LIVE COVERAGE: Oilers vs. Canucks

The Edmonton Oilers host the Vancouver Canucks in their 2023 Home Opener at Rogers Place on Saturday night.

You can watch the game on Hockey Night in Canada & Sportsnet at 8:00 pm MT, or listen live on the Oilers Radio Network, including 630 CHED.

Follow along with our in-game updates and tune into Oilers Plus to catch the Live Post-Game Show following tonight's game and unlock more exclusive live and behind-the-scenes content.

THIRD PERIOD

17:04: CANUCKS GOAL | Sam Lafferty cuts back in on Mattias Ekholm on the rush and fires one far side on Skinner. | VAN 4, EDM 3

20:00: The third period is underway! LET'S GO OILERS!

SECOND PERIOD

0.0: A fun period of hockey sees the Oilers and Canucks tied at three through 40 minutes.

9:28: NUUUUUUUUUUUGE!!! No. 93 snipes one low glove on the power play for Edmonton's second PPG of the night! We're knotted at three. | EDM 3, VAN 3

17:24: CANUCKS GOAL | The puck is rimmed around the boards in the Canucks' zone to lead to a 2-on-0 that's put away by Jack Studnika. | VAN 3, EDM 2

18:15: POWER-PLAY RESPONSE!!! A mad scramble in front sees McDavid pick up a loose puck and shoot the tying goal into the open cage. | EDM 2, VAN 2

20:00: GAME ON!!!

FIRST PERIOD

0.0: After a terrific start from the Oilers, the Canucks come back to take a 2-1 lead into the first intermission.

2:09: CANUCKS GOAL | Nils Hoglander gets on the end of another deflection after the turn-around shot from Brock Boeser. | VAN 2, EDM 1

10:35: CANUCKS GOAL | Andrei Kuzmenko tips home a deflection on the power play to tie the game. | EDM 1, VAN 1

19:18: PHENOMENAL START!!! LEON DRAISAITL PUSHES IT OVER THE LINE IN THE OPENING MINUTE!!! | EDM 1, VAN 0

20:00: GAME ON IN OIL COUNTRY!!! Let's get this home schedule going on Hockey Night in Canada.

20:00: Teams are out on the ice for warmups!

LINEUPS

Edmonton

Kane - McDavid - Brown
Nugent-Hopkins - Draisaitl - Hyman
Holloway - McLeod - Foegele
Erne - Janmark - Ryan

Ekholm - Bouchard
Nurse - Ceci
Kulak - Broberg

Skinner
Campbell

Vancouver

Kuzmenko - Pettersson - Garland
Di Guiseppe - Miller - Boeser
Joshua - Suter - Beauvillier
Mikheyev - Lafferty - Höglander

Hughes - Hronek
Cole - Myers
Hirose - Juulsen

DeSmith