Canucks vs oilers Philp scores 1st NHL goal, Oilers defeat Canucks for 1st win | NHL
Thatcher Demko made 34 saves for the Canucks (1-1-0).
Canucks coach Adam Foote said, “We were absolutely perfect, and when you have a goalie like that, killing five penalties on the power play, you have to be a little more patient.” He added, “We started the third quarter, we were completely dominating them, we were moving quickly, and then we got another penalty, and we just have to control ourselves a little more.”
“We have to be a little more disciplined.”
Darnell Nurse put the Oilers ahead 1-0 at 10:01 of the first quarter when he tried to deflect Alex Regula’s wrist shot between Demko’s legs, but the shot went high off the stick.
“The puck wasn’t going in the right places for us. Demko was fantastic, he made a lot of big saves,” Picard said. “But we didn’t deviate from our strategy, we didn’t cheat offensively. We won that one.” If we played this game over and over again, we would win almost every time.
“We’re a good defensive team, a great defensive team, and we proved that tonight.”
Philip made it 1-0 for Edmonton at 12:21 of the second period. He capitalized on Kasperi Kapanen’s line rush, swerved behind three Canucks players, and then chipped the puck over Demko’s glove for his first goal in his 17th NHL game.
Philip said, “It reminds me of all the people who supported me. I’m grateful to be here.” “We turned the ball over in the D-zone and I knew we had a three-on-two game, and then (Kasperi) Kapanen and I had a few conversations.
“I was just trying to get the ball to him and put it on net, and he tried to play it to me, and I just threw a ball on net, and it worked.”
With 49 seconds remaining in the second quarter, Mangiapane made it 2-0. He intercepted a pass from Canucks forward Filip Chytil in the corner and then took two steps forward to pass to Demko, who blocked a wrist shot.
It was the second goal in as many games for Mangiapane, who was playing his 500th NHL game.
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