1 | 4 |
THIRD PERIOD
00:00: The Lightning get an empty-net tally. That’s it from Tampa. The Panthers are up next. | TB 4, EDM 1
01:36: Brossoit pulled for the extra attacker.
04:50: Less than five minutes remaining. Oilers still trail by two.
08:12: Kucherov STOPPED on a breakaway by Brossoit… Twice.
11:39: Not a lot of shots this period so far. Oilers with one, Tampa Bay with two.
15:50: Oilers survive a Tampa scramble in their zone.
17:57: Oilers looked like they had gotten back within one but it was challenged as offside and was overturned. It’s a two-goal hockey game.
18:39: Milan Lucic involved with some post-whistle activities. Lucic gets two for cross-checking but Dotchin also gets two for unsportsmanlike conduct. 4-on-4 hockey.
19:11: Another quick goal at the start of a period for Tampa. Kucherov goes blocker side. | TB 3, EDM 1
20:00: The third period is underway.
SECOND PERIOD
00:00: The Oilers manage to kill off the penalty and escape to the third down a goal. | TB 2, EDM 1
02:09: Tampa Bay is going on the power play.
09:43: Iiro the hero! Iiro Pakarinen RIFLES a shot past Bishop. Oilers on the board! | TB 2, EDM 1
12:48: Draisaitl and McDavid have been reunited as Todd McLellan looks for a spark.
13:38 Brossoit with a save, loose puck sits there for a while before finally exiting the area. Oilers get lucky there.
19:44: The Lightning strike quickly. Palat gets his second of the night, beating Brossoit with a one-timer. | TB 2, EDM 0
20:00: The second period is underway.
FIRST PERIOD
00:00: McDavid speeds in for a backhand shot at the buzzer but Oilers still trail 1-0. | TB 1, EDM 0
04:23: Brossoit stops Drouin in close to keep it a one-goal game.
05:32: Oilers 2-on-1 is thwarted.
07:21: Laurent Brossoit gloves one down through traffic.
12:31: The penalty expires and the Oilers still trail by one.
14:31: Oilers get a power play opportunity as Hedman heads to the box for tripping.
15:34: Brandon Davidson’s stick breaks, Tampa 2-on-1 comes the other way and Palat buries a feed from Kucherov. | TB 1, EDM 0
16:43: Oscar Klefbom throws a shot on net but the big Bishop goes down to make the save.
20:00: And here we go. Oilers-Lightning is underway.
TONIGHT’S LINEUP
Maroon – McDavid – Eberle
Lucic – Draisaitl – Slepyshev
Caggiula – Nugent-Hopkins – Kassian
Hendricks – Letestu – Pakarinen
Klefbom – Larsson
Sekera – Russell
Davidson – Benning
Brossoit
Out: Pouliot (injured), Nurse (injured), Pitlick (injured), Khaira (injured), Gryba (injured)
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