Cotter, Canucks outlast Oilers 6-5 in overtime
Paul Cotter capped a two-goal night with the game winner 1:59 into overtime as the Vancouver Canucks got off to a strong start in defeating the Edmonton Oilers 6-5 on Tuesday night.
Edmonton Oilers fell to Vancouver Canucks 6-5 in overtime on Tuesday night. The Canucks opened their season strong, thanks to a game-winning goal by Paul Cotter in the first minute of overtime. Marco Rossi, Jonathan Lekkerimaki, Max Sasson, and Elias Pettersson all scored for Vancouver, who finished last season in last place with a 25-49-8 record.
The Canucks' goalie, Kevin Lankinen, made 32 saves to secure the victory. For the Oilers, Evan Bouchard scored three goals and had two assists, while Vasily Podkolzin netted twice. In regulation, the score was tied 2-2 before Pettersson scored three goals in a five-minute span, putting the Canucks ahead 5-2. However, Podkolzin and Bouchard scored two more goals each to send the game into overtime.
This was Bouchard's first multi-goal game in a season opener and just the third time in NHL history that a defenseman scored a hat-trick in a season opener. It also marked the fourth time that Manny Malhotra, the Canucks' head coach, represented the team as both a player and a coach. The two teams will face off again in Vancouver on Thursday.
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