Miller scores late as Canucks grind out 3-2 win over Oilers in Game 5
CTV
J.T. Miller scored in the final minute of the game and the Vancouver Canucks came back for a 3-2 victory over the Edmonton Oilers in Game 5 of their second-round playoff series Thursday.
J.T. Miller scored in the final minute of the game and the Vancouver Canucks came back for a 3-2 victory over the Edmonton Oilers in Game 5 of their second-round playoff series Thursday.
The win gave the Canucks a 3-2 edge in the best-of-seven series with Game 6 scheduled for Saturday in Edmonton.
Carson Soucy and Phillip Di Giuseppe both returned to the lineup and contributed goals for the Canucks.
Soucy sat out Game 5 due to a suspension and Di Giuseppe missed the game for a personal issue.
Evander Kane opened the scoring for the Oilers early in the first and Mattias Janmark found the back of the net before the end of the period.
Rookie goalie Arturs Silovs made 21 saves for Vancouver and Edmonton’s Calvin Pickard stopped 32 of the 35 shots he faced.
Leon Draisaitl set up the first goal of the night, digging out a puck behind the Vancouver net and backhanding it to Kane at the bottom of the face off circle. The left-winger snapped a shot in past Silovs for his third goal of the post-season 4:34 into the game.
The Netherlands’ Abdi Nageeye won a thrilling men’s race at the New York City marathon on Sunday, while Kenya’s Sheila Chepkirui marked her debut with a victory in the women’s race.
Vince Carter hoped Toronto Raptors fans could embrace his complicated legacy with the team during his jersey retirement ceremony. They did not let him down.
The Los Angeles Dodgers, including Shohei Ohtani and his dog, celebrated their eighth World Series championship with a downtown parade and a raucous on-field party on Friday.
MLB star Freddie Freeman, a dual Canada-U.S. citizen, has made history as a member of the World Series winning Los Angeles Dodgers.