Savoie, McDavid lead Oilers to clutch win - BERITAJA

EDMONTON – Connor McDavid had 4 assists and rookie Matthew Savoie scored his first profession chapeau instrumentality arsenic the Edmonton Oilers secured 2nd spot successful the Pacific Division and location crystal to commencement the first information of playoffs pinch a clutch 6-1 triumph complete the Vancouver Canucks connected Thursday.

Josh Samanski, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Colton Dach besides scored and Evan Bouchard chipped successful pinch 3 assists for the Oilers (41-30-12) who closed retired the regular play pinch a 7-2-2 grounds successful their last 11 games. The Oilers vanished 30-5-5 erstwhile scoring first this season.

Edmonton was buoyed by the return of seasoned scorer Zach Hyman and are expecting prima guardant Leon Draisaitl backmost during the opening information of post-season play against the Anaheim Ducks.

Connor Ingram recorded conscionable 11 saves to gain the triumph successful the Edmonton net, while Kevin Lankinen made 29 stops for Vancouver.

Takeaways

Canucks: Jake DeBrusk was held scoreless aft notching 4 goals successful his 3 erstwhile contests. Of DeBrusk’s 23 goals connected the season, 19 came connected the powerfulness play (82.6 per cent). The only different subordinate successful NHL history to decorativeness a play pinch much than 20 goals and much than 80 per cent of them scored connected the man advantage was Camille Henry of the New York Rangers successful 1953-54.

Oilers: McDavid vanished the regular play pinch 138 points. As the NHL’s apical scorer, he captured his sixth Art Ross title, tying him pinch Mario Lemieux and Gordie Howe for 2nd about successful convention history down Wayne Gretzky’s 10. McDavid became the 3rd subordinate successful convention history to get a constituent successful each 1 of his team’s wins this twelvemonth pinch 41, Gretzky coming adjacent pinch 29 successful 1980-81. With his four-point night, he reached 1,220 profession points, passing Jeremy Roenick, Larry Murphy and Jean Beliveau to beforehand to 47th spot connected the NHL’s all-time constituent scoring list. McDavid entered the play successful 71st place.

Key Stat

Bouchard picked up 3 assists to headdress disconnected a tremendous regular season, easy winning the scoring title among defencemen pinch 95 points. He passed Ray Bourque for the seventh about points by a blueliner successful a play since 1989-90, a database led by existent Oilers adjunct coach Paul Coffey who had 103 that year.

Up Next

Canucks: Await the draught lottery aft finishing past successful the NHL this season.

Oilers: Host the Anaheim Ducks to commencement the playoffs connected Monday.

This study by BERITAJA was first published April 16, 2026.