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THIRD PERIOD
0.0: Canucks emerge victorious on the strength of four first-period goals on six shots. Final shot count was 32-20 for the Oilers.
2:00: McDavid drove down the ice and just narrowly hit the side of the net from close range.
3:10: Shots are now 30-20 for the Oilers.
10:21: Talbot slid across to make an excellent save on Virtanen on a Canucks two-on-one. Talbot made another big save on Tyler Motte off the rush about 30 seconds later.
11:45: Matt Benning rang a shot off the post.
#Oilers now up to 3️⃣ posts tonight ? #LetsGoOilers
— Edmonton Oilers (@EdmontonOilers) December 28, 2018
13:20: Canucks outshooting Oilers 2-1 through nearly seven minutes of the final frame.
20:00: Period three is now underway.
SECOND PERIOD
0.0: Shots in the second period were 11-5 for the Oilers; 22-11 for Edmonton overall through 40 minutes.
3:31: McDavid skated in alone on a breakaway but just missed the net on his attempt.
5:57: Shots on goal now 18-9 for the Oilers.
7:36: Oilers announce Alex Chiasson will not return to tonight’s game.
9:49: McDavid gets called for elbowing to give the Canucks their first man advantage of the night.
12:55: CONNOR TO LEON! McDavid spots Draisaitl at the top of the right circle and he makes no mistake, wiring a wrist shot in to draw the Oilers within a pair. | VAN 4, EDM 2
Drai's? Rattie's? Either way, we'll take the PPG! #LetsGoOilers pic.twitter.com/VBRNDJkYNG
— Edmonton Oilers (@EdmontonOilers) December 28, 2018
13:23: Ben Hutton got called for tripping to send the Oilers back on the man advantage.
15:15: Shots on goal now 15-6 for Edmonton. Best chance came on a Rattie redirect in front on a McDavid backhand which went off the post.
18:23: Jake Virtanen gets called for interference deep in the Oilers zone, sending Edmonton back to the power play.
20:00: Period two starts now. Cam Talbot replaces Koskinen in goal. Chiasson is once again not on the bench for the Oilers.
FIRST PERIOD
0.0: After one, shots on goal were 11-6 for the Oilers.
10.9: Canucks extend their lead to 4-1 after Antoine Roussel takes advantage of a turnover at the bottom of the right circle and quickly rifles a loose puck past Koskinen. | VAN 4, EDM 1
1:12: Pettersson whips a shot high short side from the left circle to regain Vancouver’s two-goal lead. | VAN 3, EDM 1
2:44: Chiasson returns to the Oilers bench.
4:44: With Chiasson out, Rattie takes some shifts on the top line. Shots on goal now 10-4 Oilers.
9:36: NUGE! Ryan Nugent-Hopkins converted a feed from McDavid in the slot, wiring the puck top corner to get the Oilers on the board. | VAN 2, EDM 1
That passing + that finish… ? #LetsGoOilers pic.twitter.com/8rDcrVugem
— Edmonton Oilers (@EdmontonOilers) December 28, 2018
10:09: The first penalty of the game went to Loui Eriksson for hooking.
10:33: Alex Chiasson was hit by a puck and skated gingerly off the ice. He then went into the dressing room.
12:42: Shots on goal were 4-2 Oilers just over seven minutes in.
13:35: The Canucks struck again less than three minutes later. Elias Pettersson threaded a pass over to Brock Boeser who put the puck in past an outstretched Koskinen. | VAN 2, EDM 1
16:12: Vancouver opened the scoring when Tyler Motte wristed a shot from the high slot past Koskinen on the first Canucks shot of the game. | VAN 1, EDM 0
20:00: Tonight’s game is now underway.
TONIGHT’S LINEUP
Draisaitl – McDavid – Chiasson
Rieder – Nugent-Hopkins – Puljujarvi
Lucic – Brodziak – Kassian
Zykov – Spooner – Rattie
C
Nurse – Larsson
Gravel – Benning
Jones – Wideman
Koskinen
OUT: Sekera (achilles), Klefbom (hand), Russell (undisclosed), Caggiula (illness), Garrison (illness), Khaira (suspended)
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