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The Vancouver Canucks had the chance to eliminate Connor McDavid and the Edmonton Oilers from the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs with a Game 6 road win Saturday night.
The Oilers outshot, outscored and outplayed them instead.
Edmonton dominated in a 5-1 victory that tied the conference semifinals series at three games apiece, forcing a winner-takes-all Game 7 at Rogers Arena Monday night.
The score was tied at 1-1 when the Oilers left the ice for the first period break.
Edmonton controlled play almost from the moment the puck dropped to start the second.
Zach Hyman scored the deciding goal on a feed from McDavid seven minutes into the middle frame:
The tally made Hyman the sixth player in Oilers history to score 10 goals in one postseason.
The Oilers went on to tally four consecutive goals to close out the victory, with the fifth strike coming as fans belted out the lyrics to Bon Jovi’s “Livin’ on a Prayer” from the stands:
Edmonton finished the night having outshot the Canucks 27-15 as both Oilers stars recorded multiple assists in the win.
McDavid registered helpers on three goals after he was held off the scoresheet in the Oilers’ Game 5 loss.
Meanwhile Leon Draisaitl added two assists to reach 100 career playoff points in 60 postseason games.
Draisaitl follows Wayne Gretzky and Mario Lemieux as the third-fastest player in NHL history to reach the postseason milestone.
Saturday’s victory will allow McDavid, Draisaitl and the Oilers to continue fighting for a reteurn to the Western Conference Finals for the first time since 2022.
The winner of Game 7 will earn the chance to face the Dallas Stars in the third round. The puck drops in Vancouver at 9:00 p.m. ET.
