Sherwood scores 2, Canucks recover in OT against Oilers to end 3-game skid

VANCOUVER -- Kiefer Sherwood scored his second goal of the game 1:43 into overtime, and the Vancouver Canucks recovered to defeat the Edmonton Oilers 4-3 at Rogers Arena on Sunday.

Sherwood deflected Brock Boeser’s wrist shot past Calvin Pickard to win it with three forwards and no defensemen on the ice for the Canucks.

Vancouver was 7-12 in games decided in overtime in 2024-25 but has won its first two games that ended past regulation this season.

“We practice that stuff in camp, it was nice to play it in a game,” Sherwood said. “Every little detail matters. Last year we lost too many in overtime. It’s good we’re making it work.”

Leon Draisaitl tied it 3-3 on the power play at 14:57 of the third period with a one-timer from inside the right circle after Connor McDavid cut toward the left slot before passing across. Edmonton trailed 3-1 entering the third period.

“To come back down two in the third period is difficult any time, and we're able to get two and put it into overtime, and McDavid had a pretty good chance at the end to get the full two points,” Edmonton coach Kris Knoblauch said. “But it would have been nicer not trailing two going into that third period and making it a less difficult job for us.”

Boeser had a goal and two assists, Elias Pettersson also scored, and Conor Garland had two assists and for the Canucks (5-5-0), who ended a three-game losing streak despite playing without injured top defenseman Quinn Hughes. Thatcher Demko made 26 saves.

Hughes is day to day with a lower-body injury sustained late in a 4-3 loss to the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday.

“You can’t replace him. He’s the best,” Sherwood said. “You’ve just got to pull the rope together and stick to our identity we are trying to build each and every day. We took on some water there. Their top guys are going to get some looks but we just stuck together.”

Draisaitl scored twice in his 800th NHL game, and Jack Roslovic had a goal and an assist for the Oilers (4-4-2), who were coming off a 3-2 loss at the Seattle Kraken on Saturday. Pickard made 23 saves for Edmonton, which is 2-4-1 in its past seven games.

“Leon's a very competitive person and doesn't take a night off … not too often he's not pretty darn good,” Knoblauch said. “Obviously he's frustrated with the way things have been going right now, and we're not winning more games than we have been, but he's been a competitor and playing really well and scoring some big goals for us.”

Boeser scored on a breakaway to give Vancouver a 1-0 lead at 15:42 of the first period. Evander Kane won a race to the puck on the boards and made a backhand pass to Boeser in alone for a quick deke and backhand between Pickard’s pads.

Pettersson’s power-play goal extended it to 2-0 at 2:22 of the second period, a one-timer far side past Pickard’s blocker from the right dot.

"A lot of guys out, then a lot of guys are stepping up,” Pettersson said. “Really proud of the team. We played hard and beat a really good team today.”

Sherwood appeared to score with a long rush shot at 9:24, but Edmonton successfully challenged for offside on defenseman Tyler Myers and the goal was overturned.

Draisaitl then cut it to 2-1 on a breakaway at 16:32, firing a shot past Demko’s glove from the hash marks after a pass from Evan Bouchard out of his own end between a pair of Canucks amid a Vancouver line change.

Sherwood made it 3-1 at 19:19 with his first goal of the game, splitting the defense before snapping a shot past Pickard’s blocker from closer range.

“We just stick together through all the ups and downs,” Sherwood said. "The coaches say keep your emotions in check, it’s a long 60 minutes. There are going to be ups and downs and power plays and PKs and stuff. We just have to rely on the strength of the team and get our work boots on.”

Roslovic cut it to 3-2 at 1:21 of the third period, shooting high over Demko’s blocker from the left dot after Vasily Podkolzin stole the puck from Myers. It was Roslovic’s first goal since signing as a free agent with Edmonton on Oct. 8.

Edmonton was 5-5-1 in October last season and started 2-5-1 in October in 2023-24. Both seasons ended by making it to the Stanley Cup Final before losing to the Florida Panthers, but forward Ryan Nugent-Hopkins said they can’t simply count on making another turnaround.

“It can get frustrating regardless of whether it's happened in the past,” Nugent-Hopkins said. “It's not easy just to say, 'Okay, well now it's time to turn it on and here we come.' You got to start building your game and we've been talking about it, we're obviously trying. We're working, so there's little things here and there that we can keep improving on, but we don't want to let it slip too far, and we want to get our game going right now.”

NOTES: Edmonton split up its top defense pair of Mattias Ekholm and Bouchard, moved Nugent Hopkins up to play with McDavid and Roslovic up to play with Draisaitl. … Draisaitl has at least one point in 26 of his last 27 games against the Canucks. … Canucks defenseman Victor Mancini left the game at 14:43 of the second period with an undisclosed injury and did not return. Vancouver coach Adam Foote said after that Mancini was still being evaluated. … Vancouver’s penalty kill has allowed 10 goals on 27 chances in its past eight games.