Final
EDM at VAN game report
Thursday, October 1, 2026 · 7:00 p.m. PT · Rogers Arena
Oilers beat the Canucks 9–7 and earned it, out-chancing them 3.2–2.6 in expected goals.
Team comparison
- 7Goals9
- 2.64Expected goals3.19
- 2.115-on-5 expected goals1.61
- 13High-danger chances10
- 22Shots on goal32
- 50Shot attempts57
- 385-on-5 shot attempts38
- 5:29Power-play time7:58
5-on-5 shares for VAN: 50.0% of shot attempts, 56.8% of expected goals.
Expected goals through the game
Each step is a shot; the bigger the step, the better the chance. A goal on a small step was a low-percentage finish.
Shot map
By strength
| VAN at… | Time | Attempts | xG | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 on 5 | 45:56 | 38–38 | 2.11–1.61 | 6–5 |
| Power play | 5:29 | 8–17 | 0.40–1.23 | 1–2 |
| Shorthanded | 7:58 | 0–2 | 0.00–0.36 | 0–2 |
| Other (4 on 4, 3 on 3, empty net) | 0:37 | 4–0 | 0.13–0.00 | 0–0 |
Read pairs as VAN–EDM. “Power play” means VAN had the extra skater.
Goaltending
| Goalie | Saves | SV% | xGA | GSAx |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Devon Levi EDM | 15/22 | .682 | 2.64 | -4.36 |
| Kevin Lankinen VAN | 13/21 | .619 | 2.21 | -5.79 |
| Leevi Meriläinen VAN | 10/11 | .909 | 0.98 | -0.02 |
GSAx above zero means the goalie stopped more than an average goalie would have, given the shots faced.
Player ratings
Out of 10, from each player's Game Score (goals, assists, shots, blocks, penalties, faceoffs and 5-on-5 shot and goal differential while on the ice) compared with every NHL game of the last two seasons. 6 is above average, 7 very good, 8 excellent. Goalies are rated on goals saved above expected. ★ = top three of the night. How ratings work
Average ratingCanucks6.4Oilers6.3
| ★Top three of the night: Connor McDavidFEDM | 9.7 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 22:03 | 79.2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ★Top three of the night: Evan BouchardDEDM | 9.2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 24:21 | 69.2 |
| ★Top three of the night: Leon DraisaitlFEDM | 9.2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 20:19 | 75.0 |
| Marco RossiFVAN | 9.1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 15:16 | 62.5 |
| Vasily PodkolzinFEDM | 8.9 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 18:04 | 71.4 |
| Elias PetterssonFVAN | 8.5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 17:36 | 46.7 |
| Arshdeep BainsFVAN | 8.3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11:29 | 69.6 |
| Paul CotterFVAN | 7.6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 16:12 | 42.1 |
| Brock BoeserFVAN | 7.5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 18:38 | 41.7 |
| Jonathan LekkerimäkiFVAN | 7.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12:04 | 76.5 |
| Jamie OleksiakDVAN | 7.4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 21:19 | 44.4 |
| Filip HronekDVAN | 7.2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 23:02 | 48.1 |
| Ryan SheaDEDM | 7.2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 23:05 | 50.0 |
| Liam OhgrenFVAN | 6.9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18:33 | 43.5 |
| Kasperi KapanenFEDM | 6.8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 18:48 | 43.5 |
| Luke SchennDVAN | 6.8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14:02 | 60.9 |
| Isaac HowardFEDM | 6.5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 10:58 | 38.5 |
| Trent FredericFEDM | 6.5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10:55 | 46.2 |
| Mattias EkholmDEDM | 6.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20:42 | 61.3 |
