner for his first goal of the night. The veteran forward missed his first chance but still managed to get a shot off from his knees, and the puck sailed through traffic and past Martin to make it 4-4. Nugent-Hopkins levelled the score 6:16 into the third on a strange play. The final frame got off to a frantic start with a plethora of penalties and goals at both ends of the ice. Pettersson put away his second goal of the night 9:45 into the period after Hyman was sent to the box for interference. Vancouver's power play finally began clicking in the third. "But when you give their skill that much time … in the end, it’s asking too much, it’s a bridge too far.” “I thought our penalty was working hard, did some good things," Woodcroft said. The Canucks went 3 for 8 with the man advantage but also gave up a pair of short-handed goals. Special teams on both sides of the puck got ample work in on Wednesday. We were in it right until the last second," said Edmonton head coach Jay Woodcroft. Ryan Nugent-Hopkins also scored for the visitors and Markus Neimelainen recorded a pair of assists.Ĭanucks netminder Stuart Martin stopped 18-of-22 shots and Stuart Skinner made 26 saves for the Oilers. But overall, we’re happy with our game.”Ĭonnor McDavid led the Oilers (4-3-0), scoring and notching an assist, while Zach Hyman and James Hamblin added short-handed goals. Of course, there’s stuff we can work on and get better at. “We know how we started our pre-season, and we talked about it, that we need to put (a) good effort for 60 minutes," Pettersson said. Nils Hoglander and Tanner Pearson also found the back of the net, and Oliver Ekman-Larsson, Bo Horvat and Quinn Hughes each contributed a pair of helpers. But I saw a lot better things going on tonight with the defence and with the forwards coming in to support them.”Įlias Pettersson scored twice for the Canucks (1-3-2) while Conor Garland added a goal and an assist. "There was a lot of scrambly plays in our own zone which we really have to clean up. “It’s not complete yet," Boudreau said of Vancouver's performance. It wasn't perfect but head coach Bruce Boudreau saw his Vancouver Canucks take a step in the right direction on Wednesday.Īfter starting the pre-season 0-3-2, the Canucks finally posted a win, downing the Edmonton Oilers 5-4.
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