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Reassigned to taxi squad The Oilers demoted Turris to the taxi squad Wednesday, per CapFriendly.

Impact Turris earned an emergency recall to the active roster for Tuesday's game, failing to record a fantasy-relevant stat across 11:28 of ice time. Turris' next chance to suit up is in Thursday's game against Vancouver, but it's unclear at this point whether he'll be back in the lineup for that contest.

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Connor McDavid Is Having a (Shortened) N.H.L. Season for the Ages With 93 points and five games left, the Edmonton Oilers star is piling up goals and assists at a pace not seen since the days of Gretzky and...

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Lowetide: What should the Oilers do to get Kailer Yamamoto back on track? Yamamoto's scoring woes stem from his sudden reluctance to shoot. What can he do to revert to last season's form?

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Hot Links: Wednesday, May 5 Oilers beat #Canucks 4-1 last night as Connor McDavid moves two steps closer to 100 points and Mike Smith inches closer to a Vezina. Serious...

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Connor McDavid focused on playoffs, not 100 points in 56 games Connor McDavid is within reach of a milestone that could go down in hockey history. McDavid needs seven points in Edmonton’s final five game...

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Edmonton hosts Vancouver after Draisaitl's 2-goal game Edmonton hosts the Vancouver Canucks after Leon Draisaitl scored two goals in the Oilers' 4-1 win against the Canucks

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OILERS TODAY | Post-Game at VAN

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McDavid focused on NHL playoffs, not 100 points in 56 games Connor McDavid needs seven points in Edmonton's final five games to reach 100 in the NHL's 56-game season

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Recap: EDM 4, VAN 1 Connor McDavid added two assists and Leon Draisaitl provided two goals to lead the Oilers over the Canucks, on the road 4-1

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GAME STORY: Oilers 4, Canucks 1 Two goals from Leon Draisaitl and two more points from Connor McDavid power Edmonton to another victory in Vancouver

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Draisaitl scores twice as Oilers beat Canucks 4-1 Leon Draisaitl scored twice and Darnell Nurse had a goal and an assist, leading the Edmonton Oilers to a 4-1 victory over the Vancouver Canucks

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Leon Draisaitl Scores After Costly Turnover By J.T. Miller

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Helps out on insurance tally Chiasson recorded an assist in Tuesday's 4-1 win over the Canucks.

Impact Chiasson ended a four-game point drought with his helper on Darnell Nurse's third-period goal. Through 40 appearances, Chiasson has 13 points, 54 shots on net, 33 hits and 24 PIM. He works in a fourth-line role at even strength, but he's picked up six power-play points as a net-front presence on the top man-advantage unit.

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Slides assist in win Archibald provided an assist and three hits in Tuesday's 4-1 win over the Canucks.

Impact Archibald set up Darnell Nurse for the insurance tally in the third period. The 28-year-old Archibald has a four-game point streak, during which he's posted a goal and four helpers. The hard-hitting winger is up to 13 points, 172 hits, 56 shots on net and 33 PIM through 47 appearances.

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Bags power-play helper in win Kahun registered a power-play assist in Tuesday's 4-1 win over the Canucks.

Impact A rare goal from the Oilers' second power-play unit saw Kahun pass to Darnell Nurse, who then set up Evan Bouchard. The assist was Kahun's first power-play point of the year. The German winger has 13 points, 59 shots on net and a minus-3 rating in 43 contests overall.

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Garners power-play assist Barrie notched a power-play assist and five shots on goal in Tuesday's 4-1 win over the Canucks.

Impact Barrie earned the secondary helper on Leon Draisaitl's second goal of the game. Through 51 appearances, Barrie is up to 44 points, 22 of which have come with the man advantage. The high-scoring blueliner has 133 shots on net, a plus-8 rating and 50 blocked shots in 2020-21.

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Notches pair of helpers McDavid recorded two assists, one on the power play, in Tuesday's 4-1 win over the Canucks.

Impact McDavid set up both of Leon Draisaitl's second-period tallies in the contest. In his last nine games, McDavid has put up an astronomical 24 points and a plus-14 rating. The superstar center has 93 points (31 tallies, 62 helpers), 182 shots on goal, a plus-26 rating and 32 power-play points through 52 appearances overall.

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Bulges twine on power play Bouchard scored a power-play goal on two shots, blocked two shots and added a pair of hits in Tuesday's 4-1 win over the Canucks.

Impact Bouchard's long-range goal at 19:13 of the second period gave the Oilers a 3-1 lead. The 21-year-old blueliner has played a limited role this season with just five points in 13 appearances. He's unlikely to see much playing time once the playoffs roll around, but head coach Dave Tippett will want the young defenseman ready to go in case he's needed due to injuries on the blue line.

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One of each Tuesday Nurse scored a goal on four shots, dished a power-play assist and blocked two shots in Tuesday's 4-1 win over the Canucks.

Impact Nurse set up an Evan Bouchard tally in the second period and then scored one of his own in the third. The two-point effort gave Nurse 33 points in 51 contests -- he needed 71 contests to reach that mark last year. The Ontario native has added a career-best plus-30 rating, 141 shots on goal, 112 hits, 94 blocked shots and 48 PIM this year.

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Snipes pair Tuesday Draisaitl scored two goals, one on the power play, in Tuesday's 4-1 win over the Canucks.

Impact Draisaitl scored twice in a span of 2:56 during the second period, giving the Oilers a 2-1 lead. His second tally stood as the game-winner, his seventh such goal this year. Overall, the German superstar has 75 points (26 scores, 49 helpers), 150 shots on net, a plus-32 shots and 28 power-play points through 51 appearances.

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Strong in win over Canucks Smith allowed only one goal on 29 shots in Tuesday's 4-1 win over the Canucks.

Impact A somewhat fluky Brock Boeser goal in the opening minute was the only puck to get behind Smith on Tuesday. The 39-year-old goalie improved to 19-6-2 with a 2.25 GAA and a .925 save percentage through 29 appearances. He's likely to get another look against the Canucks on Thursday.

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Unable to play Tuesday Russell (lower body) is unavailable for Tuesday's game versus the Canucks, Bob Stauffer of the Oilers Radio Network reports.

Impact Russell has played in only one of the Oilers' last six games. He is a key part of the penalty kill when he's in the lineup, but head coach Dave Tippett won't need to rush the veteran defenseman back with the Oilers having already clinched a playoff spot.

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Not returning Tuesday Nygard (hand) won't play Tuesday versus the Canucks, Bob Stauffer of the Oilers Radio Network reports.

Impact Nygard will miss a seventh straight game Tuesday, and there's been no timeline announced for his return. Consider the Swede out indefinitely until more information becomes available.

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Out again versus Canucks Shore (undisclosed) won't play Tuesday versus the Canucks, Bob Stauffer of the Oilers Radio Network reports.

Impact Shore was described as "banged up" by head coach Dave Tippett ahead of Monday's game. The 26-year-old Shore clearly hasn't healed up enough to be ready to go Tuesday.

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