In Vancouver, Leon Draisaitl scored twice in the second period to give the Edmonton Oilers a 2-1 lead over the Canucks.
Edmonton added two more goals in a 4-1 win on Tuesday night.
Connor McDavid had two assists for a 93 point total for the season.
“He does so much for our team. He does so much for us on a nightly basis that the least we can do is help him out as much as we can,” Draisaitl said. “It might not be that important to him, but it sure is important to us for him to get [100 points]. Obviously you don’t want to overdo it and kind of let that get out of hand, but I think our team really wants to wants him to get it.”
Mike Smith made 28 saves in the win.
Brock Boeser gave the Canucks a 1-0 lead in the first period.
“I think we’re working hard, we’re battling,” Vancouver’s Alexander Edler said. “But you make a mistake here and there and you give their top players a little bit of room and they’ll make you pay.”
Evan Bouchard scored off the power play for a 3-1 Oilers lead.
“It was a great feeling,” Bouchard said. “You’re working really hard off the ice, coaches are keeping us in shape, so to finally get back in a game was a good feeling.”
Darnell Nurse scored in the third period for the 4-1 final.
Thatcher Demko made 23 saves in the loss.
“Obviously the last five minutes of the second cost us. A couple penalties, a couple turnovers, a missed change and it’s 3-1,” Vancouver head coach Travis Green said. “I loved our third. If we had a little puck luck, we would have come back in the third.”
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