The exact contents of that interaction with Miller aren’t quite known, but Perry gave a cheeky answer when asked about it after the game. “I just asked him what he had for dinner and how everything was going,” Perry said with a sly smile. “That was it.”

Edmonton Oilers forward Corey Perry made a sarcastic remark regarding his exchange with J.T. Miller following a heated second period between the Oilers and the Vancouver Canucks on Thursday.

What is a Corey Perry hat trick: a point, an ambush, and a devious mindfrak. The point came from a greasy battle won behind the net, getting the puck to Mattias Ekholm, who slammed it back down low, with Adam Henrique picking up the puck and slamming it home.

Somehow, this soon-to-be 40-year-old, who had one assist and one shot on goal, was on everyone’s lips post-game on a night when Zach Hyman scored twice, Leon Draisaitl had three points, and too many Canucks to name shorted their employer in a game the Oilers led 5-0 at the 32-minute mark.

Corey Perry took down Quinn Hughes in a scrum as frustration boiled over between the Edmonton Oilers and Vancouver Canucks during Thursday's matchup.

The Edmonton Oilers delivered a statement performance against the Vancouver Canucks on Thursday night. Without Connor McDavid and with the media narrative that this was a game that could get out of hand,

The Edmonton Oilers clearly didn’t forget about what happened on Saturday night. That was all put to bed Thursday night, settling the score in more ways than one with the Vancouver Canucks.

A cheesy interruption during the Capitals game in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, on Tuesday night almost threatened Washington's win streak, which improved to five straight after a win over the Oilers.

A battle between two of the NHL’s best teams Tuesday night took a bizarre turn when the Edmonton Oilers benefitted from a fan throwing their cheesy nachos onto the ice, scoring a goal on distracted Washington Capitals goalie Logan Thompson,

Early in the third, Teddy Blueger tried to get Perry to drop the gloves, and then not long after Mark Friedman gave him a shove — which somehow was ruled a misconduct. A fight with Blueger was right there. Hockey code called for it.