THE BRIGHT SIDE
- Who else would you expect to open the scoring at this point other than Connor McDavid with his 29th goal of the season that extended his point streak to 10 games with another three point night. The kid should win the Hart, he’s going to win the Art Ross, he’s must see TV, and Connor McDavid is literally my whole world right now.
- How about the little dangle by Patty Maroon before feeding the puck out from to McDavid
- Milan Lucic scored a huge power play goal (his 19th) late in the third period to tie the game up at two goals apiece. Up until then, the power play hadn’t been great but it came through in a big way right at the perfect moment.
- Leon Draisaitl scored the OT winner off of a beautiful setup by Connor McDavid. Connor set Leon up on a tee and Big Sexy made no mistake of smashing it home.
- Both Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl extended their point streaks to 10 games tonight. Did they just become best friends? YUP!
- Cam Talbot made some huge saves tonight and he gave his team the best chance to win that he could. After years of being unsure whether or not the goalie would stop the puck it’s sure nice to have Dadbot locking the net down on a consistent basis and he’s been doing that all year. Talbot was solid and made some huge saves despite what the .889 save% would have you believe.
- The power play missed three big chances to score in the first two periods and the game could have been over early, but they got one when they needed it most. The PP finished 1/4 on the night.
- Andrej Sekera has been great all season and he was quietly solid again tonight. Sekera is really good at picking his spots to jump into the play and it usually ends up being productive. He deserves more credit.
- Shout out to Ryan Kesler for missing a wide open net and hitting the crossbar in the third period. That was really cool of him to do for us.
- Outshot the Ducks 37-18 and deserved to win this hockey game.
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THE FACE PALMERS
- Honestly, I’m not even mad about Ryan Getzlaf’s goal. He ripped a clapper from the point and he put it in the absolutely perfect spot. When you add the screen in front of Talbot I don’t know what else he could have done to stop it.
- Bieksa going yard sale at least once per game is a movie that we’ve come to expect over the years and he didn’t disappoint tonight.
- The penalty kill couldn’t get the job done as they allowed goals on both******** of the Ducks’ attempts.
- John Gibson had the horseshoe lodged between his cheeks as he was getting all kinds of luck with bounces tonight.
- It was annoying how many shots the Ducks were able to block (30) tonight. Edmonton had some good chances that ended up being blocked and it had happened way too much for my liking.
- The Oilers need more from Nuge and Eberle if they’re going to make some noise in the playoffs. This team is relying too much on the McDavid line and that’s not a great blueprint for long term success.
- I need to figure out a way to find a sponsor for my ref complaints. I’ve made so many bullet points about the refs being garbage for both teams that I should probably find a way to monetize it. Mercy.
- 42% in the faceoff circle tonight. Didn’t matter. Still need to get better.
SCORING SUMMARY
1ST PERIOD
TIME | TEAM | DETAILS | SCORE |
---|---|---|---|
19:11 | EDM | Connor McDavid (29) ASST: Patrick Maroon (15), Adam Larsson (14) | 0-1 |
2ND PERIOD
TIME | TEAM | DETAILS | SCORE |
---|---|---|---|
03:27 | ANA | PPG – Ryan Getzlaf (15) ASST: Jakob Silfverberg (24), Cam Fowler (27) | 1-1 |
3RD PERIOD
TIME | TEAM | DETAILS | SCORE |
---|---|---|---|
08:53 | ANA | PPG – Patrick Eaves (29) ASST: Antoine Vermette (18), Jakob Silfverberg (25) | 2-1 |
18:02 | EDM | PPG – Milan Lucic (19) ASST: Leon Draisaitl (46), Connor McDavid (64) | 2-2 |
OT PERIOD
TIME | TEAM | DETAILS | SCORE |
---|---|---|---|
01:26 | EDM | Leon Draisaitl (28) ASST: Connor McDavid (65) | 2-3 |
BEST OF THE TWEETS
@OilersNation "I'd like to thank the Ducks for that portion of my paycheque that flows from them deciding that I wasn't good enough to play for them"
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— x- Mikel (@celtic642) April 2, 2017
Connor McDavid tightens his grip on Art Ross Trophy with three more points. Has 94 with four games remaining. Next stop 100 points.
— Robin Brownlee (@Robin_Brownlee) April 2, 2017
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— Matt Henderson (@Archaeologuy) April 2, 2017
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