Instant Reaction: Canucks lose 2-1 to inexperienced Oilers’ lineup

The Vancouver Canucks were defeated 2-1 by the Edmonton Oilers in NHL preseason action on Thursday night. Edmonton iced an inexperienced lineup featuring numerous prospects against Vancouver ahead of their upcoming regular-season opener. The Oilers took an early 1-0 lead after Isaac Howard capitalized on a turnover and scored past Canucks goaltender Nikita Tolopilo.

Vancouver struggled with clean zone exits in the first period following a turnover involving Filip Hronek and Brock Boeser. The Canucks later earned their first power play when Paul Cotter drew a slashing penalty on a breakaway, with Marco Rossi, Jonathan Lekkerimäki, and Liam Öhgren seeing action with the man-advantage units.