Canucks beat slumping Oilers 5-2 for 4th straight victory

Tue, Nov 7, 2023
NHL News (AP)

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) - Quinn Hughes, Pius Suter and Brock Boeser scored in a 3:22 span of the first period and the Vancouver Canucks beat the slumping Edmonton Oilers 5-2 on Monday night for their fourth straight victory.

Hughes also had three assists, Nils Hoglander and J.T. Miller added goals and Thatcher Demko made 40 saves to help the Canucks improve to 9-2-1 overall and 5-0-1 at home.

Mattias Ekholm and Leon Draisaitl scored for Edmonton and Stuart Skinner stopped 29 shots. The Oilers have lost three straight to drop to 2-8-1.

Ekholm opened the scoring for Edmonton on a power play at 6:42 of the first. Hughes tied it with 8:30 left in the period, Suter struck with 6:38 to go and Boeser connected on a power play with 5:08 remaining.

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Draisaitl cut it to 3-2 at 7:38 of the second, and Hoglander restored the two-goal advantage with 9:08 left in the period.

Miller scored on a power play at 7:51 of the third.

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Oilers: At San Jose on Thursday night.

Canucks: At Ottawa on Thursday night.

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