Wednesday, March 14, 2012

Canucks slip past Oilers 4-3

EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Raffi Torres had a hat trick against his former team Tuesday and the Vancouver Canucks withstood a late charge to beat the Edmonton Oilers 4-3 for their fourth straight win.

Daniel Sedin also scored for the Canucks (6-3-2), who won for the first time on the road this season. Vancouver plays seven of its next eight away from home.

Dustin Penner, Ryan Jones and Gilbert Brule scored for the Oilers (3-5-2), who have one win in their past eight games after a 2-0 start.

After Vancouver blew a three-goal lead, Torres completed his hat trick with a backhand that surprised Oilers goalie Nikolai Khabibulin with nine minutes to go in the third.

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