Holloway's four points lead Oilers to rout of Canucks

EDMONTON — It would appear you can add Dylan Holloway’s name to the Edmonton Oilers season-starting roster in indelible ink.

Holloway had three goals and an assist and Zach Hyman had a goal and two assists as the Oilers came away with a 7-2 NHL pre-season victory over the Vancouver Canucks on Monday.

“It was kind of one of those nights where everything seems to go right,” said Holloway, the recently turned 21-year-old rookie who made his official NHL debut in Game 4 of last year’s Western Conference Final against Colorado.

“I saw that I was playing with Leon (Draisaitl) and Zach (Hyman), so obviously I was pretty excited. And my adrenalin was going there right from the start. So yeah, super excited all day and just felt good.”

Hyman was suitably impressed with Holloway’s performance.

“Look at our forwards — they’re so deep, and it’s hard to make this team. He’s doing everything possible to not allow the coaches to say no,” Hyman said.

“I can't say enough good things about him. It’s just one game here, but he’s done it in previous games, and he’s got to keep doing it over and over again. He’s doing a great job.”

Warren Foegele had a pair of late goals and Tyson Barrie also scored for the Oilers (4-2 in pre-season) who dressed close to their full regular-season lineup.

Nils Hoglander and Conor Garland replied for the Canucks, who had few familiar faces playing in the contest. Vancouver has yet to enjoy any pre-season success, falling to 0-3-2.

“To me it wasn’t a 7-2 type game,” said Vancouver head coach Bruce Boudreau. “With five minutes to go it was 4-2 and we had just killed off a five-on-three and were about to pull the goalie when they scored. The wind just went out of the sails of everybody and they quit for a couple