| Elias PetterssonDVAN | 6.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:17 | 57.9 |
| Mathieu JosephFEDM | 6.2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 15:07 | 38.1 |
| Tom WillanderDVAN | 6.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21:11 | 40.9 |
| Owen MichaelsFEDM | 5.8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13:23 | 31.6 |
| Leevi MeriläinenGVAN | 5.8 | 0 | 0 | — | 30:41 | — |
| Jake DeBruskFVAN | 5.2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 15:37 | 36.4 |
| Zeev BuiumDVAN | 5.2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20:58 | 50.0 |
| Colton DachFEDM | 5.2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12:46 | 45.0 |
| Max SassonFVAN | 4.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:36 | 44.4 |
| Josh SamanskiFEDM | 4.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8:41 | 30.8 |
| Brendan GallagherFVAN | 4.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:08 | 47.6 |
| Connor MurphyDEDM | 4.8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24:47 | 34.3 |
| Alex FormentonFEDM | 4.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:15 | 38.1 |
| Linus KarlssonFVAN | 4.7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13:47 | 35.7 |
| Drew O'ConnorFVAN | 4.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:23 | 42.1 |
| Jake WalmanDEDM | 4.7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13:02 | 52.9 |
| Max JonesFEDM | 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11:41 | 45.0 |
| Shakir MukhamadullinDEDM | 4.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:01 | 33.3 |
| Devon LeviGEDM | 3.9 | 0 | 0 | — | 59:51 | — |
| Kevin LankinenGVAN | 3.4 | 0 | 0 | — | 28:23 | — |
Lines used
Each team's most-used forward lines and defence pairs at 5 on 5, from the NHL's shift charts · time together · shot attempts for–against · expected goals for–against
Canucks
Forward lines
- Boeser – Cotter – Ohgren7:27 · 5–6 · xG 0.2–0.2
- DeBrusk – Pettersson – Karlsson6:10 · 4–3 · xG 0.3–0.0
- Gallagher – O'Connor – Sasson5:23 · 7–4 · xG 0.7–0.4
- Rossi – Bains – Lekkerimäki4:23 · 10–2 · xG 0.5–0.2
Defence pairs
- Oleksiak – Willander10:05 · 5–9 · xG 0.4–0.2
- Hronek – Buium8:01 · 5–10 · xG 0.3–0.3
- Schenn – Pettersson7:10 · 4–5 · xG 0.2–0.1
Oilers
Forward lines
- Draisaitl – McDavid – Podkolzin11:39 · 15–5 · xG 0.8–0.2
- Joseph – Formenton – Michaels10:11 · 6–12 · xG 0.4–0.7
- Kapanen – Jones – Dach8:58 · 8–10 · xG 0.1–0.6
- Frederic – Howard – Samanski6:34 · 3–7 · xG 0.2–0.3
Defence pairs
- Murphy – Shea14:36 · 9–10 · xG 0.3–0.7
- Ekholm – Bouchard11:33 · 14–4 · xG 0.6–0.2
- Walman – Mukhamadullin7:11 · 6–8 · xG 0.1–0.4
Three stars
- ★C. McDavidEDM · 1G 4A
- ★★M. RossiVAN · 2G 1A
- ★★★L. DraisaitlEDM · 2G 1A
Scoring
Period 1
- 09:26EDM V. Podkolzin pp (from K. Kapanen, C. McDavid)1–0
- 14:26EDM O. Michaels (from M. Joseph, E. Bouchard)2–0
- 14:42EDM E. Bouchard3–0
- 19:32EDM R. Shea (from C. McDavid, L. Draisaitl)4–0
Period 2
- 00:27EDM L. Draisaitl (from E. Bouchard, C. McDavid)5–0
- 04:31VAN P. Cotter (from L. Ohgren)5–1
- 05:04EDM T. Frederic (from I. Howard)6–1
- 05:47VAN B. Boeser (from P. Cotter, J. Oleksiak)6–2
- 07:49EDM C. McDavid sh7–2
- 08:23EDM K. Kapanen sh8–2
- 19:59VAN A. Bains (from E. Pettersson, F. Hronek)8–3
Period 3
- 01:53VAN M. Rossi (from J. Lekkerimäki, T. Willander)8–4
- 04:43VAN M. Rossi (from A. Bains, L. Schenn)8–5
- 07:37VAN E. Pettersson pp (from M. Rossi, B. Boeser)8–6
- 09:26EDM L. Draisaitl pp (from C. McDavid, V. Podkolzin)9–6
- 18:31VAN J. Oleksiak (from F. Hronek, E. Pettersson)9–7