Canucks 3–2 Oilers — Final Score & Stats (Dec 31, 2016)

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 🐋 VAN

Sven Baertschi

1 G, 1 A

4 shots · 13:31 TOI

2nd star 🐋 VAN

Bo Horvat

2 A

2 shots · 17:09 TOI

3rd star 🐋 VAN

Jacob Markstrom

42 saves

0.955 SV% · 2 GA

Scoring

5 goals · in order

2nd period

🐋 Alexandre Burrows Go-ahead 2nd · 05:43

Assists: Bo Horvat, Sven Baertschi · beat Cam Talbot

1–0

🛢️ Drake Caggiula Tying 2nd · 12:31

Assists: Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, Matt Benning · beat Jacob Markstrom

1–1

3rd period

🐋 Sven Baertschi Go-ahead 3rd · 04:57

Assists: Bo Horvat, Alexander Edler · beat Cam Talbot

2–1

🛢️ Connor McDavid PP Tying 3rd · 18:27

Assists: Leon Draisaitl, Milan Lucic · beat Jacob Markstrom

2–2

Shootout

🐋 Bo Horvat Go-ahead SO · 00:00

Unassisted · beat Cam Talbot

3–2

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🐋Canucks

L1 Eriksson · Sutter · Granlund 22:06

L2 Sedin · Sedin · Horvat 18:21

L3 Baertschi · Megna · Burrows 14:11

L4 Chaput · Gaunce · Skille 5:59

D1 Edler · Tanev 24:35

D2 Sbisa · Stecher 19:58

D3 Tryamkin · Hutton 16:16

🛢️Oilers

L1 McDavid · Draisaitl · Eberle 22:37

L2 Lucic · Maroon · Nugent-Hopkins 19:14

L3 Caggiula · Pouliot · Letestu 13:45

L4 Hendricks · Puljujarvi · Kassian 8:43

D1 Russell · Klefbom 21:24

D2 Benning · Larsson 19:47

D3 Gryba · Davidson 17:12

Team stats

Away left · home right

🐋VAN EDM🛢️

32 Shots on goal 44

0/2 Power play (goals / chances) 1/5

24 Hits 23

19 Blocked shots 13

8 Takeaways 8

10 Giveaways 18

10 Penalty minutes 4

VAN shooting 9.4% (3/32) EDM shooting 4.5% (2/44)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐋Canucks

Jacob Markstrom

42/44

.955 SV% · 2 GA · 65:00 TOI

🛢️Oilers

Cam Talbot

30/32

.938 SV% · 2 GA · 64:53 TOI

Where the goals came from

4 of 5 goals located

VAN EDM

The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Canucks

Canucks — tied after 1st: 4-6-1 (36% win rate, 11 games)

Oilers

Oilers — tied after 1st: 10-4-3 (59% win rate, 17 games)

After 2nd — 1–1

Canucks

Canucks — tied after 2nd: 5-2 (71% win rate, 7 games)

Oilers

Oilers — tied after 2nd: 4-3-3 (40% win rate, 10 games)

Last meetings

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Season series tied 1–1

Oct 282016 🛢️EDM @ 🐋VAN 2–0 Apr 92016 🛢️EDM @ 🐋VAN 3–4 SO Apr 62016 🐋VAN @ 🛢️EDM 2–6 Mar 182016 🐋VAN @ 🛢️EDM 0–2 Dec 262015 🛢️EDM @ 🐋VAN 1–2 OT

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Who won Canucks vs Oilers on December 31, 2016?

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

Who scored for Canucks?

Alexandre Burrows, Sven Baertschi.

Who scored for Oilers?

Connor McDavid, Drake Caggiula.

How did the Canucks goalie play?

Jacob Markstrom made 42 saves on 44 shots (.955 save percentage).

How did the Oilers goalie play?

Cam Talbot made 30 saves on 32 shots (.938 save percentage).

Where is Canucks vs Oilers played?

At Rogers Place in Edmonton, the Oilers home rink.

What is the Canucks vs Oilers season series?

Season series tied 1–1 after 2 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🐋 Canucks

BeforeDec 30 🦆ANA @ 🐋VAN 2–3 AfterJan 2 🏔️COL @ 🐋VAN 2–3

🛢️ Oilers

BeforeDec 29 👑LAK @ 🛢️EDM 1–3 AfterJan 3 🛢️EDM @ 🧥CBJ 1–3

Also on December 31

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