Heinen scored a goal on three shots in Saturday's 3-2 win over the Oilers.
Make no mistake, what transpired at the end of Saturday night’s game was ugly. Cross-checks to the head and neck, no matter the reason for it, are more than deserving of supplemental discipline.
J.T. Miller and the Vancouver Canucks secured a 3-2 win over the Edmonton Oilers on Saturday at Rogers Arena. Quinn Hughes scored twice on the power play and Danton Heinen added another goal.
Saturday's impressive Canucks victory felt more like a fun last ride for a once-promising core that seems bound for a breakup.
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.
J.T. Miller came very close to being held out of the Vancouver Canucks’ game against the Edmonton Oilers on Saturday. That’s according to Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman, who reported live on Hockey Day in Canada that the Canucks came very close to trading Miller.
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.
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).
Quinn Hughes scored twice on the power play and J.T. Miller added a pair of assists as the host Vancouver Canucks held on to beat the Edmonton Oilers 3-2 Saturday to end a two-game losing streak.
The Vancouver Canucks scored three goals in the first period to defeat the Edmonton Oilers 3-2 on Jan. 18. Here's your game recap.
It was a game that had a playoff vibe and Edmonton Oilers goalie Stuart Skinner answered the bell accordingly. Skinner made 31 stops to earn his second shutout of the season as the Oilers won ...