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Draisaitl nets 2 as Edmonton Oilers dump Vancouver Canucks 4-2
Leon Draisaitl scored twice and Connor McDavid added three assists as Edmonton improved to 12-3-3 with a home win.
On Saturday, the Edmonton Oilers defeated the Vancouver Canucks 4-2 at Rogers Place, snapping a two-game losing streak. Connor McDavid recorded three assists in the victory.
The visiting Vancouver Canucks have struggled significantly this season, holding a 3-15-1 record and losing 16 of their last 18 games. The Oilers improved to 12-3-3 with the win.
Edmonton forward Leon Draisaitl scored twice, including a power-play goal and empty-netter, while Jason Dickinson and Mattias Ekholm also tallied. Goaltender Devon Levi made 20 saves for the win.
For the Canucks, Max Sasson and Brock Boeser scored, while goaltender Leevi Merilainen stopped 26 of 29 shots. Vancouver pulled their goalie with four minutes remaining in a late comeback attempt.
The Vancouver Canucks host the Philadelphia Flyers on Monday at Rogers Arena. Edmonton Elks quarterback Cody Fajardo, who won the CFL Western Final earlier Saturday, attended the game at Rogers Place.
The Vancouver Canucks with the Vorarlberg Marco Rossi have won the fifth round in the NHL in the North American Hockey League. The Canadian duel with the Edmonton Oilers kept the Canucks open on Saturday (local time) to the final third before the Oilers, led by the superstars Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl, fixed the 4-2 home win.