Leon Draisaitl scored twice and Stuart Skinner made 24 saves for the Oilers (29-14-3), who lost for the first time in five games and second in the past 10 (8-2-0).

Saturday's impressive Canucks victory felt more like a fun last ride for a once-promising core that seems bound for a breakup.

Quinn Hughes scored two power-play goals and the struggling Vancouver Canucks beat the Edmonton Oilers 3-2. Danton Heinen also scored and J.T.

Draisaitl scored two goals and added two PIM in Saturday's 3-2 loss to the Canucks. Draisaitl got the Oilers on the board with a tight-angle shot on a loose puck and then added a power-play tally, with both goals coming in the second period.

The Canucks’ best player on Saturday night may not even be part of the team on Sunday. All the conjecture made J.T. Miller’s performance against the Oilers even more impressive and poignant.

If the Canucks really felt they had to do something about their logjam at winger — a premise that doesn’t hold much weight today considering Phil Di Giuseppe is back in the top six — they should’ve picked another one of their promising young wingers: Nils Höglander.

The Canucks held on to defeat the Oilers 3-2 on Saturday, ending their four-game win streak after Leon Draisaitl scored twice & Connor McDavid was assessed a match penalty late in regulation

VANCOUVER — Quinn Hughes scored twice and the struggling Vancouver Canucks edged the Edmonton Oilers 3-2 on Saturday.

The Canucks have largely failed to build on their success of 2023-24. How do the defence and goaltending grade out at the halfway point?

Since the Edmonton Oilers and the Vancouver Canucks met in the postseason last spring, they have been heading in the opposite direction.

BOTTOM LINE: The Edmonton Oilers will attempt to continue a four-game win streak with a victory against the Vancouver Canucks. Vancouver is 19-15-10 overall with a 6-4-2 record in Pacific Division play. The Canucks have a -15 scoring differential, with 125 total goals scored and 140 conceded.