Final
VAN at EDM game report
Tuesday, September 29, 2026 · 8:00 p.m. MT · Rogers Place
Canucks beat the Oilers 6–5 in overtime despite being out-chanced 3.4–2.1 in expected goals and 9–8 in high-danger chances. Finishing made the difference.
Team comparison
- 5Goals6
- 3.44Expected goals2.13
- 2.405-on-5 expected goals1.11
- 9High-danger chances8
- 37Shots on goal23
- 72Shot attempts44
- 585-on-5 shot attempts35
- 6:45Power-play time1:59
5-on-5 shares for EDM: 62.4% of shot attempts, 68.3% 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
| EDM at… | Time | Attempts | xG | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 on 5 | 50:19 | 58–35 | 2.40–1.11 | 4–3 |
| Power play | 6:45 | 11–2 | 0.82–0.11 | 0–1 |
| Shorthanded | 1:59 | 0–2 | 0.00–0.13 | 0–1 |
| Other (4 on 4, 3 on 3, empty net) | 2:56 | 3–5 | 0.22–0.77 | 1–1 |
Read pairs as EDM–VAN. “Power play” means EDM had the extra skater.
Goaltending
| Goalie | Saves | SV% | xGA | GSAx |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Lankinen VAN | 32/37 | .865 | 3.44 | -1.56 |
| Tristan Jarry EDM | 17/23 | .739 | 2.13 | -3.87 |
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 ratingOilers6.4Canucks5.8
| ★Top three of the night: Evan BouchardDEDM | 9.9 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 25:41 | 74.4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ★Top three of the night: Vasily PodkolzinFEDM | 9.1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 18:20 | 84.6 |
| ★Top three of the night: Leon DraisaitlFEDM | 8.3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 21:15 | 83.9 |
| Connor McDavidFEDM | 8.3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 22:51 | 61.3 |
| Alex FormentonFEDM | 7.8 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 15:09 | 69.6 |
| Filip HronekDVAN | 7.8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 25:08 | 42.4 |
| Mattias EkholmDEDM | 7.4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20:56 | 75.8 |
| Paul CotterFVAN | 7.4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 11:51 | 31.3 |
| Zach HymanFEDM | 7.1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20:33 | 67.9 |
| Max SassonFVAN | 7.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 16:37 | 37.9 |
| Kasperi KapanenFEDM | 6.8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17:55 | 83.9 |
| Ryan SheaDEDM | 6.8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22:41 | 63.3 |
| Liam OhgrenFVAN | 6.4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17:29 | 52.2 |
| Marco RossiFVAN | 6.2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15:01 | 46.2 |
| Drew O'ConnorFVAN | 6.2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 17:40 | 39.4 |
| Jonathan LekkerimäkiFVAN | 6.2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12:36 | 30.4 |
| Brock BoeserFVAN | 6.2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14:51 | 52.2 |
| Luke SchennDVAN | 6.1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14:25 | 65.0 |
| Elias PetterssonFVAN | 6.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 19:23 | 29.6 |
| Jake DeBruskFVAN | 5.8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15:35 | 26.1 |
| Elias PetterssonDVAN | 5.6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16:01 | 54.5 |
| Jake WalmanDEDM | 5.6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16:25 | 48.5 |
| Zeev BuiumDVAN | 5.6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22:46 | 43.2 |
| Isaac HowardFEDM | 5.4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11:06 | 42.1 |
| Shakir MukhamadullinDEDM | 5.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:03 | 65.0 |
| Linus KarlssonFVAN | 5.2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 13:38 | 34.6 |
| Max JonesFEDM | 5.2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12:18 | 50.0 |
| Connor MurphyDEDM | 5.2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18:29 | 43.3 |
| Trent FredericFEDM | 5.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9:21 | 40.0 |
| Colton DachFEDM | 5.1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14:49 | 45.0 |
| Owen MichaelsFEDM | 5.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8:22 | 40.0 |
| Brendan GallagherFVAN | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10:54 | 37.5 |
| Arshdeep BainsFVAN | 4.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:52 | 28.6 |
| Kevin LankinenGVAN | 4.9 | 0 | 0 | — | 61:43 | — |
| Mathieu JosephFEDM | 4.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:57 | 36.8 |
| Jamie OleksiakDVAN | 4.1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23:38 | 18.9 |
| Tristan JarryGEDM | 4.1 | 0 | 0 | — | 61:33 | — |
| Tom WillanderDVAN | 3.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20:40 | 21.6 |
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
Oilers
Forward lines
- Draisaitl – Kapanen – Podkolzin12:14 · 21–3 · xG 1.3–0.1
- Hyman – McDavid – Formenton11:56 · 16–6 · xG 0.6–0.2
- Joseph – Jones – Dach9:54 · 7–10 · xG 0.3–0.3
- Frederic – Howard – Michaels6:55 · 6–8 · xG 0.1–0.2
Defence pairs
- Ekholm – Bouchard13:42 · 21–4 · xG 0.7–0.1
- Shea – Mukhamadullin9:11 · 11–4 · xG 0.4–0.1
- Murphy – Walman8:44 · 8–13 · xG 0.4–0.4
Canucks
Forward lines
- DeBrusk – Pettersson – Lekkerimäki10:53 · 6–13 · xG 0.1–0.6
- Boeser – Rossi – Ohgren10:45 · 11–11 · xG 0.4–0.4
- Karlsson – O'Connor – Sasson10:00 · 8–14 · xG 0.3–0.3
- Gallagher – Cotter – Bains7:57 · 4–10 · xG 0.1–0.4
Defence pairs
- Hronek – Buium16:37 · 13–18 · xG 0.7–0.5
- Oleksiak – Willander15:14 · 5–26 · xG 0.1–1.5
- Schenn – Pettersson11:39 · 12–7 · xG 0.2–0.3
Three stars
- ★E. BouchardEDM · 3G 2A
- ★★P. CotterVAN · 2G 0A
- ★★★V. PodkolzinEDM · 2G 0A
Scoring
Period 1
- 09:51VAN P. Cotter sh1–0
- 16:26EDM E. Bouchard1–1
Period 2
- 02:07VAN M. Rossi (from L. Ohgren, F. Hronek)2–1
- 14:34EDM E. Bouchard (from C. McDavid, A. Formenton)2–2
Period 3
- 01:10VAN J. Lekkerimäki (from J. DeBrusk, J. Oleksiak)3–2
- 02:55VAN M. Sasson (from D. O'Connor, L. Karlsson)4–2
- 05:15VAN E. Pettersson pp (from F. Hronek, B. Boeser)5–2
- 08:56EDM V. Podkolzin (from E. Bouchard, R. Shea)5–3
- 09:20EDM E. Bouchard (from C. McDavid)5–4
- 19:17EDM V. Podkolzin pp (from L. Draisaitl, E. Bouchard)5–5
Overtime
- 01:59VAN P. Cotter (from M. Sasson)6–5