Game Notes: Canucks vs. Oilers

CANUCKS VS OILERS

TV: Sportsnet Pacific, Sportsnet One

Radio: KiSS West Coast

MATCH-UP INFO

• Tonight marks the second of four meetings between the Canucks and Oilers this season: Sept. 29 (6-5 OTW), Oct. 1 (home), Nov. 7 (road), and Mar. 21 (home).
• Vancouver is 116-127-19-15 all-time against Edmonton, including a 64-55-12-7 record at home.
• The Canucks are 3-7-0 in their last 10 games against the Oilers (2-3-0 in their last five).
• Brock Boeser leads all active Canucks skaters in scoring against Edmonton with 35 points (19-16-35) in 38 career games.
• In 30 career games against the Oilers, Elias Pettersson has 23 points (9-14-23).
• Brendan Gallagher has 15 points (7-8-15) in 26 career games against Edmonton.
• In 18 career games against the Oilers, Filip Hronek has 13 points (3-10-13).
• Kevin Lankinen is 2-5-0 with a 4.65 goals-against average and an .855 save percentage in eight career games against Edmonton.
• Leevi Meriläinen has one career appearance against the Oilers, going 0-1-0 record with a 3.27 goals-against average and an .857 save percentage.

QUICK NUMBERS

• Filip Hronek and Elias Pettersson co-led the Canucks in scoring at home in 2025.26 with 26 points each (7-19-26 and 6-20-26, respectively).
• In his last three home games against the Oilers, Brock Boeser has four points (1-3-4).
• The Canucks are 7-2-1 in their last 10 home openers.

LAST MEETING – SEPT. 29/26: VAN 6 at EDM 5 (OT)

Paul Cotter opened the scoring just before the 10-minute mark of the first with a shorthanded tally…Evan Bouchard evened the game with 3:34 left in the first…Marco Rossi regained Vancouver’s lead 2:07 into the second…Liam Öhgren and Filip Hronek had the assists…Bouchard tied the game with 5:26 left in the middle frame…Jonathan Lekkerimäki gave the Canucks their third lead of the contest 1:10 into the third…Jake DeBrusk and Jamie Oleksiak had the helpers…Max Sasson doubled the lead 1:45 later…Drew O’Connor and Linus Karlsson were credited with the assists…Elias Pettersson made it a three-goal lead with a power play goal at 5:15 of the third…Hronek and Brock Boeser had the assists…Vasily Podkolzin got Edmonton within two at 8:56 of the third frame…Bouchard scored his third of the contests 24 seconds later…Podkolzin tied the game with a power play goal at 19:17…Cotter scored his second of the night just before the two-minute mark of overtime…Sasson had the lone assist…O’Connor and Cotter each had three shots…Oleksiak and D Elias Pettersson had three hits apiece…D Pettersson blocked five shots…Kevin Lankinen made 32 saves.

LAST 5 – vs EDMONTON

• Sept. 29/26: VAN 6 at EDM 5 (OT)
• Apr. 16/26: VAN 1 at EDM 6
• Jan. 17/26: VAN 0 vs EDM 6
• Oct. 26/25: VAN 4 vs EDM 3 (OT)
• Oct. 11/25: VAN 1 at EDM 3

ON THIS DATE

• The Canucks have played one time on October 1 in the franchise’s history, going 0-1-0.
  • Tonight will be the Canucks first-ever game against Edmonton on October 1.
  • This will be the Canucks first-ever home game on October 1.

BETTER CALL PAUL

• Making his first appearance in a Canucks uniform on Sept. 29/26 at EDM, Paul Cotter achieved a number of franchise marks, including:
  • First player to score a shorthanded goal in his Canucks debut.
  • First player to score the overtime winner in his Canucks debut.
• Scoring two goals in his Canucks debut, Paul Cotter became the sixth player in franchise history to score multiple goals in his team debut, joining Claire Alexander, Thomas Gradin, Greg Adams, Esa Tikkanen, and Elias Lindholm.
• With both a shorthanded goal and overtime winner on Sept. 29.26 at EDM, Paul Cotter became the second player in NHL history to record both such goals in a season opener.

DOWN BUT NOT OUT

• Scoring shorthanded to open the scoring during their season opener courtesy of Paul Cotter, the 2026.27 Canucks became the second team in franchise history to score their first goal of the season shorthanded, joining the 2000.01 Canucks (Matt Cooke).

