NHL Game Recap: Vancouver Canucks at Edmonton Oilers 09/29/2026

First Period Goals:
Paul Cotter (1) SHG / Unassisted at 9:51 / 1-0 VAN
Evan Bouchard (1) / Unassisted at 16:26 / 1-1

First Period Penalties:
VAN / 8:35 / Tom Willander, 2 minutes for holding Isaac Howard
VAN / 16:51 / Elias Pettersson, 2 minutes for Delay of Game – Puck over glass

First Period Shots:
VAN – 5, EDM – 13

Second Period Goals:
Marco Rossi (1) / Liam Ohgren (1), Filip Hronek (1) at 2:07 / 2-1 VAN
Evan Bouchard (2) / Connor McDavid (1), Alex Formenton (1) at 14:34 / 2-2

Second Period Penalties:
None

Second Period Shots:
VAN – 7, EDM – 9

Third Period Goals:
Jonathan Lekkerimaki (1) / Jake DeBrusk (1), Jamie Oleksiak (1) at 1:10 / 3-2 VAN
Max Sasson (1) / Drew O’Connor (1), Linus Karlsson (1) at 2:55 / 4-2 VAN
Elias Pettersson (1) PPG / Filip Hronek (2), Brock Boeser (1) at 5:15 / 5-2 VAN
Vasily Podkolzin (1) / Evan Bouchard (1), Ryan Shea (1) at 8:56 / 5-3 VAN
Evan Bouchard (3) / Connor McDavid (2) at 9:20 / 5-4 VAN
Vasily Podkolzin (2) PPG / Leon Draisaitl (1), Evan Bouchard (2) at 19:17 / 5-5

Third Period Penalties:
EDM / 5:03 / Mathieu Joseph, 2 minutes for High-sticking Filip Hronek
VAN / 10:41 / Max Sasson, 2 minutes for Cross-checking Alex Formenton
EDM / 16:21 / Kasperi Kapanen, 2 minutes for High-sticking Tom Willander
VAN / 18:08 / Linus Karlsson, 2 minutes for Slashing Mattias Ekholm

Third Period Shots:
VAN – 9, EDM – 15

Overtime:
Paul Cotter (2) / Max Sasson (1) at 1:59

Third Period Penalties:
None

Overtime Shots:
VAN – 2, EDM – 0

Total Shots: VAN – 23 / EDM – 28
Total Hits: VAN – 13 EDM – 38
Powerplay: VAN – 1 for 2 / EDM – 1 for 4
Total Blocked Shots: VAN – 21 / EDM – 12
Total Giveaways: VAN – 15 / EDM – 19
Total Takeaways: VAN – 5 / EDM – 2
Face-off Percentage: VAN – 40% / EDM – 60%

Kevin Lankinen: 32 saves on 37 shots, .865 SV%, 61:43 TOI
Tristan Jarry: 17 saves on 23 shots, .739 SV%, 61:33 TOI

Final Score: 6-5 VAN

Next Game:
October 1st @ Vancouver Canucks