Oilers Defeat Canucks 3-2 In Shootout, Boudreau Misses Out On 600th Win, Miller Finishes With 99 Points

Evander Kane #91 of the Edmonton Oilers battles for position against Brad Hunt #77 and Spencer Martin #30 of the Vancouver Canucks. (Photo by Andy Devlin/NHLI via Getty Images)

Associated Press

EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Devin Shore scored the lone shootout goal and the Edmonton Oilers beat the Vancouver Canucks 3-2 on Friday night while resting star forwards Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl in the regular-season finale.

Edmonton will face the Los Angeles Kings in the first round of the playoffs.

Mikko Koskinen made 39 saves and Brett Kulak and Tyson Barrie scored to help the Oilers (49-27-6) set a franchise record for consecutive games with a point at home, going 14-0-1 in their last 15 appearances at Rogers Place. They also have won seven of eight overall.

“The way we have been playing over the last little while, even the last 2 1/2, it is all building towards what we are going to be stepping into (with the playoffs) on Monday,” Barrie said. “I think we are in a good position, we are a confident group and we know what is expected of us and what our systems are. We are just ready and excited to execute it.”

Goaltender Spencer Martin #30 of the Vancouver Canucks defends his net against Devin Shore #14 of the Edmonton Oilers during the second period at Rogers Place on April 29, 2022 in Edmonton, Canada. (Photo by Codie McLachlan/Getty Images)

J.T. Miller and Conor Garland scored for Vancouver and Spencer Martin stopped 31 shots. The Canucks missed the playoffs, finishing 40-30-12.

Conor Garland #8 of the Vancouver Canucks shoots and scores against goaltender Mikko Koskinen #19 of the Edmonton Oilers during the third period at Rogers Place on April 29, 2022 in Edmonton, Canada. (Photo by Codie McLachlan/Getty Images)

“I told them I was really proud of them. I can take maybe four or five games where we didn’t start out very well, but out of the 50-some games that I was here, the effort was there almost every night,” Canucks coach Bruce Boudreau said. “I’m unhappy that we didn’t make the playoffs, but not unhappy with the way we played and I think the organization has a bright future.”