Canucks Remain Winless During The 2026 Pre-Season After 2-1 Loss To The Oilers

The Vancouver Canucks remained winless in the 2026 pre-season following a 2-1 defeat against the Edmonton Oilers at home. Linus Karlsson scored the solitary goal for Vancouver on a second-period power play. Isaac Howard and Quinn Hutson scored for Edmonton to secure the victory, leaving the Canucks with a three-game pre-season losing streak.

Vancouver goaltender Nikita Tolopilo stopped 12 of 14 shots through two periods before Chris Driedger saved all seven shots faced in the third. Forward Filip Chytil exited the game early with a shoulder injury following a collision with a referee and is scheduled to undergo imaging evaluation.