Demko will defend the visiting cage in Edmonton on Thursday, according to Mark Spector of Sportsnet.

Things were testy to start, with the Oilers looking to avenge the loss of their Captain following Conor Garland’s malicious attack on Connor McDavid’s stick with the side of his face.

The Edmonton Oilers should consider trading Evan Bouchard in hopes of freeing up cap space, so they can solve their future cap issues.

The Edmonton Oilers will be without suspended superstar Connor McDavid when they host the struggling Vancouver Canucks on Thursday night in the second game between the Pacific Division rivals in less than a week.

Zach Hyman scored two goals and had an assist and Leon Draisaitl had a goal and two assists as the Edmonton Oilers rolled over the visiting Vancouver Canucks 6-2 on Thursday.

Thank you, and so long Vancouver Canucks. On Thursday evening, the Edmonton Oilers hosted their Pacific Division rivals in the final matchup between the two teams this season.

The Connor McDavid-less Oilers exacted the best revenge possible from the Canucks Thursday night… In the wake of controversial circumstances at the end of a loss to Vancouver a few nights earlier, Edmonton pumped the ‘Nucks 6-2 in a game that left little to be debated as to who was the better and more engaged club.

Thatcher Demko’s ability to stay healthy remains a significant question mark. When he’s at full strength, however, he has the potential to be one of the NHL’s top goaltenders.

The Edmonton Oilers will be without suspended superstar Connor McDavid when they host ... Pettersson and Phillip Di Giuseppe scored while Thatcher Demko stopped 23 shots. "We have got to man ...

The Vancouver Canucks are a team imploding from the inside out with locker room drama, and now reports are surfacing that Thatcher Demko ... by the Oilers without Connor McDavid.

Last night, the Vancouver Canucks held the Oilers to just 15 shots in a 3-2 win. It was a surprisingly strong game for two reasons. First, the Canucks – save for a recent 3-0 win against the Toronto Maple Leafs on the road – had been playing poorly.

Hands up. Who had Thatcher Demko getting the goaltending call Wednesday in Music City? After all, with a pair of solid-showing victories by Kevin Lankinen, the Vancouver Canucks were expected to give the unflappable Finn the start against the Nashville Predators and a run of all three games on this road trip.