THIRD PERIOD
0.0: OILERS WIN! McDavid shows up with a four-point performance to collect 100 points in 53 games, an unbelievable feat not done in the 24-year-old’s lifetime. Draisaitl collects two goals, surpassing 500 in his career, and Smith makes 22 saves for his 20th win!
3:58: McDavid’s penalty is killed and the Oilers hang onto their 4-3 lead with just under four minutes remaining. Shots are 6-3 VAN in the third period.
12:33: The Canucks get a fifth power play due to McDavid’s interference minor.
13:07: Bear looks for McLeod backdoor as Larsson’s penalty expires but the centre can’t get a grip on the puck.
15:09: Adam Larsson gets two minutes for interference. Vancouver heads to their fourth power play of the night.
20:00: The third period has begun with the Oilers up by a single.
Connor McDavid became the third active player with at least four 100-point seasons before age 25, following Sidney Crosby and Alex Ovechkin. #NHLStats pic.twitter.com/zUog91R8P7
— NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) May 9, 2021
SECOND PERIOD
0.0: McDavid registers three assists in the second period to capture 100 this season. What an incredible achievement by the Oilers Captain. Edmonton leads 4-3 heading into the third.
There. It. Is. #LetsGoOilers pic.twitter.com/Q82nFxTSiO
— x – Edmonton Oilers (@EdmontonOilers) May 9, 2021
39.8: POINT 1️⃣0️⃣0️⃣! McDavid feeds Draisaitl for the patented one-timer and it’s placed perfectly behind Demko. McDavid becomes the ninth player in NHL history to score 100 points in 53 games in a season. He has one goal and three assists tonight! | EDM 4, VAN 3
1:46: Travis Hamonic slew foots James Neal in front of the net and heads off for tripping. Oilers go on a 5-on-3 advantage, giving McDavid a great shot at 100.
2:29: Kailer Yamamoto is off to the races as soon as Jones’ penalty expires, being hooked and held before getting a chance to shoot. He draws a slashing penalty on Tyler Myers and the Oilers go to the man advantage.
4:38: Caleb Jones is whistled down for roughing. Vancouver goes up a man for two minutes.
5:39: The Canucks respond immediately as Tyler Graovac places a wrister right over Smith’s shoulder. | EDM 3, VAN 3
7:33: DRAISAITL, 500 CAREER POINTS! Leon Draisaitl blasts the back of the net with a blistering one-timer for his 29th of the season and 500th career NHL point! McDavid nets the secondary assist for his 99th of the year and THIRD of the evening. | EDM 3, VAN 2
B O O M#LetsGoOilers pic.twitter.com/f22AdRw13C
— x – Edmonton Oilers (@EdmontonOilers) May 9, 2021
7:54: Miller tries to prevent McDavid from gaining speed in the neutral zone but takes an interference minor as a result. Oilers get a chance to regain the lead on the power play.
8:20: Travis Boyd slams in a loose puck from the side of the cage. Vancouver comes back from a two-goal deficit. | EDM 2, VAN 2
8:49: Josh Archibald throws a puck on net and Jujhar Khaira tries to jam home the rebound unsuccessfully. Shots are 26-14 Edmonton midway through the game.
10:48: J.T. Miller picks off Darnell Nurse’s cross-ice pass then goes to his backhand on a breakaway to beat Smith and pull within one. | EDM 2, VAN 1
12:14: Horvat crashes into Smith and is guilty of goaltender interference. The two sides go 4-on-4 for 1:31.
12:41: Chiasson goes back to the box, this time for roughing.
13:07: JESSE’S GOAL! McDavid makes an incredible play in the neutral zone to bypass a Canucks defender then feed Puljujarvi for a one-timer that goes bar down! Puljujarvi notches his 15th goal of the season while McDavid nets his 98th point and second tonight! Two more until 100. | EDM 2, VAN 0
15:35: Quinn Hughes snaps a shot top shelf for the equalizer but the Oilers challenge the goal for offside. The refs determine that a Canucks skater was indeed ahead of the blueline before the puck’s entry and the goal is reversed.
18:30: MR. SMITH! The Oilers netminder gets his blocker on Brock Boeser’s point-blank wrister and now is up to eight saves this evening.
20:00: The second period has begun!
FIRST PERIOD
0.0: McDavid scores his 32nd goal of the year to inch closer to 100 points. Smith makes five saves in the period as Edmonton out-shoots Vancouver 10-5.
4:02: SCHMIDDY! The keeper gets his pad and paddle down to foil Bo Horvat’s quick slot shot.
4:23: The Oilers kill Chiasson’s minor.
7:58: The Oilers do work in Vancouver’s zone, cycling the puck and generating shots but can’t beat Demko. Alex Chiasson is later called for holding. Vancouver goes to the power play.
11:44: Smith mishandles the puck behind the net but gets back into position to make a clutch pad save.
13:38: Flyin’ McLeod! Ryan McLeod busts out on a breakaway and tries to score on his backhand but is stopped by Demko. The rookie is eight games into his NHL career and still looking for his first point.
19:13: POINT 97 FOR 97! Connor McDavid gains the zone and slips a shot 5-hole on Thatcher Demko to put him three points shy of 100! Can he do it tonight? Ethan Bear and Darnell Nurse get the helpers! | EDM 1, VAN 0
20:00: Tonight’s game has begun! Devin Shore returns to game action, slotting in beside Jujhar Khaira and Josh Archibald. William Lagesson replaces Dmitry Kulikov, who is out with a lower-body injury, and will pair up with Adam Larsson. Mike Smith starts in goal!
Tonight’s early results guarantee the Oilers will finish in 2nd place & have home ice advantage in the 1st round of the playoffs. In addition to the McDavid watch, Draisaitl one point shy of 500 & Larsson plays game 600. @Bob_Stauffer and I moments away on @630CHED … pic.twitter.com/Hu8tzh8IHn
— Jack Michaels (@EdmontonJack) May 9, 2021
TONIGHT’S LINEUP
Kahun – McDavid – Puljujärvi
Nugent-Hopkins – Draisaitl – Yamamoto
Shore – Khaira – Archibald
Neal – McLeod – Chiasson
Nurse – Barrie
Lagesson – Larsson
Jones – Bear
Smith
Koskinen
OUT: Kris Russell, Tyler Ennis, Gaëtan Haas, Joakim Nygard, Dmitry Kulikov, Evan Bouchard, Alex Stalock
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