The Aporia · Paul Cotter scores in OT as the Canucks beat the Oilers 6-5 in the opener

Paul Cotter scored 1:59 into overtime to help the Vancouver Canucks beat the Edmonton Oilers 6-5 in their season opener on Tuesday night in Edmonton, Alberta. The Canucks’ Marco Rossi, Jonathan Lekkerimaki, Max Sasson, and Elias Pettersson also scored; Kevin Lankinen made 32 saves for Vancouver. For the Oilers, Evan Bouchard had three goals and two assists while Vasily Podkolzin scored twice; Tristan Jarry made 17 saves. The game featured a dramatic comeback by Edmonton in the third period before Cotter’s winning goal sealed the victory for the Canucks.

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On Tuesday night, Paul Cotter scored the game-winning goal 1:59 into overtime to help the Vancouver Canucks defeat the Edmonton Oilers 6-5 at Rogers Place. The Canucks' strong start included goals from Marco Rossi, Jonathan Lekkerimaki, Max Sasson, and Elias Pettersson, who also had a three-goal run in the third period. Despite trailing 5-2 late, the Oilers’ Evan Bouchard scored three times, tying the game with 43 seconds left in regulation. Canucks goaltender Kevin Lankinen made 32 saves compared to Edmonton’s Tristan Jarry, who allowed six goals on just 17 shots. Prime Minister Mark Carney was present at the Oilers' home opener. Cotter, a free agent signing from New Jersey, became the first player in Canucks history to score both a short-handed goal and an overtime winner in his debut.

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Canucks head coach Manny Malhotra became the fourth person to represent the Canucks as both a player and head coach in his career, following in the footsteps of Marc Crawford, Pat Quinn and Orland Kurtenbach.

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Paul Cotter scores in OT as the Canucks beat the Oilers 6-5 in the opener · assertive framing

EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Paul Cotter scored 1:59 into overtime to cap a two-goal game as the Vancouver Canucks got the season off to a strong start with a 6-5 win over the Edmonton Oilers on Tuesday night. asserted

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Marco Rossi, Jonathan Lekkerimaki, Max Sasson and Elias Pettersson also scored for the Canucks, who are coming off a last-place finish in the NHL last season with a 25-49-8 record. asserted

who → score → record

Kevin Lankinen made 32 stops. asserted

Lankinen → make → stops

Evan Bouchard had three goals and two assists and Vasily Podkolzin scored twice for the Oilers. asserted

Podkolzin → have → Oilers

Tristan Jarry made 17 saves for Edmonton. asserted

Jarry → make → Edmonton

Entering the third period tied 2-2, Pettersson capped a three-goal run by the Canucks 5:15 into the frame to swiftly put the Canucks ahead 5-2. asserted

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But Podkolzin scored at 8:56, followed by Bouchard’s third of the night 24 seconds later and Podkolzin’s second of the night with 43 seconds left in regulation to send it to extra time. asserted

Podkolzin → score → time

Cotter, who joined Vancouver as a free agent after spending the last two seasons in New Jersey, became the first player in Canucks history to score a short-handed goal in his debut with the team. asserted

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Bouchard is the first defenseman in Oilers history to record a multigoal game in a season opener and just the third defenseman in NHL history to score a hat trick in an opener. asserted

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He is also just the third blue-liner in the last 30 years to have at least four points in a game to open the season. asserted

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Canucks head coach Manny Malhotra became the fourth person to represent the Canucks as both a player and head coach in his career, following in the footsteps of Marc Crawford, Pat Quinn and Orland Kurtenbach. asserted

Malhotra → become → Crawford

Paul Cotter scores in OT as the Canucks beat the Oilers 6-5 in the opener

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