11 more wins required. 40 minutes of solid hockey. Drai tied a record over 100 years old. Vegas learned this team is not soft. Game three the boys have to put the hammer down.
Second game of the series and woooooooo the Oilers were coming to play. Leon was a machine. Connor one upped him by getting a secondary assist (and instead of getting a 5 on 5 goal he got a shortie). Bouch was great too as were Nuge (2 assists), Hyman (3 assists) and Yamo being the only Oiler with exactly 1 point on the night (everyone else had 2 or 3 because, I mean, it's the Oilers). Brossoit got shelled during the 1st period and didn't get a lot of extra help in the 2nd. The third the Oilers were more quiet and VGK louder but they got one deserved goal on Stu who was great all night. Stu didn't get as much help as I'd like to see yet he pulled off a .968 save %age. This one was physical with Kane having 24 minutes of penalties, Bjugstad having 12, Kostin with 5. The boys were wrecking them on special teams with 3 PP and 1 Shortie. I mean for a bit there you had to think Vegas must have thought Leon thought he was playing Nashville or something because he OWNED them. Forwards got shorter shifts but Nurse played over 24 nearly 25 minutes (all other defenders below 20). Nice to see the second and third PP lines get some chances too. All in all a great game, Oilers, effectively, have home ice advantage now (if it's an advantage). Monday here we come. Take care all.
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Love your #14 T shirt
I think the Oilers kinda let up in the third I guess if you’re up 5-0 it’s understandable other than that a very good win
Very impressive win and play by the Oil.
Did i call it the other night i was spot on Oilers came back to spank Vegas and , now its our series to win.
Oilers in 5
That was an awesome game to watch! Can’t wait for the next.
11 more wins required. 40 minutes of solid hockey. Drai tied a record over 100 years old. Vegas learned this team is not soft. Game three the boys have to put the hammer down.
Desharnais played a lot better tonight, lots of confidence to take from tonight
Oilers in 5
Very positive 😁 loyal to the oil 😆
Man this game was like watching Vegas getting their self esteem crushed.
This is what happens when the Oilers play their game, they are unstoppable
This is what happens when Oilers bring it for 60 mins.
If the Oilers can play like this the rest of the playoffs they’re the best team in the NHL.
Statistics for Edmonton Oilers at Vegas Golden Knights May 6th, 2023
Game 2 Second Round Oilers 5, VGK 1
Draisaitl 2 Goals (1 on PP)
McDavid 2 Goals (1 on PP, 1 Shortie) 1 Secondary Assist (on PP)
Bouchard 1 Goal (PP), 1 Secondary Assist (PP)
Nuge 2 Primary Assists (both on PP)
Hyman 1 Primary Assist (PP), 2 Secondary Assists
Yamamoto 1 Primary Assist
Skinner 30 / 31 .968 Save %age (Made a lot of BIG saves)
Three Stars (Sportsnet): Draisaitl, McDavid, Bouchard on Sportsnet
Oilers VGK
Shots on Goal 36 31
Hits 33 39
Faceoffs Won 31 34
Power Play 3/6 0/3
Giveaways 2 7
Takeaways 8 14
Blocked Shots 13 17
Player TOI PP TOI: PK TOI: SOG +/- PIM Hits Blocks GVA TKA
Nurse 24:54 2:02 4:01 3 0 0 6 2 0 0
Ekholm 19:04 2:07 1:11 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
Ceci 18:49 —- 3:42 0 0 0 1 2 0 0
Kulak 17:37 0:59 1:06 0 -1 2 0 1 0 1
Bouchard 16:39 5:36 —- 2 -1 0 1 0 1 1
Desharnais 11:16 —- 1:59 0 1 2 2 0 0 1
Broberg 6:58 0:59 —- 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nuge 20:30 5:30 2:57 2 0 0 1 0 0 0
Draisaitl 18:40 5:31 0:05 4 1 0 2 2 0 2
McDavid 18:31 5:34 1:19 3 0 0 2 0 0 2
McLeod 17:25 2:07 1:49 3 0 0 4 0 0 0
Hyman 16:42 5:30 0:21 5 0 2 1 0 0 0
Kane 16:10 2:09 0:26 5 1 24 2 1 0 0
Yamamoto 16:07 0:59 0:46 1 1 2 0 1 0 0
Bjugstad 15:51 0:59 1:52 3 0 12 3 1 0 0
Ryan 13:07 —- 2:04 3 0 0 1 1 0 1
Foegele 12:55 1:52 0:22 1 0 0 2 0 0 1
Kostin 8:56 1:11 —- 0 -1 5 4 2 0 0
Faceoffs Won Lost Percent
Draisaitl 9 7 56.3
Bjugstad 8 10 44.4
McDavid 6 2 75.0
McLeod 6 11 35.3
Nuge 2 2 50.0
Ryan 0 1 0.00
Yamamoto 0 1 0.00
Second game of the series and woooooooo the Oilers were coming to play. Leon was a machine. Connor one upped him by getting a secondary assist (and instead of getting a 5 on 5 goal he got a shortie). Bouch was great too as were Nuge (2 assists), Hyman (3 assists) and Yamo being the only Oiler with exactly 1 point on the night (everyone else had 2 or 3 because, I mean, it's the Oilers). Brossoit got shelled during the 1st period and didn't get a lot of extra help in the 2nd. The third the Oilers were more quiet and VGK louder but they got one deserved goal on Stu who was great all night. Stu didn't get as much help as I'd like to see yet he pulled off a .968 save %age. This one was physical with Kane having 24 minutes of penalties, Bjugstad having 12, Kostin with 5. The boys were wrecking them on special teams with 3 PP and 1 Shortie. I mean for a bit there you had to think Vegas must have thought Leon thought he was playing Nashville or something because he OWNED them. Forwards got shorter shifts but Nurse played over 24 nearly 25 minutes (all other defenders below 20). Nice to see the second and third PP lines get some chances too. All in all a great game, Oilers, effectively, have home ice advantage now (if it's an advantage). Monday here we come. Take care all.
Atta boy kostin!