Devin Sor was the only player to score in a 10-player penalty shootout as the Oilers defeated the Vancouver Cannons 3-2 on Friday. Brett Kulak and Tyson Barrie also scored for the Oilers (49-27-6) who set a new franchise record for consecutive home games by one point, scoring 14-0-1 in their last 15 Rogers Place appearances. Edmonton, who will face the Los Angeles Kings in the first round of the playoffs, also won seven of their last eight overall. “The way we’ve been playing lately, even in the last two and a half months, is all built into what we’re going to do (with the playoffs) on Monday,” Barry said. “I think we are in a good position, we are a team with confidence and we know what is expected of us and what our systems are. We are ready and excited to do it. “I’ve been there many times, but I was never so excited to get in after the season. “I think we have a real opportunity for this this year and I look forward to Monday.” Oilers head coach Jay Woodcroft, who has a 26-9-3 record since taking office, is looking forward to the normal pace of the playoffs after a tumultuous last few months. “It was a sprint,” he said. “For me, personally, coming in mid-February, I feel the schedule was relentless, but we felt comfortable with it. I like where our team is.” JT Miller and Conor Garland responded for the Canucks (40-30-12) who ended their campaign with defeats in four of their last six after losing the game after the season. “I told them I was really proud of them. I can get maybe four or five games where we didn’t start very well, but out of the 50 games I’ve been here, the effort has been there almost every night,” said Canooks coach Bruce. Boudro. “I am unhappy that we did not make it to the playoffs, but not in the way we played and I believe that the tournament has a bright future.” The Cannons almost got on the board with an opportunity for power-play in the middle of the first, when a shot fell into the net behind Oilers goalkeeper Mikko Koskinen, but Duncan Keith caught the elf well in his time. However, Vancouver would have started the scoring with 2:27 remaining in the opening frame when Miller threw a shot from the crossbar and into the net for his 32nd goal and 99th point. No goal was scored in the second period, with the Cannons sitting on 30 shots after 40 minutes, while the Oilers had 18 in Vancouver key Spencer Martin. Edmonton equalized 31 seconds before the third as a Kulak blast from the spot found the net with Evander Kane providing the screen in front. Vancouver came back two minutes later in a goal that Koskinen would have liked, as Garland had put it under his arm from the final dot. The Oilers completed the game nine minutes into the third with a long-range bomb through a Barrie screen, eventually sending the game into overtime. Edmonton hosts the opening game of the first round of the series against the Los Angeles Kings on Monday. Notes: The two teams also played each other to open the season, with Edmonton winning 3-2 on penalties. Did the Oilers win the next two games 2-1 and 3-2 (OT)? Were the Oilers still without defender Darnell Nurse, except with a lower body injury? The Vancouver squad included William Lockwood (upper body), Thatcher Demko (unknown), Yaroslav Halak (upper body), Bo Horvat (lower body), Tanner Pearson (upper body), Tucker Pullman (upper body). body) and Niels Hoglander (lower body).
