Canadian Press
 
Updated: Thu. Jan. 31 2002 6:05 AM ET

VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Canucks didn't get the start they wanted but, like most of their games in the month of January, they were pretty pleased with the finish.

Petr Skudra made 32 saves and Henrik Sedin scored the tying goal at 8:37 of the third period as the Vancouver Canucks extended their unbeaten streak to seven games with a 2-2 draw against the Edmonton Oilers.

The Canucks, who trailed 2-0 early in the second period, finish January with a 10-3-1-0 record, tying their franchise best for a single month.

Vancouver (26-24-4-1) got the equalizer when Daniel Sedin fed the puck to his brother in behind the net and Henrik's wraparound bounced off the far post and into the net.

Todd Bertuzzi scored the Canucks' first goal at 19:21 of the second period to extend his point to 14 streak games, the longest active streak in the NHL and one game shy of the club record.

"It was a battle to get back," said Canucks captain Markus Naslund, whose second-period assist ties him with Jarome Iginla for the NHL scoring lead. "They came out flying and played us well. They didn't give us a lot of room to wind up. They played us physical."

Part of the problem for the Canucks was the stellar play of Tommy Salo, who stopped 20 shots for Edmonton, including a skate save on Trevor Letowski late in regulation. Earlier, Salo made an incredible pad save stop on Brendan Morrison, who was trying to finish off a 3-on-1 break for the Canucks.

"Tommy didn't see a lot of pucks in the first two periods but the shots he didn't see where five-bell chances," said Oilers coach Craig MacTavish. "He made the one two-pad stack and the other Hasek roll on Morrison. He was spectacular."

Mike Comrie became the second Oiler to get 20 goals this season when he opened the scoring at 2:50 of the second period. Mattias Ohlund's clearing attempt was intercepted by Daniel Cleary, who fed a wide-open Comrie.

Josh Green made it 2-0 at 3:53 when he won a battle behind the net for the puck, carried it out front and lifted it over Skudra.

Edmonton has two wins in its last 11 games and goes into the all-star break 25-20-9-2.

"We should have had two points for sure," said Salo. "I was a little disappointed they scored late in the second period. If you have a 2-0 lead in the third, I think we would win the game."

The Oilers outshot the Canucks 34-22 and took just one penalty in the game, resulting in a single 24-second power play for the Canucks. The Oilers finished 0-for-4 with the man advantage.

"It was one of those games where you have to try not to get frustrated with the calls they were making," Naslund said of the officials. "Sometimes it's a little bit tempting to yell at them."