Sherwood Nets OT Winner as Canucks Hold Off Edmonton Oilers 4-3
The Vancouver Canucks, despite having seven players sidelined by injury, including defenceman Quinn Hughes, secured a 4-3 overtime win over the visiting Edmonton Oilers in NHL action Sunday at Rogers Arena.
Kiefer Sherwood scored two goals, including the winner, while Brock Boeser and Elias Pettersson also tallied for the Canucks (5-5-0). Goalie Thatcher Demko made 26 saves, playing a crucial role in the team's victory.
For the Oilers (4-5-1), Leon Draisaitl scored twice and Jack Roslovic added another, with Calvin Pickard stopping 23 shots in the loss.
Boeser opened the scoring 15:42 into the first period, taking a feed from Evander Kane and backhanding a shot past Pickard for his fourth goal of the year. Notably, Boeser has nine goals in his last eight games versus Edmonton.
The Oilers outshot the Canucks 13-8 in the first period but could not beat Demko. Vancouver hosts the New York Rangers on Tuesday.
Quinn Hughes was reportedly hurt late in a Saturday night game against the Montreal Canadiens and is listed as day-to-day with a lower-body injury.
Author's summary: Canucks win 4-3 in overtime against Oilers.