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Oilers 7, Ducks 2
The Edmonton Oilers faced a bit of a challenge Sunday. They had come off one of the most intense games of the season in Los Angeles the night before, with Edmonton settling the score in favor of the Kings in an intense game that lasted from 65 minutes until the fourth round of the penalty shootout. The Oilers’ core players logged big minutes in the process.
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Sunday’s game in Anaheim wasn’t just a series, it was an early start, just 22 hours after puck drop the night before, the minimum amount of time allowed. Perhaps the budget, both energy and emotional, will be lacking and the starting goaltender will automatically take a night off. It had a lot of “trap game” elements.
The visitors answered the bell with solid, if sometimes sloppy teamwork, and ice time was more evenly spread throughout the lineup.Several role players led the attack, most notably Warren Vogel Player who scored 5 points explosively and backup stopper Calvin Picard A player who avoided 28 out of 30 shots. The Oilers scored multiple goals in each period to build and extend a healthy lead, achieving a 7-2 scoreline at the end of the night.
Nevertheless, it was a difficult affair to see all nine goals scored at 5-on-5. The Oilers took advantage of the play, outscoring the Ducks 39-30. According to our analysis, hockey cultthe Oilers held a significant lead in Grade A shots (23-14) and 5-alarm shots (14-8) (running count).
Player performance
#2 Evan Bouchard, 6 years old. His 22 minutes was a few notches down from Saturday’s team-high 29 minutes, but he was still impactful. It’s not his most dynamic offensive game, but he lets the puck do the work most of the time. He broke up the odd rush with a great sliding play. He was caught in the red light zone for Anaheim’s second goal. Grade A Shot Contribution (GAS): Even Strength +1/-2; Special Teams 0.
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#5 Cody Ceci, 5. We had some tough moments defensively, which led to multiple chances in quick succession. Put out some fires along the way. We had some great chances offensively, but we still couldn’t score. Intense 3 minutes in penalty kick. Gas: ES +2/-7; ST+0/-0.
#10 Derek Ryan, 7 years old. He doesn’t have that many offensively, but defensively he’s a rock with zero big mistakes. He led forwards in shorthanded time (2:27) and faceoff percentage (6/9=67%). Some smart plays to break through the defensive zone. A penalty was imposed. Gas: ES +1/-0; ST+0/-0.
#13 Matthias Jeanmarc, 7. He also showed his strength on penalties, showing one of the defensive gems of the season, tying Adam Henrique’s stick and denying an easy tap-in from the edge of the blue paint. He almost scored on a two-on-one rush with Brown, but also on man down. He received an unusual 16 minutes of penalties, including four for receiving punches from Ilya Lyubushkin (each received a double penalty), and another 12 minutes for a cross-check from Radko Gudas, after which there was no decision. This was because he boldly asked the referee a question. He might have a shot or two of his own there, he’s a greasier player than he’s generally given credit for. Gas: ES +1/-0; ST+1/-0.
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#14 Matthias Ekholm, 7 years old. He also spent time in the Sin Box, but this was a direct result of his feud with Ryan Strom, in which they accidentally got a minor at one point, and a little later accidentally got a major in a very strange fight. obtained. He held his own in the latter – only the third remnant of his career – after he finally turned in the right direction. The Oilers defeated Anaheim 9-2 in a 5-on-5 matchup that lasted over 12 minutes. Gas: ES +0/-0; ST+0/-0.
#18 Zach Hyman, 6 years old. It was a fairly quiet game, punctuated by a nice goal in the third inning with a great shot that ended Anaheim’s temporary upset and restored Edmonton’s four-goal lead. Gas: ES +2/-0; ST+0/-0.
#21 Adam Ahn, 6 years old. The line with Hamblin and Brown got into a long first shift, but they got through it with some help from Erne’s shot blocking that eased the pressure. He was the only Oiler with a TOI below 10 minutes, but he was coming in at 9:21. Gas: ES +2/-0; ST+0/-0.
#25 Darnell Nurse, 8 years old. He had some issues on his own blue line, including the Ducks’ first goal, but the Oilers also scored five points under his watch, making it an impressive +4 night. He contributed directly to some of that, providing the primary assists for a pair of one-touch finishes with great passes to Draisaitl and Voegele. He drilled troublesome Trevor Zegras with some great open-ice hits. He led the team with 24:07 of ice time. Gas: ES +4/-5; ST+0/-0.
