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Canucks-Oilers shootout exposes flaws in new NHL schedule

Original: How Canucks, Oilers barnburner exposed an unserious new NHL schedule https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7651745/2026/10/02

Vancouver and Edmonton played a high-scoring, back-and-forth game that critics say highlighted problems with the NHL's revamped schedule. Writing in The Athletic, a columnist argues the new format is 'unserious,' pointing to the Canucks' loss to the Oilers in a goal-filled contest as evidence that the league's scheduling changes hurt competitive balance and game quality early in the season.

Why now: The Canucks-Oilers game offered a vivid, high-scoring example of problems critics see in the NHL's new schedule format.

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• How Canucks, Oilers barnburner exposed an unserious new NHL schedule https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7651745/2026/10/02/canucks-lose-oilers-goals-nhl-schedule/ # Sports # NHL # Hockey · nyt_sports@robot.villas · 1

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