BEST SCENE

 With defenceman Chris Tanev holding court after scoring his first career NHL goal, his teammates were gathered around the TV replay and screaming "Tan-ev, Tan-ev."

BEST RALLY

 "Pretty impressive. We knew that was not going to cut it. We had to get more shots and some greasy rebounds and it softened up the goalie."

— Kevin Bieksa on the Canucks hitting a season high with 40 shots after just six in the first period.

 BEST DODGE

 Jordan Schroeder avoided a heavy sideboards check by defenceman Mark Fistric who suffered a back injury on the play and didn't return. The Oilers also lost captain Shawn Horcoff to a hand injury.

 BEST WAKE-UP CALL

 "I've never been scratched — first time for me. He (coach) told me I'm not playing well enough. Obviously, I'm not happy with the decision, but I respect it."

— Oilers defenceman Ryan Whitney sitting out after 486 regular season and playoff games.

BEST FOCUS

 "I didn't even know about it and I don't pay attention to it. I just concentrate on the guys in the room."

— Cory Schneider on a Mike Gillis sighting Sunday in Washington at Caps-Pens game that fuelled more trade speculation.

BEST SHOT

 "Edmonton always gets the back-up goalie."