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NHL: Vancouver 6, Edmonton 3

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Published: Oct. 26, 2008 at 2:21 AM

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Oct. 26 (UPI) -- Mason Raymond and Jannik Hansen both scored two goals Saturday night when the Vancouver Canucks raced to a 6-3 win over the Edmonton Oilers.

The Canucks secured the win by scoring three unanswered goals in the third period.

Center Kyle Wellwood scored the eventual game-winner on the power play at 2:32 of the third.

Henrik Sedin had two assists, and goaltender Roberto Luongo yielded three goals on 28 shots for the Canucks, who were coming off a 2-4 road trip.

Edmonton got one goal apiece from Robert Nilsson, Steve Staios and Denis Grebeshkov.

Mathieu Garon was beaten six times on 30 shots for the Oilers, who have lost three straight since starting the season with four straight victories.

On the power play, Vancouver was 4-for-6, while the Oilers went 0-for-4.

Topics: Denis Grebeshkov, Henrik Sedin, Mason Raymond, Roberto Luongo
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