Edmonton defeats Vancouver in OT to end the pre-season

The Vancouver Canucks lost their pre-season finale to the Edmonton Oilers 5-4 on Sunday night. They did however earn 14 of a possible 16 points, so their pre-season was undoubtedly a success. Kyle Wellwood, Sami Salo, Henrik Sedin and Christian Ehrhoff scored for Vancouver, while Mike Comrie with two goals, JF Jacques and Shawn Horcoff replied for Edmonton in regulation. Tom Gilbert scored the winner in OT for the Oilers.

Corey Schneider went the distance in net for the Canucks, while Nikolai Khabibulin got the win for Edmonton. Russian prospect Sergei Shirokov looked good once again, he had 2 assists, both on the powerplay.

Our take: Take it for what it's worth, but Vancouver has looked strong this pre-season. They finished 6-0-2, often icing a lineup with less proven players than their opponent. The Canucks open their regular season on Thursday in Calgary.