Ahead of Game 2 between the Vancouver Canucks and Edmonton Oilers, here’s a look at some news and notes on the matchup.
One of Leon Draisaitl’s heroes growing up was Anze Kopitar, so the teacher-pupil storyline during the Edmonton Oilers ... The Canucks traded for Lindholm to play against either McDavid or ...
Oilers notebook ... centre Elias Lindholm. Draisaitl (36 goals) and McDavid both have 87 points in 54 career playoff games. The Canucks traded for Lindholm to play against either McDavid or ...
VANCOUVER – The Edmonton Oilers could be without Leon Draisaitl and Adam Henrique for Game 2 of the Western Conference Second Round against the Vancouver Canucks ... guys who can play a role ...
Which players will play an ... Unless the Canucks can somewhat stifle Edmonton's "other" superstar, we're likely in for an Oilers-Stars conference finals. Öcal: Connor McDavid.
Together, he and Draisaitl are a powerhouse, but Draisaitl has also proven already he can ... Oilers, since McDavid’s mammoth $12.5 million hit doesn’t kick in until 2018-19. “To be able to ...
It’s not just one thing. It’s everything. If it was only denying that cross-ice, power play laser pass through the seam that finds Leon Draisaitl in his sweet one-timer spot, the Vancouver ...
McDavid and Draisaitl ... can negate heavy pressure throughout the offensive zone and find seams in the coverage. The Oilers penalty kill can limit offensive zone time for the Canucks' power play ...
The Canucks' Dakota Joshua scores on Edmonton Oilers goalie ... and Leon Draisaitl, back right. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press) Connor McDavid registered an assist on the play and extended ...
The Edmonton Oilers will play the ... against the Canucks, the No. 1 seed from the Pacific. McDavid led the Oilers in the first round with 12 points (one goal, 11 assists), and Draisaitl had ...