In Vancouver, Bo Horvat struck for two goals in a 3-2 Canucks win over the Edmonton Oilers.
“You always want to start off hot, you always want to start off strong,” Horvat said. “It definitely helps my confidence.”
Horvat needed a quick start to ease any doubts about his contract extension in early September.
Brandon Sutterhad the other goal for the Canucks.
Jacob Markstrom was strong in the Canucks goal and made 33 saves for the win in the season opener for Vancouver.
“It gives our group a lot of confidence,” Horvat said. “We beat a pretty good team over there.”
Edmonton got goals from Kris Russell and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins as they dropped to 1-1-0
“I thought we had a [heck] of a game against a real good hockey team. It got a little helter-skelter there at the end, which it usually does in a one-goal game, but it was a good team effort,” Canucks head coach Travis Green sid of his team after the win.
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Cam Talbot yielded three goals on just seven shots and was given the hook one game after a shutout.
“[Talbot] wasn’t sharp, the team wasn’t sharp, trying to change things,” Oilers head coach Todd McLellan said. “We were going to play a cute, control-type game and they played a scrappy, hard game, and by the time we figured that out it was a little too late.”
Laurent Brossoitfinished the game for the Oilers.
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