Edmonton Oilers at Vancouver Canucks

Friday, December 26, 2008, 10:00 PM ET General Motors Place, Vancouver Regular Season Final

Final score

The Edmonton Oilers beat the Vancouver Canucks 3–2 on Friday, December 26, 2008 on the road.

Final score, Edmonton Oilers at Vancouver Canucks
Team	Goals	2008-2009 record
Edmonton Oilers	3	38-35-9
at Vancouver Canucks	2	45-27-10

Goals by period, Edmonton Oilers at Vancouver Canucks
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Edmonton Oilers	0	3	0	3
Vancouver Canucks	0	1	1	2

Shots on goal by period, Edmonton Oilers at Vancouver Canucks
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Edmonton Oilers	6	14	3	23
Vancouver Canucks	4	10	14	28

Scoring summary

Every goal, Edmonton Oilers at Vancouver Canucks. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
2nd	04:27	Edmonton Oilers	Marc-Antoine Pouliot (6)	Dustin Penner (7)	Even strength	EDM 1, VAN 0
2nd	08:31	Edmonton Oilers	Shawn Horcoff (9)	Ales Hemsky (24), Lubomir Visnovsky (14)	Power play	EDM 2, VAN 0
2nd	16:46	Edmonton Oilers	Sheldon Souray (10)	Lubomir Visnovsky (15), Ales Hemsky (25)	Power play	EDM 3, VAN 0
2nd	19:29	Vancouver Canucks	Mason Raymond (9)	Steve Bernier (9), Alexander Edler (12)	Even strength	EDM 3, VAN 1
3rd	01:46	Vancouver Canucks	Kyle Wellwood (13)	Alexander Edler (13), Kevin Bieksa (14)	Power play	EDM 3, VAN 2

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.

Edmonton Oilers skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 10 S. Horcoff	C	1	0	1	-1	0	1	1	1	1	60.7%	23:12
Number 12 R. Nilsson	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0		11:24
Number 13 A. Cogliano	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	60%	14:57
Number 26 E. Cole	L	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	0	0		18:47
Number 27 D. Penner	L	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	0	0		18:30
Number 46 Z. Stortini	R	0	0	0	0	5	0	2	1	0		08:29
Number 51 K. Brodziak	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	43.8%	16:40
Number 78 M. Pouliot	C	1	0	1	+1	0	2	0	0	0	100%	10:49
Number 83 A. Hemsky	R	0	2	2	-1	0	3	0	2	0		19:04
Number 85 L. Reddox	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0		06:34
Number 89 S. Gagner	C	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	20%	14:55
Number 5 L. Smid	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0		17:18
Number 24 S. Staios	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	0		17:38
Number 37 D. Grebeshkov	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		18:15
Number 43 J. Strudwick	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0		07:38
Number 44 S. Souray	D	1	0	1	0	4	5	0	0	1		24:28
Number 71 L. Visnovsky	D	0	2	2	0	0	2	1	0	0		20:32
Number 77 T. Gilbert	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	0		22:09

Edmonton Oilers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 D. Roloson	28	26	2	.929	59:26	Win

Vancouver Canucks skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 9 T. Pyatt	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	0		15:59
Number 14 A. Burrows	R	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	0	0		15:44
Number 15 M. Brown	R	0	0	0	-1	5	0	1	0	0		01:25
Number 17 R. Kesler	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	1	0	52.2%	20:02
Number 18 S. Bernier	R	0	1	1	+1	0	2	1	1	0		15:17
Number 21 M. Raymond	L	1	0	1	+1	0	3	2	0	0		15:15
Number 22 D. Sedin	L	0	0	0	0	2	4	0	0	0		21:20
Number 24 D. Hordichuk	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	2	0	0		03:25
Number 33 H. Sedin	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	62.5%	23:21
Number 36 J. Hansen	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		10:56
Number 38 P. Demitra	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	33.3%	19:21
Number 42 K. Wellwood	C	1	0	1	0	0	3	0	1	1	54.5%	13:49
Number 2 M. Ohlund	D	0	0	0	+1	2	3	3	4	0		24:17
Number 3 K. Bieksa	D	0	1	1	0	4	3	4	1	0		23:48
Number 4 R. Davison	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		08:16
Number 8 W. Mitchell	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0		20:08
Number 23 A. Edler	D	0	2	2	-1	0	1	2	2	0		22:26
Number 55 S. O'Brien	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		17:12

