<p>Edmonton Oilers 5.</p>
<p>Vancouver Canucks 3.</p>
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<p>The Oilers overcame a shaky start in their first game of the 2020-23 season to mount a five-goal comeback. It started with Leon Drasiaitl scoring his first of the year on the powerplay, then Connor McDavid hitting another level scoring a hat trick.</p>
<p>Oh, and a beautiful short-handed goal from Darnell Nurse helped along the way.</p>
<p>This season, you&#8217;ll be seeing these articles The Day After every game. Woz will be in the hosting chair, while myself, Cam Lewis and others rotate through as guests breaking down the previous night&#8217;s battle.</p>
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<p><i><span style="font-weight: 400">Zach Laing is the Nation Network’s news director and senior columnist. He can be followed on Twitter at</span></i><a href="http://www.twitter.com/zjlaing"> <span style="font-weight: 400">@zjlaing</span></a><i><span style="font-weight: 400">, or reached by email at zach@oilersnation.com.</span></i></p>
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<h2><strong>THE SEASON LAUNCH PARTY</strong></h2>
<div class="mb-5"><a class="text-accent" href="https://nationgear.ca/products/nation-viewing-party?_pos=1&amp;_sid=e380b74c0&amp;_ss=r" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter wp-image-121296" src="https://i1.wp.com/publish.oilersnation.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Season-Launch-Party.jpeg?resize=567%2C876&amp;ssl=1" alt="" width="567" height="876" data-recalc-dims="1" srcset="https://publish.oilersnation.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Season-Launch-Party.jpeg 647w, https://publish.oilersnation.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Season-Launch-Party-194x300.jpeg 194w" sizes="(max-width: 567px) 100vw, 567px" /></a></div>
<div class="mb-5">For the first time in three seasons, we&#8217;re throwing a Season Launch Party at SOHO and you&#8217;re all invited to join us! What&#8217;s going on? I&#8217;m glad you asked.</div>
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<li><strong>Date:</strong> Saturday, October 15th, 2022</li>
<li><strong>When:</strong> 5:00pm</li>
<li><strong>Location:</strong> SOHO YEG (11454 Jasper Ave)</li>
<li><strong>What’s Included:</strong> Entry to the event, Swag Bag (complete with w-shirt, stickers, GCs), entry to the giveaways, after party with RIFF/RAFF</li>
<li><strong>How:</strong> <a class="text-accent" href="https://nationgear.ca/products/nation-viewing-party?_pos=1&amp;_sid=e380b74c0&amp;_ss=r" rel="noopener noreferrer">GET YOUR TICKETS HERE!</a></li>
</ul>
<div class="mb-5">As always, we will also be including a charity component with the event where a portion of all ticket sales will be donated directly to Sport Central to help with their mission of providing equipment and bicycles to children in need.</div>

Edmonton Oilers 5.

Vancouver Canucks 3.



The Oilers overcame a shaky start in their first game of the 2020-23 season to mount a five-goal comeback. It started with Leon Drasiaitl scoring his first of the year on the powerplay, then Connor McDavid hitting another level scoring a hat trick.

Oh, and a beautiful short-handed goal from Darnell Nurse helped along the way.

This season, you'll be seeing these articles The Day After every game. Woz will be in the hosting chair, while myself, Cam Lewis and others rotate through as guests breaking down the previous night's battle.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AOOdP2RdpeQ&amp;t=36s

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<i><span style="font-weight: 400">Zach Laing is the Nation Network’s news director and senior columnist. He can be followed on Twitter at</span></i><a href="http://www.twitter.com/zjlaing"> <span style="font-weight: 400">@zjlaing</span></a><i><span style="font-weight: 400">, or reached by email at zach@oilersnation.com.</span></i>

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<h2><strong>THE SEASON LAUNCH PARTY</strong></h2>
<div class="mb-5"><a class="text-accent" href="https://nationgear.ca/products/nation-viewing-party?_pos=1&amp;_sid=e380b74c0&amp;_ss=r" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img class="aligncenter wp-image-121296" src="https://i1.wp.com/publish.oilersnation.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Season-Launch-Party.jpeg?resize=567%2C876&amp;ssl=1" alt="" width="567" height="876" data-recalc-dims="1" /></a></div>
<div class="mb-5">For the first time in three seasons, we're throwing a Season Launch Party at SOHO and you're all invited to join us! What's going on? I'm glad you asked.</div>
<ul class="list-disc pl-8">
 	<li><strong>Date:</strong> Saturday, October 15th, 2022</li>
 	<li><strong>When:</strong> 5:00pm</li>
 	<li><strong>Location:</strong> SOHO YEG (11454 Jasper Ave)</li>
 	<li><strong>What’s Included:</strong> Entry to the event, Swag Bag (complete with w-shirt, stickers, GCs), entry to the giveaways, after party with RIFF/RAFF</li>
 	<li><strong>How:</strong> <a class="text-accent" href="https://nationgear.ca/products/nation-viewing-party?_pos=1&amp;_sid=e380b74c0&amp;_ss=r" rel="noopener noreferrer">GET YOUR TICKETS HERE!</a></li>
</ul>
<div class="mb-5">As always, we will also be including a charity component with the event where a portion of all ticket sales will be donated directly to Sport Central to help with their mission of providing equipment and bicycles to children in need.</div>

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