CZECH OUT FIL

• With two assists on Sept. 29/26 at EDM, Filip Hronek tied Michal Rozsival for the eighth-most assists by a Czech-born defenceman in NHL history (241). 

SEASON-OPENING STREAKS

• Recording a goal and an assist respectively, Elias Pettersson and Brock Boeser extend their point streaks in season-opening games to five, tying Brendan Morrison (2000.01 to 2005.06) for the fourth-longest season-opening point streaks in franchise history.

FROM A TO Z(EEV)

• Fresh off signing an eight-year contract extension on September 4, 2026, Zeev Buium looks to build upon his rookie season in 2026.27, after finishing third amongst NHL rookie defencemen in points (6-20-26) and tied for third amongst all NHL rookies in average time on ice (19:35), minimum five games played.

READY TO BROCK & ROLL

• Entering 2026.27, Brock Boeser is close to moving up the franchise list in a number of different categories:
  • Tied with Todd Bertuzzi for fifth on the Canucks all-time power play goals list (79).
  • Tied with J.T. Miller for 10th on the Canucks all-time power play points list (165).
    • Passed on Sept. 29/26 at EDM
  • One assist behind Brendan Morrison for 14th on the Canucks all-time assists list (257).
    • Tied on Sept. 29/26 at EDM
  • Two goals behind Tony Tanti for eighth on the Canucks all-time even-strength goals list (147).  

NEW MAN(NY) IN TOWN

• Hired as the 23rd Head Coach in franchise history on June 1, 2026, Manny Malhotra became the eighth coach in the last 30 years to win the Calder Cup with an organization’s AHL affiliate (as the Head Coach) before being promoted to the NHL club as Head Coach.
  • First since Sheldon Keefe (Toronto Marlies and Maple Leafs).

RECENT TRANSACTIONS

• Nikita Tolopilo assigned to Abbotsford, Sept. 28
• Filip Chytil placed on Injured Reserve retroactive to Sept. 24, Sept. 25
• Braeden Cootes assigned to Abbotsford, Sept. 25
• Matthew Stienburg assigned to Abbotsford, Sept. 25
• Leevi Meriläinen claimed off waivers from Ottawa, Sept. 25
• Ty Mueller assigned to Abbotsford, Sept. 23
• Riley Patterson assigned to Abbotsford, Sept. 23
• Ilya Safonov assigned to Abbotsford, Sept. 23
• Chase Wouters assigned to Abbotsford, Sept. 23
• Kirill Kudryavtsev assigned to Abbotsford, Sept. 23
• Sawyer Mynio assigned to Abbotsford, Sept. 23
• Ben Berard released from PTO, Sept. 23
• Isaac Belliveau released from PTO, Sept. 23
• Trey Fix-Wolansky placed on waivers for the purpose of assignment to Abbotsford, Sept. 23
• Cole Clayton placed on waivers for the purpose of assignment to Abbotsford, Sept. 23
• Jimmy Schuldt placed on waivers for the purpose of assignment to Abbotsford, Sept. 23
• Yaroslav Bryzgalov assigned to Medicine Hat, Sept. 23
• Adam Novotný assigned to Peterborough, Sept. 23
• Brooks Rogowski assigned to Oshawa, Sept. 23
• Aleksei Medvedev assigned to London, Sept. 23

THE LAST TIME…

• The Canucks won when leading after 1P: Apr. 12/26 at ANA
• The Canucks lost when leading after 1P: Apr. 2/26 at MIN
• The Canucks lost in OT/SO when leading after 1P: Mar. 7/26 at WPG
• The Canucks won when leading after 2P: Apr. 12/26 at ANA
• The Canucks lost when leading after 2P: Oct. 25/25 vs MTL

• The Canucks lost in OT/SO when leading after 2P: Jan. 31/26 vs TOR

• The Canucks won when trailing after 1P: Apr. 11/26 at SJS
• The Canucks lost when trailing after 1P: Apr. 16/26 at EDM
• The Canucks lost in OT/SO when trailing after 1P: Jan. 3/26 vs BOS
• The Canucks won when trailing after 2P: Mar. 12/26 vs NSH
• The Canucks lost when trailing after 2P: Apr. 16/26 at EDM
• The Canucks lost in OT/SO when trailing after 2P: Jan. 2/26 vs SEA
• The Canucks won when tied after 1P: Sept. 29/26 at EDM
• The Canucks lost when tied after 1P: Apr. 7/26 vs VGK

