Brock Boeser #6 of the Vancouver Canucks scores a goal on Calvin Pickard #30 of the Edmonton Oilers during the first period of their NHL game at Rogers Arena on Oct. 26, 2025, in Vancouver. Photo by Derek Cain / Getty Images

The Edmonton Oilers were hoping to prove Sunday that they are just a little bit better than the injury-depleted Vancouver Canucks . Article content

With the Canucks on a three-game losing streak and missing their best player, it was a life preserver the floundering Oilers needed desperately. Article content Article content

They couldn’t reach it.

It was a perfect time to face the Canucks, who were missing a handful of regulars in addition to Quinn Hughes, but if you’ve been watching the Oilers lately, you know this is a pretty good time to be playing Ed

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