Edmonton 2, Vancouver 1

Gutsy effort by the Edmonton Oilers result in a 2-1 win in Vancouver: Cult of Hockey Player Grades

On paper, Edmonton should have been thoroughly out-classed by an NHL-caliber Vancouver Canucks squad Thursday night. But someone forgot to tell the undermanned Oilers that. They gutted out a 2-1 win with a hard-working, defensive-minded grind against the Canucks, a very strong game from Tristan Jarry… …and a break-out game by Ike Howard. Here’s the […]

Edmonton 2, Vancouver 1

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Oilers takeaways: AHL-laden lineup impresses against Canucks

It’s either going to be a great year in Bakersfield or a very long season in Vancouver, after an AHL-laden Edmonton Oilers roster walked into Rogers Arena and beat the Canucks 2-1 Thursday night. “They worked their butts off,” said Oilers veteran goalie Tristan Jarry, one of only four Oilers players expected to open the season in Edmonton who made the trip to Vancouver. “In the offensive zone, the defensive zone … They were doing everything righ…

Howard pounces on turnover to get Oilers on board early vs. Canucks

Watch as Edmonton Oilers’ Issac Howard takes advantage of a turnover in the offensive zone and fires home the games opening goal in the first period against the Vancouver Canucks.