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Oilers Lucky To Salvage A Point In 2026-27 Season Opener: Lose 6-5 To Canucks

Edmonton dropped its regular-season opening fixture by a 6-5 scoreline against Vancouver, erasing a flawless preseason showing where the squad surrendered merely five total tallies across four matches. Evan Bouchard notched a hat trick for the losing side, while Kevin Lankinen guarded the crease for the victors and Tristan Jarry tended goal for Edmonton.

Following the contest, head coach Mike Babcock admitted his group was fortunate to escape with a single point after falling into old habits during the middle and final frames. Paul Cotter, Marco Rossi, Jonathan Lekkerimaki, Max Sasson, and Elias Pettersson supplied the remaining scoring for Vancouver as the defense struggled against various odd-man rushes.

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