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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.

Ekholm returns & Erne makes his debut in the home opener

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

Ryan Nugent-Hopkins snipes a low glove-side power-play marker

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

Connor McDavid tallies a power-play goal against the Canucks

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

Leon Draisaitl whacks home a loose puck to make it 1-0

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

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