Ryan Shea threw the puck along the left boards, where it bounced off Connor McDavid ’s knee and slid through the slot to Draisaitl, who chipped the puck past a lunging Philipp Grubauer from in front.

Another day, another 2-1 victory for the Edmonton Oilers. Taking on the Vancouver Canucks on Thursday evening for the third of four pre-season games, the Oilers managed to defeat their Pacific Division rivals 2-1 to move to 3-0-0 this pre-season.

In this edition of The Hockey News Morning Skate, Eric Cruikshank and Michael Traikos give a quick recap of all the biggest news from opening night of the NHL season, including Darren Raddysh's debut for the Toronto Maple Leafs,

NHL rumors: Oilers looking to improve forward depth amid injury bug The Edmonton Oilers are already dealing with a ton of injuries this year. They are without five forwards so far, including Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, who is on IR . As the Oilers work through ...