Overview
- Thatcher Demko stopped 25 of 27 shots, including all 11 in the third period, in a strong tune-up performance.
- Nils Åman was placed on waivers for assignment to Abbotsford as Vancouver moves to finalize its opening-night roster.
- Edmonton dressed a near opening-night group with Leon Draisaitl scoring on the power play and Calvin Pickard starting due to Stuart Skinner’s illness.
- Vasili Podkolzin returned to the Oilers lineup following a brief personal leave and logged 14:22 with three hits.
- Vancouver limited Connor McDavid and Draisaitl at even strength and now turns to its Oct. 9 home opener, with Edmonton set to start Oct. 8.