Leon Draisaitl scored twice as the Edmonton Oilers defeated the visiting Vancouver Canucks 4-2 in NHL action on Saturday at Rogers Place in Edmonton, Alberta.
Mattias Ekholm and Jason Dickinson also scored for the Oilers, now 12-3-3. Connor McDavid added three assists, and Devon Levi made 20 saves to earn the win in goal.
Max Sasson and Brock Boeser replied for Vancouver, now 3-15-1. Leevi Merilainen stopped 26 of 29 shots in taking the loss.
Edmonton opened the scoring 9:14 into the first period, when Ekholm one-timed a pass from McDavid past Merilainen from the right offensive faceoff circle. Sasson tied the game with nine seconds left in the period, tipping home a point shot from Jamie Oleksiak.
The teams played a scoreless second period, with Edmonton holding a 21-10 advantage in shots after 40 minutes. Dickinson gave the Oilers a 2-1 lead 49 seconds into the third period, shovelling a rebound past Merilainen.
Draisaitl made it 3-1 on the power play at the four-minute mark, again set up by McDavid. Vancouver pulled Merilainen for an extra attacker and cut the deficit to one when Boeser redirected a point shot from Hronek with 2:35 to play.
McDavid then fed Draisaitl for an empty-net goal with 45 seconds remaining to set the final score. The Canucks are scheduled to host the next game on their schedule after this loss.