Oilers 3–2 Canucks — Final Score & Stats (Dec 26, 2008)

The game

The stars, every goal, the box score and the recap

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Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🛢️ EDM

Ales Hemsky

2 A

3 shots · 19:04 TOI

2nd star 🛢️ EDM

Lubomir Visnovsky

2 A

2 shots · 20:32 TOI

3rd star 🐋 VAN

Alexander Edler

2 A

1 shots · 22:26 TOI

Scoring

5 goals · in order

2nd period

🛢️ Marc-Antoine Pouliot Go-ahead 2nd · 04:27

Assists: Dustin Penner · beat Curtis Sanford

1–0

🛢️ Shawn Horcoff PP 2nd · 08:31

Assists: Ales Hemsky, Lubomir Visnovsky · beat Curtis Sanford

2–0

🛢️ Sheldon Souray PP 2nd · 16:46

Assists: Lubomir Visnovsky, Ales Hemsky · beat Curtis Sanford

3–0

🐋 Mason Raymond 2nd · 19:29

Assists: Steve Bernier, Alexander Edler · beat Dwayne Roloson

3–1

3rd period

🐋 Kyle Wellwood PP 3rd · 01:46

Assists: Alexander Edler, Kevin Bieksa · beat Dwayne Roloson

3–2

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🛢️Oilers

L1 Cole · Horcoff · Hemsky 19:04

L2 Penner · Brodziak · Cogliano 16:40

L3 Gagner · Nilsson · Pouliot 11:24

L4 Reddox · Stortini 7:32

D1 Souray · Gilbert 23:18

D2 Visnovsky · Grebeshkov 19:24

D3 Staios · Smid 17:28

D4 Strudwick 7:38

🐋Canucks

L1 Sedin · Sedin · Kesler 21:20

L2 Pyatt · Demitra · Burrows 15:59

L3 Raymond · Wellwood · Bernier 15:15

L4 Hordichuk · Hansen · Brown 3:25

D1 Ohlund · Bieksa 24:02

D2 Edler · Mitchell 21:17

D3 O'Brien · Davison 12:44

Team stats

Away left · home right

🛢️EDM VAN🐋

23 Shots on goal 28

2/5 Power play (goals / chances) 1/5

12 Hits 21

12 Blocked shots 16

8 Takeaways 5

4 Giveaways 14

15 Penalty minutes 15

EDM shooting 13.0% (3/23) VAN shooting 7.1% (2/28)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🛢️Oilers

Dwayne Roloson

26/28

.929 SV% · 2 GA · 59:26 TOI

🐋Canucks

Curtis Sanford

20/23

.870 SV% · 3 GA · 58:29 TOI

Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Oilers

Oilers — tied after 1st: 4-4-2 (40% win rate, 10 games)

Canucks

Canucks — tied after 1st: 4-2-1 (57% win rate, 7 games)

After 2nd — 3–1

Oilers

Oilers — leading by 2 goals after 2nd: 5-0 (100% win rate, 5 games)

Canucks

Canucks — trailing by 2 goals after 2nd: 0-3 (0% win rate, 3 games)

Last meetings

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Season series tied 2–2

Dec 172008 🛢️EDM @ 🐋VAN 2–4 Dec 132008 🐋VAN @ 🛢️EDM 0–3 Oct 252008 🛢️EDM @ 🐋VAN 3–6 Apr 32008 🛢️EDM @ 🐋VAN 2–1 Mar 202008 🐋VAN @ 🛢️EDM 4–1

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Who won Oilers vs Canucks on December 26, 2008?

Oilers won 3–2. The final score was Oilers 3, Canucks 2.

Who scored for Oilers?

Marc-Antoine Pouliot, Shawn Horcoff, Sheldon Souray.

Who scored for Canucks?

Kyle Wellwood, Mason Raymond.

How did the Oilers goalie play?

Dwayne Roloson made 26 saves on 28 shots (.929 save percentage).

How did the Canucks goalie play?

Curtis Sanford made 20 saves on 23 shots (.870 save percentage).

Where is Oilers vs Canucks played?

At Rogers Arena in Vancouver, the Canucks home rink.

What is the Oilers vs Canucks season series?

Season series tied 2–2 after 4 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🛢️ Oilers

BeforeDec 22 🌵PHX @ 🛢️EDM 2–4 AfterDec 28 🐯NSH @ 🛢️EDM 2–5

🐋 Canucks

BeforeDec 23 🐋VAN @ 🦈SJS 0–5 AfterDec 28 🏛️OTT @ 🐋VAN 0–3

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