EDMONTON -- Noah Philp scored his first NHL goal to help the Edmonton Oilers to their first win of the season, 3-1 against the Vancouver Canucks at Rogers Place on Saturday.
Andrew Mangiapane and Leon Draisaitl also scored for the Oilers (1-0-1). Calvin Pickard made 14 saves.
Quinn Hughes had an assist to set the Canucks record for points by a defenseman. The Vancouver captain assisted on Brock Boeser ’s third-period goal to give him 410 points (59 goals, 351 assists), passing Alexander Edler .
Thatcher Demko made 34 saves for the Canucks (1-1-0).
Darnell Nurse appeared to put the Oilers ahead 1-0 at 10:01 of the first period, reaching up to redirect a wrist shot by Alec Regula from the point through the legs of Demko, only to have it ruled a high stick.
Philp made it