EDM 9–7 VAN

Final · W

Oilers/Schedule/Recap Thu, Oct 1, 2026 · 2026-27 regular season

Edmonton Oilers

EDM · 1-0-1

9–7

FinalW

Vancouver Canucks

VAN · 1-1-0

1ST2ND3RDT EDM 4154918932 VAN 0238412722 goals · shots on goal

Meeting 2 this season — the season series is tied 1–1

EDM 1-0-1 · VAN 1-1-0 · Meeting 2 this season — the season series is tied 1–1

Oilers beat the Canucks

The Oilers earned it: 4.5 expected goals to 2.6, and a 9–7 win to show for it. Kevin Lankinen allowed 3.8 more goals than expected from the shots he faced.

▶ Recap ↗ ▶ Condensed game ↗

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★ NHL first starConnor McDavid

EDM · C · #97 1 G · 4 A · 5 P

Who had the better chances

The Oilers created the better chances: 4.5 expected goals to 2.6, on 31 and 20 shots on goal.

EDM 4.5 xG · 31 shots VAN 2.6 xG · 20 shots

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1st · the swing 2.4 · 0.3

2nd 1.4 · 1.2

3rd 0.7 · 1.2

Tap a numbered goal to see how it happened.

Deserve to winReplay this game 100 times with average goalies and the Oilers win 75.

EDM 75%VAN 25%

Goals and penalties

16 goals · 5 penalties

← Oilers shoot this way Canucks shoot this way →

On net Missed Bigger = better chance 1Goal, numbered to the list

1st period

PEN

02:31

Brendan Gallagher· Tripping

Killed

2 min
Minor

PEN

09:14

Jamie Oleksiak· Interference

Podkolzin scored on this power play

2 min
Minor

1

09:26

Vasily Podkolzin PP

Kasperi Kapanen, Connor McDavid · Power play (Oleksiak, interference) · wrist shot, a great chance (30%)

1–0 ▶ Watch ↗

2

14:26

Owen Michaels

Mathieu Joseph, Evan Bouchard · snap shot, a good chance (22%)

2–0 ▶ Watch ↗

3

14:42

Evan Bouchard

Unassisted

3–0 ▶ Watch ↗

PEN

15:02

Luke Schenn· Roughing

Killed

2 min
Minor

4

19:32

Ryan Shea

Connor McDavid, Leon Draisaitl · wrist shot, a good chance (16%)

4–0 ▶ Watch ↗

2nd period

5

00:27

Leon Draisaitl

Evan Bouchard, Connor McDavid · wrist shot, a good chance (15%)

5–0 ▶ Watch ↗

6

04:31

Paul Cotter

Liam Ohgren · wrist shot, a great chance (39%)

5–1 ▶ Watch ↗

7

05:04

Trent Frederic

Isaac Howard · wrist shot on a rebound, a great chance (26%)

6–1 ▶ Watch ↗

8

05:47

Brock Boeser

Paul Cotter, Jamie Oleksiak · wrist shot off the rush, a low-percentage shot (2%) that found a way in

6–2 ▶ Watch ↗

PEN

07:24

Trent Frederic· Tripping

Killed

2 min
Minor

9

07:49

Connor McDavid SH

Unassisted · backhand shot, a low-percentage shot (8%) that found a way in

7–2 ▶ Watch ↗

10

08:23

Kasperi Kapanen SHGWG

Unassisted · wrist shot, a good chance (18%)

8–2 ▶ Watch ↗

PEN

12:59

Jake Walman· Hooking

Killed

2 min
Minor

11

19:59

Arshdeep Bains

Elias Pettersson, Filip Hronek · snap shot on a rebound, a low-percentage shot (6%) that found a way in

8–3 ▶ Watch ↗

3rd period

12

01:53

Marco Rossi

Jonathan Lekkerimäki, Tom Willander · backhand shot on a rebound, a great chance (39%)

