VANCOUVER -- Bo Horvat scored twice, and the Vancouver Canucks defeated the Edmonton Oilers 3-2 in their season opener at Rogers Arena on Saturday.
Brandon Sutter also scored and Jacob Markstrom made 33 saves to help new coach Travis Green win his first game.
It was Vancouver's first regulation win over the Oilers since Nov. 19, 2014; Edmonton had been 9-0-2 against the Canucks.
Kris Russell and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins scored for the Oilers (1-1-0), who were coming off a 3-0 win in their season opener against the Calgary Flames on Wednesday.
Cam Talbot made 27 saves to shut out Calgary but was pulled after giving up three goals on seven shots when Horvat scored his second on a wraparound that somehow snuck between his pad and the post that gave the Canucks a 3-1 lead 32 seconds into the second period.
Laurent Brossoit stopped all 19 shots in relief.
Connor McDavid, who had a hat trick against Calgary, was held without a point for the first time in 16 regular-season games dating to March 12.
Russell gave the Oilers a 1-0 lead on their first shot 1:08 into the first period, matching his goal total from last season, by using defenseman Erik Gudbranson as a screen and beating Markstrom low on the blocker side with a quick wrist shot off the rush.
Horvat tied it 1-1 with a power-play rush at 7:35, beating defenseman Matt Benning wide and lifting a shot over Talbot's shoulder as he reached for a poke check.
Sutter gave Vancouver a 2-1 lead 1:54 later after Russell had the puck bounce off his stick behind the net and into the low slot, catching Talbot looking the other way.
Nugent Hopkins made it 3-2 with a power-play goal 8:09 into the third period.
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