• The Canucks lost in OT/SO when tied after 1P: Feb. 25/26 vs WPG

• The Canucks won when tied after 2P: Sept. 29/26 at EDM
• The Canucks lost when tied after 2P: Apr. 7/26 vs VGK
• The Canucks lost in OT/SO when tied after 2P: Mar. 7/26 at WPG

2026.27 SEASON HIGHS AND LOWS

• Most Goals Scored, Game: 6, Sept. 29/26 at EDM
• Most Goals Scored, Period: 3, Sept. 29/26 at EDM, 3rd period
• Most Goals Allowed, Game: 5, Sept. 29/26 at EDM
• Most Goals Allowed, Period: 3, Sept. 29/26 at EDM, 3rd period
• Fewest Goals Scored, Game: 6, 6x, Sept. 29/26 at EDM
• Fewest Goals Allowed, Game: 5, Sept. 29/26 at EDM
• Most PPG Scored, Game: 1, Sept. 29/26 at EDM
• Most PPG Allowed, Game: 1, Sept. 29/26 at EDM
• Most SHG Scored, Game: 1, Sept. 29/26 at EDM
• Most SHG Allowed, Game: 0
• Most Shots, Game: 23, Sept. 29/26 at EDM
• Most Shots, Period: 9, Sept. 29/26 at EDM, 3rd period
• Most Shots, OT: 2, Sept. 29/26 at EDM
• Fewest Shots, Game: 23, Sept. 29/26 at EDM
• Fewest Shots, Period: 5, Sept. 29/26 at EDM, 1st period
• Fewest Shots, OT: 2, Sept. 29/26 at EDM
• Most Shots Allowed, Game: 37, Sept. 29/26 at EDM
• Most Shots Allowed, Period: 15, Sept. 29/26 at EDM, 3rd period
• Most Shots Allowed, OT: 0, Sept. 29/26 at EDM
• Fewest Shots Allowed, Game: 37, Sept. 29/26 at EDM
• Fewest Shots Allowed, Period: 9, Sept. 29/26 at EDM, 2nd period
• Fewest Shots Allowed, OT: 0, Sept. 29/26 at EDM
• Most Hits, Game: 13, Sept. 29/26 at EDM
• Fewest Hits, Game: 13, Sept. 29/26 at EDM
• Most Blocked Shots, Game: 21, Sept. 29/26 at EDM
• Fewest Blocked Shots, Game: 21, Sept. 29/26 at EDM
• Largest Margin of Victory: 1 goal, Sept. 29/26 at EDM
• Largest Margin of Defeat: n/a
• Longest Win Streak: n/a
• Longest Point Streak: n/a
• Longest Winless Streak: n/a
• Longest Pointless Streak: n/a

VANCOUVER 2026.27 RECORD WHEN…

• Score 4+ Goals: 1-0-0
• Score 3 Goals or Less: 0-0-0
• Allow 4+ Goals: 1-0-0
• Allow 3 Goals or Less: 0-0-0
• Scoring First: 1-0-0
• Allowing First Goal: 0-0-0
• On 0 Days Rest: 0-0-0
• On 1 Day Rest: 0-0-0
• On 2 Days Rest: 0-0-0
• On 3+ Days Rest: 1-0-0
• Score a PPG: 1-0-0
• Give up a PPG: 1-0-0
• 25 or More Shots on Goal: 0-0-0
• Less than 25 shots: 1-0-0

THREE STARS – SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER

• Cotter (5 pts)

\5 points are awarded for each Three Stars Selection*

UPCOMING SCHEDULE

• Saturday, October 3: Vancouver vs Calgary, 7:00pm PCT
• Sunday, October 4: Vancouver vs Vegas, 6:00pm PCT
• Thursday, October 8: Vancouver at Carolina, 4:00pm PCT
• Saturday, October 10: Vancouver at New Jersey, 12:30pm PCT
• Sunday, October 11: Vancouver at New York Rangers, 3:00pm PCT