In a highly anticipated NHL Pacific Division clash, the Edmonton Oilers defeated the Vancouver Canucks 6-2 at Rogers Place on Thursday (Jan. 23). Zach Hyman scored twice for the Oilers, who charged out to a 3-0 lead after the first period and went ahead 5-0 in the middle frame.

In a marquee rematch against the Oilers, the Canucks didn't start to find their legs until they were down by five goals.

Garland, of all people, jabbed at Calvin Pickard when the Oilers goalie had the puck covered midway through the second period, which ignited a scrum behind the net. Perry quickly got involved. He was about to grab Canucks centre Elias Pettersson until he saw defenceman Quinn Hughes, who’d come in off his point, without a dance partner.

After all the hostility at the end of Saturday game, all the talk about "response" and using all this emotion to their advantage, the Canucks barely made a peep on Thursday. Where has all the heart gone?

Zach Hyman had two goals and an assist and Leon Draisaitl had a goal and two assists as the Oilers ended a two-game skid. It was a much stronger showing than Saturday’s chippy 3-2 loss in Vancouver.

The Edmonton Oilers delivered a statement performance against the Vancouver Canucks on Thursday night. Without Connor McDavid and with the media narrative that this was a game that could get out of hand,

Leon Draisaitl & Zach Hyman recorded three points apiece on Thursday night as the Oilers earned retribution against the Canucks with a 6-2 victory over their Pacific Division rivals at Rogers Place

Zach Hyman had two goals and an assist and Leon Draisaitl had a goal and two assists as the Edmonton Oilers defeated the Vancouver Canucks 6-2 on Thursday. The win came five days after the Canucks beat Edmonton 3-2 in a chippy game at Vancouver.

Defenseman K’Andre Miller had a goal and an assist and Igor Shesterkin made 35 saves as the surging New York Rangers routed the Philadelphia Flyers 6-1 on Thursday night.

Things quickly got out of hand near the end of Saturday’s matchup between the Edmonton Oilers and Vancouver Canucks, and the fun part about that is that we didn’t have to wait long for the rematch.

Nathan MacKinnon leads the league in scoring. Draisaitl only trails him by a single point. There is plenty of season left to be played, but as long as the Oilers have Draisaitl, they'll be fine. Draisaitl will be able to hold down the fort until the captain returns.