Leon Draisaitl took over in the third period, scoring twice to help the Edmonton Oilers skate past the Vancouver Canucks 4-2 on Saturday night at Rogers Place.
Edmonton got on the board first when Mattias Ekholm scored at 9:14 of the opening period. Connor McDavid and Draisaitl picked up the assists on the goal. Vancouver answered late in the first, with Max Sasson tying it 1-1 at 19:51.
The Oilers grabbed control early in the third. Jason Dickinson made it 2-1 just 49 seconds into the period, finishing a play set up by Ty Emberson and Mathieu Joseph. Then Draisaitl added the eventual winner on the power play at 4:00, stretching Edmonton’s lead to 3-1.
The Canucks made things interesting late when Brock Boeser cut the deficit to 3-2 at 17:25, but Draisaitl sealed it with an empty-net goal at 19:15.
Draisaitl finished with two goals and an assist, while McDavid piled up three assists. Ekholm and Dickinson also scored, and Devon Levi turned aside 20 of 22 shots for Edmonton.
For Vancouver, Sasson and Boeser found the net, and Leevi Merilainen stopped 26 of 29 shots.
Edmonton finished with a 30-22 edge in shots and went 1 for 3 on the power play. Vancouver was 0 for 2 with the man advantage. The Oilers improved to 12-3-3, while the Canucks dropped to 3-15-1 and have now lost five straight.
Edmonton remains second in the Western Conference, while Vancouver sits 16th. The Oilers lead the season series 2-1.
Next up, Edmonton hosts the New York Rangers on Monday, Nov. 9, at 8:00 p.m. ET.
Vancouver returns home to face the Philadelphia Flyers on Monday, Nov. 9, at 9:30 p.m. ET.
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