edm 4, wpg 2

 

THIRD PERIOD

0.0: Para bailar la bamba! The Oilers make it five straight wins with Woodcroft behind the bench, downing the Jets 4-2 at Canada Life Centre on Saturday. McDavid ends the night with three points, Koskinen 22 saves and Barrie nets a pair of helpers! 

2.1: NURSE EMPTY-NETTER! Cody Ceci eats Mark Scheifele’s slapper and then Darnell Nurse clears the puck out of danger and into the back of the Jets’ net for his sixth of the season with an empty-net goal! | EDM 4, WPG 2

47.8: Chaos! The Oilers desperately get the puck out of their own zone to safeguard their one-goal lead. Hyman and Morrissey both get coincidental interference minors and the Jets pull Hellebuyck for the 6-on-4 advantage.

2:05: The Oilers are caught with too many men on the ice and are handed a two-minute bench minor. The club will need a big kill here.

3:25: Morrissey throws a point shot on net and Koskinen catches it cleanly as the Jets attack for the equalizer.

5:22: Kyle Connor hammers home a one-timer from under the right dot to get Winnipeg within one. | EDM 3, WPG 2

5:48: Derek Ryan heads to the box for hooking against Morrissey.

7:57: The Oilers give one up on the power play but still remain in the driver’s seat with a two-goal lead with under eight to play.

9:15: Adam Lowry breaks Koskinen’s shutout bid with a backhander on a breakaway to put the Jets on the board shorthanded. | EDM 3, WPG 1

12:22: Svechnikov is tagged with interference and unsportsmanlike minors, providing the Oilers with an extended, four-minute man advantage to put the game away.

14:42: Koski! The Oilers netminder gets his glove on Paul Stastny’s Grade-A opportunity from the goalmouth to protect the goose egg. The big Finn is up to 17 saves.

19:39: McDavid is chopped down by Dylan DeMelo, and the Jets defenceman heads off for tripping.

20:00: The third period has begun!

SECOND PERIOD

0.0: The Oilers kill Draisaitl’s penalty and close the middle stanza with a 3-0 lead on the Jets. McDavid is up to three points, Barrie has three and Koskinen has stopped all 16 shots he’s faced.

4:08: Draisaitl is called for slashing to give the Jets their fourth man advantage of the game. Winnipeg is 0-for-3 thus far.

9:10: THE DUO! Leon Draisaitl shows the eyes at the back of his head with a no-look backhand pass cross-ice to McDavid, who zips home a one-timer to score his 26th of the campaign and third point of the match! The German gets his 34th helper and 69th point on the play and McDavid moves his point total up to 71. | EDM 3, WPG 0

9:49: Ryan Nugent-Hopkins tilts the ice in the Oilers favour with an individual rush and goads Josh Morrissey into taking a holding penalty to nullify Winnipeg’s power play. The two sides will compete at 4-on-4 before the Oilers get a condensed man advantage.

10:12: Hyman gets a bit too aggressive on the forecheck and takes a holding minor. The Jets get their third power-play attempt after going 0-for-2 on their previous two-man advantage.

12:14: YAMAMOTO 🍠! The winger puts a backhander on net off the rush then cleans up his own rebound to tally his 10th marker and 19th point! McDavid registers his second assist of the day to make it 45 on the year and three straight multi-point efforts. | EDM 2, WPG 0

20:00: The second period has begun!

FIRST PERIOD

0.0: The Oilers put the Jets on their heels late in the frame, threatening the home side with a strong forecheck and cycle but failing to convert. Chalk the opening 20 as a great road period for the visitors, who outshoot the Jets 15-5.

3:55: Hyman slips a check to create a 2-on-1 with Connor McDavid, electing to keep and shoot but only to be denied by Hellebuyck.

7:43: HYPE MAN! Tyson Barrie rips a shot from the top of the point and Hyman tips it past Connor Hellebuyck for his 17th goal! Barrie and McDavid receive the helpers as the Oilers open the scoring for the 15th time this year and are 14-0-0 when getting on the board before their opponent. | EDM 1, WPG 0

8:32: Dominic Toninato is whistled for hooking, sending the Oilers to their first power play of the day.

9:24: The Oilers get a huge kill on the Jets’ two-man advantage, with Koskinen being forced to make just one shorthanded save.

14:02: Zach Hyman catches Pierre-Luc Dubois up high and is directed to the box. Winnipeg will get a 5-on-3 opportunity for over a minute.

14:32: Perlini is shown the gate for hooking. The Jets get the game’s first power play.

17:27: Koskinen sees action early, staring down Kristian Reichel’s slapshot from outside and then Evgeny Svechnikov’s wrister from between the hash marks.

20:00: Today’s game has begun! Mikko Koskinen takes his position between the pipes, returning for his first game since Feb. 2 after a stint in COVID-19 Protocol. With Jesse Puljujarvi on Injured Reserve, Brendan Perlini and Tyler Benson slot into the lineup as the Oilers go for their fifth straight with Head Coach Jay Woodcroft at the helm!

TONIGHT’S LINEUP

Hyman – McDavid – Yamamoto
Kane – Draisaitl – McLeod
Foegele – RNH – Ryan
Perlini – Benson

Nurse – Bouchard
Lagesson – Ceci
Niemelainen/Broberg – Barrie

Koskinen
Smith

OUT: Colton Sceviour, Devin Shore

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