Oilers Take Game 2 in OT On Back of McDavid and Draisaitl
Can the rest of the team step up in Game 3?
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The Edmonton Oilers stole home-ice advantage in their series with the Vancouver Canucks. Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl were incredible and Evan Bouchard scored the OT winner. CAn they win Game 3?
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Connor McDavid Seized the Day in Oilers’ Game 2
May 11, 2024 by Dale Bochon
Carpe Diem. Sh*t or get off the pot. Less talk/more action. These all apply to the way Connor McDavid grabbed the moment and never let go in Game 2 of the Edmonton Oilers/Vancouver Canucks second-round Stanley Cup playoff series. It seems like it is getting to be the same old story every playoff year in Edmonton – beat the Los Angeles Kings in the first round, and then get scared of success and stop playing in the further rounds (with the exception of the Oilers’ second-round victory over the Calgary Flames in the 2022 Playoffs). That’s what it seemed like after Game 1 against the Canucks when the Oilers blew a 4-1 lead and though he was trying, McDavid looked ineffective for many reasons, including a strong game plan to shut him down from Canucks head coach Rick Tocchet. After that devastating Game 1 loss, I questioned the rhetoric coming out of the Oilers dressing room, wondering what new excuses I would hear this postseason. But then McDavid stepped it up in Game 2.
5 Takeaways From Oilers’ Game 2 Overtime Victory Over Canucks
May 11, 2024 by Brian Swane
The Edmonton Oilers beat the Vancouver Canucks 4-3 at Rogers Arena on Friday (May 10), evening up their best-of-seven 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs second-round series at one win apiece.
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NHL Rumors: Maple Leafs, Senators, Bruins, Oilers
May 11, 2024 by Jim Parsons
In today’s NHL rumors rundown, the Toronto Maple Leafs remain a hot topic of conversation as there is plenty of talk surrounding the future of the core four. Who else did the Ottawa Senators seriously look at to be a head coach? In Boston, there is talk about a cheap shot by Sam Bennett on Brad Marchand. Finally, was Leon Draisaitl ever going to miss a game for the Edmonton Oilers?