8–4 ▶ Watch ↗

13

04:43

Marco Rossi

Arshdeep Bains, Luke Schenn · deflected shot, a good chance (11%)

8–5 ▶ Watch ↗

14

07:37

Elias Pettersson PP

Marco Rossi, Brock Boeser · slap shot, a low-percentage shot (8%) that found a way in

8–6 ▶ Watch ↗

15

09:26

Leon Draisaitl PP

Connor McDavid, Vasily Podkolzin · wrist shot, a good chance (19%)

9–6 ▶ Watch ↗

16

18:31

Jamie Oleksiak

Filip Hronek, Elias Pettersson · snap shot, a low-percentage shot (7%) that found a way in

9–7 ▶ Watch ↗

NHL three stars

the league's pick

Connor McDavid

EDM · C · #97 1 G · 4 A · 5 P1G 4A ★ 2nd star

Marco Rossi

VAN · C · #23 2 G · 1 A · 3 P2G 1A ★ 3rd star

Leon Draisaitl

EDM · C · #29 2 G · 1 A · 3 P2G 1A

Goaltending

Devon Levi

EDM

−3.1

vs expected

13/20 saves · 7 GA · 3.9 xGA Allowed 3.1 more goals than expected from the shots he faced.

Kevin Lankinen

VAN

−3.8

vs expected

13/20 saves · 7 GA · 3.2 xGA Allowed 3.8 more goals than expected from the shots he faced.

Team EDMVAN

Shots on goal

31

20

Expected goals

4.5

2.6

Hits

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0

Blocks

0

0

Faceoffs

41%

59%

Power play

2/3

1/2

Penalty minutes

6

10

The Oilers went 2-for-3 on the power play and allowed 1 on 2 Canucks power plays.

Box score

xG and GSAx are Inside the Game numbers

Forwards	G	A	P	+/−	PIM	S	Hits	Blk	TOI	Shifts	FO%	PPG	GV	TK	xG
97Connor McDavidC. McDavidC	1	4	5	+4	0	3	0	0	22:03	29	31%	0	0	0	0.3
29Leon DraisaitlL. DraisaitlC	2	1	3	+3	0	5	0	0	20:19	27	31%	1	2	0	1.3
42Kasperi KapanenK. KapanenRW	1	1	2	−2	0	1	0	0	18:48	26	—	0	2	0	0.2
92Vasily PodkolzinV. PodkolzinRW	1	1	2	+3	0	4	0	0	18:04	28	—	1	0	1	0.8
26Alex FormentonA. FormentonLW	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	16:15	27	—	0	1	0	0.1
21Mathieu JosephM. JosephRW	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	15:07	26	—	0	1	1	0.0
43Owen MichaelsO. MichaelsRW	1	0	1	−1	0	1	0	0	13:23	26	46%	0	1	0	0.2
34Colton DachC. DachC	0	0	0	−3	0	2	0	0	12:46	20	56%	0	0	0	0.1
46Max JonesM. JonesLW	0	0	0	−3	2	1	0	0	11:41	20	100%	0	3	1	0.0
53Isaac HowardI. HowardLW	0	1	1	0	0	3	0	0	10:58	16	—	0	0	0	0.1
10Trent FredericT. FredericC	1	0	1	0	2	2	0	0	10:55	16	33%	0	1	0	0.5
81Josh SamanskiJ. SamanskiC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8:41	15	50%	0	1	0	0.0

Defense	G	A	P	+/−	PIM	S	Hits	Blk	TOI	Shifts	FO%	PPG	GV	TK	xG
5Connor MurphyC. MurphyD	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	24:47	31	—	0	2	0	0.1
2Evan BouchardE. BouchardD	1	2	3	+3	0	4	0	0	24:21	31	—	0	1	0	0.5
6Ryan SheaR. SheaD	1	0	1	+3	0	1	0	0	23:05	29	—	0	0	0	0.2
14Mattias EkholmM. EkholmD	0	0	0	+3	0	0	0	0	20:42	26	—	0	1	0	0.0
96Jake WalmanJ. WalmanD	0	0	0	−3	2	1	0	0	13:02	21	—	0	1	0	0.0
85Shakir MukhamadullinS. MukhamadullinD	0	0	0	−4	0	0	0	0	10:01	15	—	0	1	0	0.0

