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The match took place as part of the NHL regular championship. Both teams have one win and one loss after two games of the season.
The Edmonton Oilers defeated the Vancouver Canucks in an NHL match with a score of 9:7.
For the Oilers, Leon Draisaitl scored a double, and Russian forward Vasily Podkolzin scored a goal and an assist.
Edmonton and Vancouver have one win and one loss each.
MOSCOW, October 2 - RIA Novosti. The Edmonton Oilers defeated the Vancouver Canucks in a regular season match of the National Hockey League (NHL).
The meeting in Vancouver ended with a score of 9:7 (4:0, 4:3, 1:4). For the Oilers, Leon Draisaitl scored a double (21st, 50th minutes), Russian forward Vasily Podkolzin (10) scored and assisted, Owen Michaels (15), Evan Bouchard (15), Ryan Shea (20), Trent Frederick (26), Connor McDavid (28) and Kasperi Kapanen (29) also scored. The Canucks had goals from Paul Cotter (25), Brock Boeser (26), Arshdeep Baines (40), Marco Rossi (42, 45), Elias Petterson (48) and Jamie Oleksiak (59).
Completed
24:31 • Paul Cotter
(Liam Echgren)
25:47 • Brock Boeser
(Paul Cotter, Jamie Oleksiak)
39:59 • Arshdeep Bains
41:53 • Marco Rossi
(Jonathan Lekkerimaeki, Tom Willander)
44:43 • Marco Rossi
(Arshdeep Baines, Luke Schenn)
47:37 • Elias Pettersson
(Marco Rossi, Brock Boeser)
14:26 • Owen Michaels
14:42 • Evan Bouchard
25:03 • Trent Frederick
(Isaac Howard)
27:49 • Connor McDavid
28:23 • Kasperi Kapanen
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Podkolzin scored his third goal in two matches since the start of the season.
Edmonton and Vancouver have one win and one loss each. The Oilers next host the Seattle Kraken on Oct. 3, while the Canucks play the Calgary Flames on home ice the same day.
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Edmonton Oilers will host Seattle Kraken on October 3
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The Vancouver Canucks will play the Calgary Flames on October 3rd on home ice.
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