Garland, of all people, jabbed at Calvin Pickard when the Oilers goalie had the puck covered midway through the second period, which ignited a scrum behind the net. Perry quickly got involved. He was about to grab Canucks centre Elias Pettersson until he saw defenceman Quinn Hughes, who’d come in off his point, without a dance partner.
In a marquee rematch against the Oilers, the Canucks didn't start to find their legs until they were down by five goals.
The Edmonton Oilers host the Buffalo Sabres after Zach Hyman's two-goal game against the Vancouver Canucks in the Oilers' 6-2 win.
After the Vancouver Canucks' 6-2 loss to the Edmonton Oilers on Thursday, coach Rick Tocchet shared his thoughts.
The Edmonton Oilers delivered a statement performance against the Vancouver Canucks on Thursday night. Without Connor McDavid and with the media narrative that this was a game that could get out of hand,
Leon Draisaitl & Zach Hyman record three points apiece on Thursday as the Oilers earn retribution against their Pacific Division rivals with a 6-2 victory over the Canucks at Rogers Place
Hyman put Edmonton ahead 1-0 at 5:52 of the first period, taking a long lead pass from Draisaitl up the left boards at the blue line, cutting across at the dot while keeping Hronek on his back and scoring glove side on Demko.
Things quickly got out of hand near the end of Saturday’s matchup between the Edmonton Oilers and Vancouver Canucks, and the fun part about that is that we didn’t have to wait long for the rematch.
The Vancouver Canucks suffered a 6-2 defeat to the Edmonton ... On the Oilers' side, Zach Hyman scored twice, while Leon Draisaitl (PPG), Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (PPG), Adam Henrique, and Kasperi ...
In a highly anticipated NHL Pacific Division clash, the Edmonton Oilers defeated the Vancouver Canucks 6-2 at Rogers Place on Thursday (Jan. 23). Zach Hyman scored twice for the Oilers, who charged out to a 3-0 lead after the first period and went ahead 5-0 in the middle frame.
After all the hostility at the end of Saturday game, all the talk about "response" and using all this emotion to their advantage, the Canucks barely made a peep on Thursday. Where has all the heart gone?