Vancouver Canucks vs Edmonton Oilers

Regular season · Wednesday, December 20, 2000 · Skyreach Centre

2–3

24–34

Game summary

The Edmonton Oilers beat the Vancouver Canucks 3–2 in overtime on Wednesday, December 20, 2000 at Skyreach Centre. The Oilers outshot the Canucks 34–24.

Goals came from Brendan Morrison, Matt Cooke, Georges Laraque, Doug Weight and Anson Carter.

Tommy Salo made 22 saves on 24 shots for the win; Bob Essensa stopped 31 of 34.

Goals
VAN	1	1	0	0	2	24
EDM	0	0	2	1	3	34

Scoring

1st period

Brendan Morrison (7)Scott Lachance (6), Matt Cooke (6)1–003:44 VAN

2nd period

Matt Cooke (11)Peter Schaefer (13), Brendan Morrison (19)2–006:36 VAN

3rd period

Georges Laraque (6)Janne Niinimaa (15), Doug Weight (32)2–100:56 EDM
Doug Weight (10)Janne Niinimaa (16), Anson Carter (4)2–210:22 EDM ·

Overtime

Anson Carter (7)Ryan Smyth (16), Janne Niinimaa (17)2–302:41 EDM ·

Team stats

VANEDM

2434

45%55%

0/32/7

2113

1416

2711

2121

1114

Penalties

10:30 into the first periodHarold Druken · slashing2 min
12:56 into the first periodJanne Niinimaa · tripping2 min
18:08 into the first periodDan Lacouture · slashing2 min
3:21 into the second periodBrendan Morrison · tripping2 min
10:08 into the second periodIgor Ulanov · hooking2 min
13:21 into the second periodDonald Brashear · holding2 min
7:27 into the third periodJason Smith · roughing2 min
7:27 into the third periodJason Smith · fighting5 min
7:27 into the third periodTrent Klatt · roughing2 min
7:27 into the third periodTrent Klatt · fighting5 min
8:28 into the third periodMatt Cooke · slashing2 min
10:14 into the third periodMattias Ohlund · high sticking2 min
10:14 into the third periodMattias Ohlund · high sticking2 min
1:58 into overtimeMattias Ohlund · boarding2 min

Season series

Vancouver Canucks

Vancouver Canucks skaters

7Brendan MorrisonC	1	1	2	+2	5	0	0	2	58	16:54
24Matt CookeL	1	1	2	+2	3	2	1	2	–	16:46
72Peter SchaeferL	0	1	1	+2	1	0	2	0	–	17:30
14Scott LachanceD	0	1	1	+2	2	1	8	0	–	29:10
8Donald BrashearL	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	–	11:10
15Harold DrukenC	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	2	30	09:39
19Markus NaslundL	0	0	0	−1	3	1	0	0	–	14:55
20Denis PedersonC	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	–	14:06
22Daniel SedinL	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	–	11:34
25Andrew CasselsC	0	0	0	−1	0	0	0	0	47	22:08
26Trent KlattR	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	7	100	11:08
33Henrik SedinC	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	58	12:34
44Todd BertuzziR	0	0	0	−1	0	2	0	0	–	15:22
2Mattias OhlundD	0	0	0	−1	1	2	8	6	–	23:04
6Adrian AucoinD	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	–	12:08
23Murray BaronD	0	0	0	−1	0	1	3	0	–	22:30
34Jason StrudwickD	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	–	07:39
55Ed JovanovskiD	0	0	0	+2	1	1	2	0	–	29:51

Vancouver Canucks goalies
Goalie
29Felix PotvinG		0	0	0	–	00:00
35Bob EssensaG	L	34	31	3	.912	62:40

Edmonton Oilers

Edmonton Oilers skaters

44Janne NiinimaaD	0	3	3	+1	2	1	2	2	–	26:20
22Anson CarterR	1	1	2	−1	2	3	0	0	–	20:28
39Doug WeightC	1	1	2	+1	4	1	0	0	50	27:31
27Georges LaraqueR	1	0	1	0	2	3	0	0	–	16:58
94Ryan SmythL	0	1	1	+1	6	1	0	0	–	25:42
7Daniel ClearyR	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	–	10:59
14Domenic PittisC	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	50	08:33
17Rem MurrayL	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	100	11:56
18Ethan MoreauL	0	0	0	−2	5	1	0	0	–	16:57
26Todd MarchantC	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	0	54	20:36
33Dan LacoutureL	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	–	04:18
34Sergei ZholtokC	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	88	13:16
36Shawn HorcoffC	0	0	0	−2	0	0	0	0	50	06:39
2Eric BrewerD	0	0	0	+1	4	0	0	0	–	19:54
5Tom PotiD	0	0	0	−1	2	0	2	0	–	22:10
21Jason SmithD	0	0	0	−1	1	1	1	7	–	19:17
23Sean BrownD	0	0	0	−1	1	1	1	0	–	09:51
55Igor UlanovD	0	0	0	−1	0	2	2	2	–	23:23

Edmonton Oilers goalies
Goalie
31Joaquin GageG		0	0	0	–	00:00
35Tommy SaloG	W	24	22	2	.917	62:37