Things quickly got out of hand near the end of Saturday’s matchup between the Edmonton Oilers and Vancouver Canucks, and the fun part about that is that we didn’t have to wait long for the rematch.

Draisaitl is expected to be a core piece for the Oilers for the foreseeable future. He signed an eight-year, $112 million contract ($14 million average annual value) starting next season and is currently in the final season of an eight-year, $68 million contract ($8.5 million AAV) signed prior to the 2017-2018 season.

NHL Game recap for the Vancouver Vancouver Canucks vs. Edmonton Edmonton Oilers game on January 23, 2025. Follow every play as it happens throughout the NHL season on CBS Sports and the CBS Sports app.

Zach Hyman had two goals and an assist and Leon Draisaitl had a goal and two assists as the Edmonton Oilers defeated the Vancouver Canucks 6-2 on Thursday.

Leon Draisaitl and the Edmonton Oilers again look like serious contenders for the Stanley Cup in 2024-25. Edmonton has won four consecutive games, improving their record to 29-13-3 and moving ...

Zach Hyman scored two goals and had an assist and Leon Draisaitl had a goal and two assists as the Edmonton Oilers rolled over the visiting Vancouver Canucks 6-2 on Thursday.

Zach Hyman had two goals and an assist and Leon Draisaitl had a goal and two assists as the host Edmonton Oilers defeated the Vancouver Canucks 6-2 on Thursday. The win came five days after the Canucks beat Edmonton 3-2 in a chippy game at Vancouver.

For the only time this season, the Vancouver Canucks travelled to Edmonton for a one-and-done trip against the Oilers at Rogers Place. These two teams met just five days ago in Vancouver in which the Canucks came away with a 3-2 victory,

EDM lines & pairings - Morning Skate in Vancouver: RNH - McDavid - Hyman Podkolzin - Draisaitl - Arvidsson Janmark - Henrique - Brown Skinner - Philp - Perry Ryan - Kapanen Ekholm - Bouchard Nurse - Stecher That means Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl are ...

Knoblauch confirmed that Edmonton’s four centres will be Leon Draisaitl, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins ... his left and either Viktor Arvidsson or Kasperi Kapanen on he right. McDavid often has Nugent ...

Leon Draisaitl, 8. He got it done at least ... GAS: ES +3/-0; ST 0/0 Kasperi Kapanen 6. Solid effort. He threw a lot of hits, five to lead the team. He charged up ice for a hard Grade A short ...

As Leon Draisaitl mentioned above, it was a rough start for the Oilers, and they need to fix that. After 20 minutes, they were down 3-0 to the home team. It's safe to say that no team wants that ...