Oilers captain Connor McDavid was handed a match penalty for cross-checking Vancouver Canucks forward Conor Garland up high at the end of Edmonton's 3-2 loss on Saturday night. The play will be subject to an automatic review by the league.

The Vancouver Canucks snapped their two-game losing streak on Saturday with a 3-2 victory over the Edmonton Oilers. Quinn Hughes scored twice, while Danton Heinen also beat Stuart Skinner as part of a three-goal first period.

Garland notched an assist in Thursday's 5-1 loss to the Kings. Garland snapped a three-game point drought with the helper on Quinn Hughes' lone tally for Vancouver. The 28-year-old Garland has struggled a bit on offense while filling a third-line role at even strength,

Saturday's impressive Canucks victory felt more like a fun last ride for a once-promising core that seems bound for a breakup.

A pair of cross-checks have landed Connor McDavid and Tyler Myers in hot water with the National Hockey League. What led to the incidents that landed both match penalties — and subsequent automatic hearings with the NHL — happened in the final seconds of Saturday’s game between the Edmonton Oilers and Vancouver Canucks.

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VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Quinn Hughes scored two power-play goals and the struggling Vancouver Canucks beat the Edmonton Oilers 3-2 on Saturday night. Danton Heinen also scored and J.T. Miller had two assists as the Canucks won for just the second time in eight games (2-4-2). Thatcher Demko had 13 saves.

Conor Garland has been having an outstanding year with the Vancouver Canucks as we hit the halfway point of the 2024-25 NHL season. Garland is currently on pace for career highs in assists ...

The Canucks held on to defeat the Oilers 3-2 on Saturday, ending their four-game win streak after Leon Draisaitl scored twice & Connor McDavid was assessed a match penalty late in regulation

BOTTOM LINE: The Edmonton Oilers will attempt to continue a four-game win streak with a victory against the Vancouver Canucks. Vancouver is 19-15-10 overall with a 6-4-2 record in Pacific Division play. The Canucks have a -15 scoring differential, with 125 total goals scored and 140 conceded.

Leon Draisaitl scored twice and Stuart Skinner made 24 saves for the Oilers (29-14-3), who lost for the first time in five games and second in the past 10 (8-2-0).

VANCOUVER — Quinn Hughes scored twice and the struggling Vancouver Canucks edged the Edmonton Oilers 3-2 on Saturday. Danton Heinen added a goal and J.T.