Oilers Crush Canucks, Secure Playoff Spot

0:00Edminton Oilers crushed the Vancouver Canucks 6-1 last night, locking up second place in the Pacific Division and home ice for the playoffs. Conor McDavid dished out for assists, while rookie Matthews of Boyn lost his first career hat trick. That win kept a strong 7-2-2 finish in their last 11 games. Josh Samansky, Ryan Nugin Hopkins, and Colton Duck added goals, with Evan Bouchard dropping three assists. The Oilers win 30 wins, 5 losses, and 5 ties when scoring first this season. Zach Hyman returned to boost them, and Leon Drysaddle should be back soon for the postseason run. McDavid wrapped a regular season with 138 points, snacking his 6th art rostrophy as the league's top scorer. That ties him with legends like Mario Lemieux and Gordy Howe. He hit 1220 career points, climbing to 47th on the all-time list. Bouchard led all defensemen with 95 points, passing Ray Burkay for 7th most by a blue liner since 1989-90.

1:02For Vancouver, Time Muller got his first career goal, but they ended last in the league at 25 wins, 49 losses, and 8 ties. Oilers host the Anaheim Ducks on Monday to kick off playoffs, while Conorx weighed on the draft lottery. Big momentum heading into the dance. Local news, powered by AI. This is Calgary News Today. I'm Corey with the story.