Vancouver Canucks goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 41 C. Sanford	23	20	3	.870	58:29	Loss

Penalties, Edmonton Oilers at Vancouver Canucks
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	02:56	Edmonton Oilers	Zack Stortini	Fighting (major)	5
1st	02:56	Vancouver Canucks	Mike Brown	Fighting (major)	5
1st	04:39	Vancouver Canucks	Kevin Bieksa	Boarding	2
1st	13:58	Edmonton Oilers	Tom Gilbert	Cross checking	2
2nd	00:52	Edmonton Oilers	Sam Gagner	Slashing	2
2nd	06:34	Vancouver Canucks	Daniel Sedin	Slashing	2
2nd	08:02	Vancouver Canucks	Mattias Ohlund	Hooking	2
2nd	15:12	Vancouver Canucks	Kevin Bieksa	Tripping	2
2nd	15:56	Vancouver Canucks	Alexandre Burrows	Slashing	2
3rd	00:31	Edmonton Oilers	Erik Cole	Holding	2
3rd	01:04	Edmonton Oilers	Sheldon Souray	Delaying game puck over glass	2
3rd	08:16	Edmonton Oilers	Sheldon Souray	Tripping	2

Edmonton Oilers head coach: Craig MacTavish
Vancouver Canucks head coach: Alain Vigneault
Referees: Kelly Sutherland, Brad Meier
Linesmen: Vaughan Rody, Lonnie Cameron
Edmonton Oilers scratches: Ethan Moreau, Jesse Boulerice, Fernando Pisani, Jeff Deslauriers, Jean-Francois Jacques, Ryan Potulny, Steve MacIntyre, Rob Schremp, Tim Sestito, Gilbert Brule, Taylor Chorney, Theo Peckham
Vancouver Canucks scratches: Mats Sundin, Ryan Johnson, Sami Salo, Roberto Luongo, Jason Krog, Lawrence Nycholat, Michel Ouellet, Jason Jaffray, Alexandre Bolduc, Rick Rypien

Every Edmonton Oilers and Vancouver Canucks game in the 2008-2009 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Edmonton Oilers 3 at Vancouver Canucks 6	Final	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Vancouver Canucks, Sat, Oct 25, 2008
Vancouver Canucks 0 at Edmonton Oilers 3	Final	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Edmonton Oilers, Sat, Dec 13, 2008
Edmonton Oilers 2 at Vancouver Canucks 4	Final	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Vancouver Canucks, Wed, Dec 17, 2008
Edmonton Oilers 3 at Vancouver Canucks 2	Final	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Vancouver Canucks, Fri, Dec 26, 2008
Vancouver Canucks 4 at Edmonton Oilers 2	Final	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Edmonton Oilers, Wed, Jan 7, 2009
Vancouver Canucks 3 at Edmonton Oilers 5	Final	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Edmonton Oilers, Sat, Apr 4, 2009

Other NHL games on Friday, December 26, 2008
Matchup	Status	Details
Pittsburgh Penguins 1 at New Jersey Devils 0	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at New Jersey Devils, Fri, Dec 26, 2008
Toronto Maple Leafs 1 at New York Islanders 4	Final	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at New York Islanders, Fri, Dec 26, 2008
Buffalo Sabres 2 at Washington Capitals 3	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Washington Capitals, Fri, Dec 26, 2008
Carolina Hurricanes 5 at Atlanta Thrashers 4	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Atlanta Thrashers, Fri, Dec 26, 2008
Tampa Bay Lightning 4 at Florida Panthers 3	Final/SO	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Florida Panthers, Fri, Dec 26, 2008
Detroit Red Wings 2 at Nashville Predators 3	Final	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Nashville Predators, Fri, Dec 26, 2008
Philadelphia Flyers 1 at Chicago Blackhawks 5	Final	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Chicago Blackhawks, Fri, Dec 26, 2008
Phoenix Coyotes 2 at Los Angeles Kings 1	Final	Game page: Phoenix Coyotes at Los Angeles Kings, Fri, Dec 26, 2008