Edmonton Oilers vs Vancouver Canucks
Regular season · Monday, December 23, 1996 · General Motors Place
Game summary
The Edmonton Oilers beat the Vancouver Canucks 7–0 on Monday, December 23, 1996 at General Motors Place. The Oilers outshot the Canucks 31–26.
Dean McAmmond scored twice, Andrei Kovalenko scored twice and Ryan Smyth scored twice. Mats Lindgren also scored.
Bob Essensa made 26 saves on 26 shots for the win; Corey Hirsch stopped 20 of 27.
Scoring
1st period
Dean McAmmond (7)Mariusz Czerkawski (9), Dan Mcgillis (4)1–009:36 EDM
Andrei Kovalenko (17)Boris Mironov (19)2–009:43 EDM ·
2nd period
Ryan Smyth (16)Luke Richardson (7)3–000:45 EDM- Andrei Kovalenko (18)Jason Arnott (20)4–007:42 EDM
3rd period
Mats Lindgren (3)Kelly Buchberger (11), Kevin Lowe (4)5–002:37 EDM- Ryan Smyth (17)Kelly Buchberger (12)6–007:29 EDM
- Dean McAmmond (8)Mariusz Czerkawski (10), Todd Marchant (8)7–009:30 EDM
Team stats
EDMVAN
3126
0%0%
1/60/1
1838
00
00
00
00
Penalties
- 9:36 into the first period
Bench · too many men on the ice2 min - 13:54 into the first periodGino Odjick · elbowing2 min
- 12:44 into the second periodPavel Bure · hooking2 min
- 13:33 into the second period
Andrei Kovalenko · roughing2 min - 13:33 into the second periodDana Murzyn · roughing2 min
- 13:33 into the second periodDana Murzyn · game misconduct10 min
- 13:33 into the second periodMike Sillinger · roughing2 min
- 17:07 into the second periodBoris Mironov · hooking obstruction2 min
- 4:21 into the third periodGino Odjick · roughing2 min
- 6:48 into the third periodBryan Marchment · roughing2 min
- 6:48 into the third periodDonald Brashear · roughing2 min
- 8:58 into the third periodBryan Marchment · misconduct10 min
- 8:58 into the third periodDonald Brashear · misconduct10 min
- 12:45 into the third periodLuke Richardson · roughing2 min
- 12:45 into the third periodGino Odjick · high sticking double minor4 min
Season series
Edmonton Oilers
| 16Kelly BuchbergerR | 0 | 2 | 2 | +3 | 1 | – |
| 21Mariusz CzerkawskiR | 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 1 | – |
| 37Dean McAmmondC | 2 | 0 | 2 | +2 | 6 | – |
| 51Andrei KovalenkoR | 2 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 94Ryan SmythL | 2 | 0 | 2 | +3 | 5 | – |
| 7Jason ArnottC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 4 | – |
| 14Mats LindgrenC | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 1 | – |
| 26Todd MarchantC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 2 | – |
| 2Boris MironovD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 3 | – |
| 4Kevin LoweD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 1 | – |
| 22Luke RichardsonD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +3 | 0 | – |
| 23Dan McgillisD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +3 | 1 | – |
| 17Rem MurrayL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 18Miroslav SatanR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 25Mike GrierR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 39Doug WeightC | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | – |
| 6Jeff NortonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 24Bryan MarchmentD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30Bob EssensaG | W | 26 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 31Curtis JosephG | 0 | 0 | – |
Vancouver Canucks
| 7David RobertsL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 8Donald BrashearL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 10Esa TikkanenL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 4 | – |
| 14Lonny BohonosR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 2 | – |
| 17Mike RidleyC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 1 | – |
| 19Markus NaslundL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 0 | – |
| 20Alexander SemakC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 23Martin GelinasL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 2 | – |
| 26Mike SillingerC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 0 | – |
| 29Gino OdjickL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 89Alexander MogilnyR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 0 | – |
| 96Pavel BureR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 | – |
| 3Bret HedicanD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 5 | – |
| 4Mark WottonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 1 | – |
| 5Dana MurzynD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 6Adrian AucoinD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | 3 | – |
| 21Jyrki LummeD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 44Dave BabychD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 1 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30Mike FountainG | 4 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 31Corey HirschG | L | 27 | 7 | .741 |