{
  "id": 11362512,
  "title": "McDavid comes up big as Oilers down Canucks 9-7",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/mcdavid-comes-up-big-as-oilers-down-canucks-9-7",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-02T05:01:24.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Global News",
    "slug": "global-news",
    "url": "https://globalnews.ca/news/12085143/mcdavid-comes-up-big-as-oilers-down-canucks-9-7/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Edmonton Oilers secured a wild 9-7 victory over the Vancouver Canucks on Thursday, with Connor McDavid leading the charge. McDavid scored his first goal of the season and added four assists. Evan Bouchard contributed three points with a goal and two assists, becoming the first defenseman in NHL history to achieve eight points (four goals, four assists) in a team's first two games. Leon Draisaitl, Vasily Podkolzin, and Kasperi Kapanen also contributed, each scoring a goal and an assist. Owen Michaels recorded his first NHL tally, and Ryan Shea netted his first goal for the Oilers. Devon Levi made his first NHL start since January 2025, stopping 15 of 22 shots. Marco Rossi was the top scorer for the Canucks with two goals and an assist, while Elias Pettersson added a goal and two assists. Paul Cotter, Brock Boeser, Arshdeep Bains, and Jamie Oleksiak each had a goal and an assist as well. Kevin Lankinen made 12 saves on 20 shots for Vancouver before being replaced midway through the second period. Leevi Merilainen, acquired from waivers, finished the game with 10 saves in relief. This marks the second high-scoring game between the two teams this week, following Vancouver's overtime win in their season opener on Tuesday.",
  "summary": "Connor McDavid scored his first goal of the season and tallied four assists as the Edmonton Oilers outlasted the Vancouver Canucks for a wild 9-7 victory on Thursday.",
  "key_points": [
    "Connor McDavid scores first goal, adds four assists",
    "Evan Bouchard becomes first defenseman with 8 points in first two games",
    "Marco Rossi tops Canucks with 2 goals, 1 assist"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "McDavid puts up five points, Edmonton Oilers outlast Vancouver Canucks for 9-7 win",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/mcdavid-puts-up-five-points-edmonton-oilers-outlast-vancouver-canucks",
        "published": "2026-10-02T05:00:15.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Province",
        "title": "Oilers 9, Canucks 7: From embarrassing to encouraging home opener",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/oilers-9-canucks-7-from-embarrassing-to-encouraging-home-opener",
        "published": "2026-10-02T05:09:01.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}