Goalies	Saves	SA	GA	Sv%	EV	PP	SH	TOI	GS	GSAx
27Devon LeviD. LeviG	15	22	7	.682	12/18	3/4	0/0	59:51	✓	−3.1

Forwards	G	A	P	+/−	PIM	S	Hits	Blk	TOI	Shifts	FO%	PPG	GV	TK	xG
6Brock BoeserB. BoeserRW	1	1	2	+1	0	2	0	0	18:38	24	—	0	6	0	0.2
92Liam OhgrenL. OhgrenLW	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	0	18:33	26	—	0	3	0	0.0
40Elias PetterssonE. PetterssonC	1	2	3	0	0	2	0	0	17:36	23	50%	1	0	1	0.1
47Paul CotterP. CotterLW	1	1	2	+1	0	1	0	0	16:12	23	64%	0	3	0	0.4
74Jake DeBruskJ. DeBruskLW	0	0	0	−1	2	4	0	0	15:37	22	—	0	1	0	0.0
23Marco RossiM. RossiC	2	1	3	0	2	4	0	0	15:16	21	80%	0	0	0	0.6
94Linus KarlssonL. KarlssonC	0	0	0	−3	0	1	0	0	13:47	23	50%	0	1	0	0.1
63Max SassonM. SassonC	0	0	0	−2	0	0	0	0	13:36	19	62%	0	2	0	0.0
18Drew O'ConnorD. O'ConnorLW	0	0	0	−2	0	0	0	0	13:23	19	100%	0	0	0	0.0
88Jonathan LekkerimäkiJ. LekkerimäkiRW	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	0	12:04	18	—	0	0	1	0.0
13Arshdeep BainsA. BainsLW	1	1	2	+1	0	1	0	0	11:29	16	—	0	1	0	0.1
7Brendan GallagherB. GallagherRW	0	0	0	−1	2	0	0	0	11:08	16	100%	0	1	0	0.7

Defense	G	A	P	+/−	PIM	S	Hits	Blk	TOI	Shifts	FO%	PPG	GV	TK	xG
17Filip HronekF. HronekD	0	2	2	−2	0	1	0	0	23:02	32	—	0	1	0	0.0
4Jamie OleksiakJ. OleksiakD	1	1	2	+1	2	1	0	0	21:19	25	—	0	4	0	0.1
5Tom WillanderT. WillanderD	0	1	1	−1	0	0	0	0	21:11	28	—	0	0	1	0.0
8Zeev BuiumZ. BuiumD	0	0	0	−3	0	3	0	0	20:58	25	—	0	2	0	0.3
25Elias PetterssonE. PetterssonD	0	0	0	+2	0	0	0	0	16:17	24	—	0	0	0	0.0
2Luke SchennL. SchennD	0	1	1	+2	2	0	0	0	14:02	23	—	0	2	0	0.0

Goalies	Saves	SA	GA	Sv%	EV	PP	SH	TOI	GS	GSAx
31Leevi MeriläinenL. MeriläinenG	10	11	1	.909	6/6	4/5	0/0	30:41		+0.4
32Kevin LankinenK. LankinenG	12	20	8	.650	9/14	3/4	0/2	28:23	✓	−3.8

EV / PP / SH = saves on shots at even strength, on the opponent's power play, and shorthanded. GS = started. A dash means the stat isn't on file for that player or game. Showing the short set. Tap "All columns" to scroll through every stat inside this card.

Last night's Cap Challenge

4 squads played

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PointsRyan Otto

7 pts · $32.4M

RO

GoalsRyan Otto

2 goals · $32.4M

RO

GoaliesRyan Otto

36 saves · $7.0M

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