Oilers 3, Canucks 2: McDavids spoils Vancouver's playoff optimism with solid effort in win
EDMONTON — Following their inspired 3-2 overtime win over Toronto on Wednesday, the Vancouver Canucks spoke confidently about rejoining the playoff fight in the West.Here’s what we learned from the Canucks 3-2 loss against the Edmonton Oilers on Thursday:
Demko, in fact, was the least of the Canucks’ problems against the Oilers, but when Alex Chiasson opened scoring five minutes in after Derrick Pouliot lost a puck battle to Sam Gagner, the visitors were in chase mode for the duration of the NHL contest. Things got serious in the third when Alex Edler beat Koskinen with a wrist shot from the blue line after the Canucks produced a series of near-misses on the power play.
The Canucks sit 25th overall in the NHL but the larger development is the Rangers, Detroit and Chicago all picked up points Thursday.No. 800 for No. 23In 2004, on the recommendation of scout Thomas Gradin, the Canucks reached to take a little-known defenceman, then playing with his hometown Ostersund team in what amounted to Sweden’s third-tier.“Probably not,” Edler answered when asked if his 18-year-old self ever envisioned a career in the NHL.
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