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#27 Brett Clack, 7 years old. After a rare sub-10 minute night on Saturday, he stepped up with a TOI of 16:35 and played a decent game all over the ice. He scored his final goal with a Grade B shot that stunned an overwhelmed John Gibson inside the Anaheim cage. He was penalized for a nasty hit on Ross Johnston, which the referee ruled was interference (counting it as a board), which may have been the trigger for the awful thing that followed. Gas: ES +1/-1; ST+0/-0.
#28 Connor Brown, 7 years old. Moved the puck all over in a good way and moved the puck effectively for the most part. Draisaitl recorded an assist and could have easily found the scoresheet a few more times. He passed the puck well and found the back of the net. Gas: ES +3/-2; ST+2/-1.
#29 Leon Draisaitl, 8. Although he conceded a centering pass for the Ducks’ first goal, they more than made up for it with a great performance from their opponents. He smashed a great pass from Nurse from a very low angle to score a great goal. He added some helpers, but could have given up the third goal to an unkind scorekeeper. Credit to him or not, his rink-length rush was a key element in McLeod’s go-ahead goal. There’s no arguing with his 1-2-3, +4 boxcar, or his whopping 10 contributions to Grade A shots. Somehow a 12-minute penalty was added because an Anaheim player speared McLeod and then tackled Zegras. Gas: ES +10/-2; ST+0/-0.
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#30 Calvin Picard, 7 years old. It wasn’t always pretty, but he came in and got the job done. He got lucky a few times. Once, a Frank Vatrano shot leaked and somehow went off the post, and the other time they failed to freeze what appeared to be a soft dump-in, causing a bit of chaos around the blue paint. But it’s not like his team brought any defensive gems in front of him either. He put out far more fires than he started with some great stops. 30 shots, 28 saves, save percentage .933.
#37 Warren Vogel, 10 years old. How great was Warren Fogel on this night? He outright led the Oilers in goals (2), assists (3), points (5), shots (6), takeaways (2), and individual high-danger chances (5). He is tied for the top spot on the team with Draisaitl and Nurse at +4. Edmonton outscored Anaheim 15-6 in 11 even minutes. His five points were two more than his previous career high. He took the lead with a wonderful centering pass to McLeod. They squandered several chances in the second period, increasing their lead from 3-1 to 5-1 and essentially salting it. I also found a score sheet that included a late penalty, which was probably a good penalty. Don’t look now, but his next contract is getting higher by the week. Gas: ES +9/-0; ST+1/-0.
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#57 James Hamblin, 5. There were several dangerous moments in his own goals. In particular, a bad pass from near the net flew right in front of him. However, he almost won some close chances with a good ending. They played at 10:36 that night and finished the game 0-0. He carefully checked the numbers from Zegras, but somehow they were missed. Gas: ES +2/-1; ST+0/-0.
#71 Ryan McLeod, 8 years old. After a quiet game in Los Angeles, his hot roll resumed, resulting in his fourth two-point shot in the past five games, all of which the Oilers won. Impressive 5-3-8, +9 in that span. This time, they scored another opening goal five minutes into the game. He got the primary assist with a great pass to Voegele and developed some serious chemistry with him. The Oilers had 24 shot attempts in 13 minutes of 5-on-5 play and only hit seven. He also scored over 21 minutes on penalty kicks. Gas: ES +7/-0; ST+0/-0.
#73 Vincent Descharnais, 7. This is also a solid defensive “jamming” game, disrupting your opponent at every turn. The Oilers outscored the Ducks 8-3 for about 14 minutes at 5-on-5, winning 2-0. He chipped in within minutes of a penalty shootout and also got rare penalty shootout time in the final minutes of the game. The overall result was 16:49. Gas: ES +1/-0; ST+0/-0.
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#91 Evander Kane, 6 years old. He missed the Kings game due to a groin issue, but returned to action. He pounced on a spilled puck that caught the referee’s skate behind the goal and tucked it home, making it 2-1. It was a smart move by the coach to ride shotgun with McDavid and Draisaitl, each playing more than two minutes after the penalty kick. It was a rare game with 0 hits. Gas: +3/-0; ST+0/-0.
#93 Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, 5. A quiet night with 0 points, only one shot, and even plus or minus. His most effective role came in penalty shootouts, where he played 2 hours and 22 minutes. Gas: ES +0/-1; ST+0/-0.
#97 Connor McDavid, 6 years old. Set the tone early with a dominant opening shift. Their offense wasn’t very good, with only two of their eight shot attempts going on target. But at 6-2, he hit a great pass to Hyman for his only point of the night. Gas: ES +2/-0; ST+0/-0.
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