Demko will defend the visiting cage in Edmonton on Thursday, according to Mark Spector of Sportsnet.

The Vancouver Canucks are a team imploding from the inside out with locker room drama, and now reports are surfacing that Thatcher Demko ... by the Oilers without Connor McDavid.

In a marquee rematch against the Oilers, the Canucks didn't start to find their legs until they were down by five goals.

Things were testy to start, with the Oilers looking to avenge the loss of their Captain following Conor Garland’s malicious attack on Connor McDavid ... testing Thatcher Demko with a heater ...

Zach Hyman had two goals and an assist, Leon Draisaitl had a goal and two assists and the Edmonton Oilers beat the Vancouver ...

Things were testy to start, with the Oilers looking to avenge the loss of their Captain following Conor Garland’s malicious ...

They squared off against one another on Saturday night and also resulted in the three-game suspensions of Oilers captain Connor McDavid and Canucks defenseman Tyler Myers. With neither player ...

It was the second game of Connor McDavid's three-game suspension ... He then proceeds to score on Thatcher Demko. No one else on the Oilers team can make that play. Not even McDavid.

Emotions were high but the Oilers played a disciplined game without superstar Connor McDavid ... scored and Thatcher Demko made 28 saves for the Canucks. The league slapped McDavid with a three ...

Oilers superstar Connor McDavid and Canucks defenceman ... Calvin Pickard made 24 stops in net for the Oilers while Thatcher Demko recorded 28 saves for the Canucks. Canucks: Demko has been ...