THIRD PERIOD
0.0: Canucks win Game 1 by a 5-4 final on the back of three goals in the third period. Game 2 goes on Friday night.
2:09: Stuart Skinner comes out for the extra attacker with 129 seconds left to find a tying goal.
5:34: Canucks lead. Conor Garland goes five-hole on the rush.
6:13: Nikita Zadorov scores on a point shot through traffic. It's 4-4 with over six minutes to play, and the Oilers need to find the extra gear.
9:32: Dylan Holloway sweeps the leg of Elias Pettersson for a tripping penalty.
10:22: J.T. Miller redirects Brock Boeser's shot in during four-on-four after Edmonton failed to clear the puck. We have half a period left in Game 1 that's now a one-goal game.
4-3 Oilers.
20:00: The third period is underway! Leon Draisaitl is back on the Oilers bench to begin the period.
SECOND PERIOD
0.0: The Oilers lead 4-2 through 40 minutes off goals from Ceci and Hyman in that second period. Leon Draisaitl left the Oilers bench during that middle frame and didn't return. We'll await any potential updates on the Germanb coming back out for the third.
2:59: Banked in by Lindholm. The centre floats a backhand into the crease from behidn the net that goes in off Stuart Skinner's twig.
4-2 Oilers.
6:49: HYMAN SHOOTS AND SCORES! Hyman gets his second of the game off a zone entry with a low shot that slides under the left pad of Silovs. Two goals in 45 seconds for Edmonton to take a three-goal lead.
4-1 Oilers.