Quinn Hughes had a goal and an assist in his preseason debut for the Vancouver Canucks in a 3-2 loss against the Edmonton Oilers at Rogers Place in Edmonton on Thursday.
Elias Pettersson also made his debut and had an assist on Nic Petan's power-play goal in the second period for Vancouver. Jaroslav Halak made 39 saves. Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl each scored for Edmonton, and Derek Ryan had the go-ahead goal in the second period. Mike Smith made 35 saves. Oilers forward Zack Kassian left the game in the third period with what appeared to be an upper-body injury. The teams will play their final preseason game against each other Saturday.
McDavid, Draisaitl net goals in 3-2 win over Canucks