Andrei Kuzmenko was ruled out for Game 4 due to an abdominal strain. As a result Vasili Podkolzin would be called up and be given a huge opportunity on the second line alongside Jenner and Garland. Garland would swing to the left side so Podzy can play his natural right wing. It's a big Game 4 for both clubs as Edmonton looks to even the series while the Canucks want to take a commanding 3-1 series lead. Leon Draisaitl opens the scoring on a 5-on-4 Power play courtesy of a Conor Garland slash. J.T. Miller would eventually tie it up with under 5 minutes remaining off of a rebound. Another almost eery thing to note was Arshdeep Bains left the game after his first shift, almost having identical time on ice to Kuzmenko last game. It will be interesting to see what the diagnosis is for his ailment. Edmonton headed into the second with double the shots of Vancouver and momentum on their side from the energetic Oilers fanbase at Rogers Place. However it was Christopher Tanev who scored, his second of the series, to make it 2-1 VAN and it would stay that way until the end of the period despite the Oilers doubling the Nucks in shots 30-14. The team just needed one more solid period from Demko and they'd be loving life headed back to Vancouver. The Canucks came out on the offense in the third despite leading by one but it worked as Conor Garland scored to give a two goal lead to the good guys. Canucks fans went crazy when they realized Vasili Podkolzin had the primary assist on the goal, his first NHL playoff point of his career. Edmonton was stifled in the third as once again Bear Schenn had his team play tight and defensive and it worked, only allowing 5 shots in period number three. Ilya Mikheyev would basically ice the game with 3:57 left in the third after a rebound came out to him in the crease. The Canucks will head back to Rogers Arena for a chance to eliminate the Oilers in Game 5