EDMONTON - Leon Draisaitl’s long backhand shot into an empty net put the game away as the Edmonton Oilers collected their first win of the season, defeating the Vancouver Canucks 3-1 on Saturday.

Noah Philp and Andrew Mangiapane also scored for the Oilers (1-0-1) who are coming off a second consecutive loss to the Florida Panthers in the Stanley Cup final.

Brock Boeser replied for the Canucks (1-1-0) who failed to qualify for the playoffs last spring after finishing first in the Pacific Division the previous campaign.

Calvin Pickard only needed to make 14 stops to collect the win for the Oilers, while Thatcher Demko recorded 34 saves for the Canucks.

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Canucks: Star blueliner Quinn Hughes picked up an assist to give him 410 career points and pass Alex Edler for most points by

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