The Vancouver Canucks scored three third period goals to down the Edmonton Oilers 4-2 in NHL pre-season action Tuesday night.
Brandon Sutter scored the only goal of the first period. He was awarded a penalty shot after being hooked on a breakaway by Dmitri Samorukov. On the penalty shot, Sutter held the puck on his backhand and then flipped a shot past Shane Starrett.
The Oilers tied it with 6:58 left in the second. Cooper Marody’s pass bounced off the side of the net and went to Tomas Jurco.
LISTEN BELOW: Tomas Jurco post-game audio from September 17th against the Canucks.
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“I’m doing my best, working really hard to be noticeable out there,” said Jurco, who signed with the Oilers in the offseason.
“It’s really important for me to come here and show what I can do and I think I started pretty well.”
Patrick Russell’s wrist shot gave the Oilers the lead 3:57 into the third. Elias Pettersson swiped a rebound under Starrett to make it 2-2 with 10:21 left in the third.
Sutter’s second of the game 1:19 later put Vancouver back in front. Tanner Pearson added an empty net goal in the final minute.
Despite the end result, Oilers head coach Dave Tippett liked what he saw from his squad.
“Lots of try in our game, which was really good to see. A lot of guys competing hard for jobs and ultimately, we made some plays that brought a little trouble on ourselves,” said Tippett. “Good evaluation game.”
LISTEN BELOW: Head Coach Dave Tippett post game audio from September 17th against the Canucks.
Demko made 35 saves for the win, while Starrett made 21 stops.
The Oilers will host the Canucks on Thursday.