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3(SO) |
SHOOTOUT
Penguins: Kessel shoots and scores to win this game 3-2 in the shootout.
Oilers: MCDAVID RIPS ONE TOP SHELF!
Penguins: Crosby scores
Oilers Mark Letestu is stopped.
Penguins: Malkin hits the post.
Oilers: Draisaitl’s shot is no good.
OVERTIME
5.8: Andrej Sekera ALMOST ends it after the Oilers kill the penalty.
43.9: Oilers hanging on.
2:29: Oilers with all sorts of opportunities including McDavid on a breakaway and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins on the doorstep. Eberle gets two minutes for tripping Phil Kessel.
5:00: Overtime has begun.
THIRD PERIOD
00:00: This one is heading to overtime.
2:13: ALL SORTS OF ACTION LATE IN THIS ONE!
7:15: AND THEY DO! McDavid buries his 23rd of the season and 75th point off a rebound to tie this one up! Milan Lucic and Draisaitl get the helpers. | EDM 2, PIT 2
9:04: Jordan Eberle dipsy-doodles past Ruhwedel, forcing him to take a penalty. Oilers get another chance to strike on the power play.
13:56: Iiro Pakarinen throws one at Fleury’s pad who spits out a juicy rebound. Matt Hendricks gets a whack at it but it goes above the net. Oilers still pressing.
15:15: Talbot AGAIN keeping the Oilers within one. He stops two goalmouth jams by Carl Hagelin.
18:43: Talbot slides across to make a HUGE save on Brian Dumoulin.
19:01: Leon Draisaitl rings one off the post but the Oilers don’t get one to go on the power play.
20:00: Third period begins with the Oilers on the man advantage.
SECOND PERIOD
00:00 Oilers trail 2-1 heading into the third frame. They’ll start the period with 42 seconds of power play time.
1:18: Former Oiler Schultz gets two minutes for cross-checking. Oilers with an opportunity to even this one up.
3:41 Talbot with a desperate goal-line save to keep the Oilers within one.
9:05: Russell NEARLY beats Marc-Andre Fleury with a wrist shot from the slot. Oilers pressing. They now lead in shots 18-15.
11:51: Russell is back on the ice.
12:52: Russell heads to the Oilers dressing room after a shift.
15:05: OILERS GET ON THE BOARD! David Desharnais gets his fifth goal of the year and first as an Oiler after mucking about in the Penguins’ crease. Zack Kassian and Kris Russell with the assists. | PIT 2, EDM 1
15:26 Oilers kill the penalty.
20:00: The second period is under way.
FIRST PERIOD
00:00: Oilers down 2-0 after the first period. They also trail the Pens 12-8 in the shot department.
4.9: Adam Larsson gets two minutes for tripping. Oilers shorthanded.
2:35: An Evgeni Malkin slapshot spills past Talbot and into the net after the Oiler netminder tries to corral it. | PIT 2, EDM 0
6:49: Talbot tracks the puck perfectly after another Schultz point shot, swallowing a Carter Rowney backhander.
10:22: Patrick Maroon throws two big hits in one shift. First, he finishes a check on Chad Ruhwedel in the offensive zone, then staples Chris Kunitz in the neutral zone.
14:18: A Justin Schultz point shot finds its way to Scott Wilson who sends it to Nick Bonino. He deposits the puck into a yawning cage as Cam Talbot was still getting up. | PIT 1, EDM 0
15:35: Plenty of speed early in this one. Shots are 3-1 Pittsburgh.
20:00: Connor McDavid against Sidney Crosby at the opening faceoff. Game on.
TONIGHT’S LINEUP
Maroon – McDavid – Draisaitl
Lucic – Nugent-Hopkins – Eberle
Pouliot – Desharnais – Kassian
Hendricks – Letestu – Pakarinen
Sekera – Russell
Klefbom – Larsson
Nurse – Benning
Talbot
Out: Pitlick (injured), Caggiula (healthy), Gryba (healthy), Slepyshev (healthy), Khaira (healthy)
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