GDB 11.0 Wrap Up: Canucks @ Oilers
By baggedmilk
9 years agoDecent effort, but moral victories are for the birds. Final Score: 3-2 Canucks
After winning 4 games in a row against Tampa Bay, Washington, Caroline, and Montreal the Oilers were blatantly overmatched against Nashville. The Predators basically ran the show for most of the game, and despite the shots being similar (35-27) they were also able to cash on their chances. Actually, the Nashville game kind of reminded me of the first 2 games against Vancouver in the sense that they couldn’t buy a goal when they needed one. Tonight, the Oilers missed some chances and Vancouver were able to cash on theirs.
Tonight, the Oilers were able to carry the play for good chunks of the game. Unfortunately, despite having the puck for most of the night, the Oilers make some costly mistakes that ended up costing them the game. Not only were their mistakes ending up in the back of the net, the Oilers also lost Taylor Hall for the game after he crashed into the net/boards in the second period. The combination was too much to overcome, and although the Oilers played another solid game it didn’t show up in the win column. In the end, the standings are more important than another decent effort.
Let’s wrap it up…
THE BRIGHT SIDE
- It was nice to see the Oilers finally shoot on the power play.
- Dominated the play in the first period. Missing the net hurt them in the first 20 minutes.
- Leon Draisaitl keeps getting better. He will be an absolute monster in a few years.
- Ference with a huge hit on Zack Kassian.
- FINALLY! A little bit of DP.
- Beauty hit by Yakupov on Sedin.
THE FACE PALMERS
- For Alex Burrows, the press box popcorn isn’t nearly as satisfying as human flesh.
- HIT THE NET! How many point blank shot opportunities did the Oilers have, only to miss the net.
- Late goal against in the first – always a turd in the punchbowl.
- How long is the Brad Hunt experiment going to last? Seriously.
- Taylor Hall left the game in the 2nd period after crashing into the net, and didn’t return.
- SERIOUSLY, TAYLOR HALL DIDN’T COME BACK.
- Ben Scrivens passing to no one on the 3rd goal.
- Wins against the Western Conference aren’t really that important are they??
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