edm 2, lak 0

THIRD PERIOD

THE EDMONTON OILERS ARE THROUGH TO THE SECOND ROUND!!! THEY CLOSE IT OUT AT HOME IN GAME 7 WITH A MONSTROUS EFFORT IN A 2-0 WIN!!! Mike Smith makes 29 saves for the shutout, Ceci gets the game-winner and McDavid adds insurance in the second half of the final frame. Edmonton will play one of the Dallas Stars or the Calgary Flames beginning next week.

Teams go through the handshake lines as the Rogers Place crowd serenades their team. What a team it is.

PLAY LA BAMBA ALL THE WAY TO THE SECOND ROUND!!!

59.8: Smitty eats it up! ONE MINUTE LEFT!

2:49: Kings net is empty!

3:53: THE CAPTAIN WILL NOT BE DENIED!!! HE GETS HOOKED ON A BREAKAWAY AND DRAWS A CALL, BUT HE KEEPS THE PLAY ALIVE WITH A WRAPAROUND AND CLEANS UP THE PLAY ON THE BACKHAND OVER QUICK! HE SLIDES TO CENTRE ICE IN CELEBRATION!!! | EDM 2, LAK 0

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4:59: Smitty grabs another outside shot with the glove. Under five to play.

6:54: Nurse gets the vital stick to a free shot from Athanasiou. Need to do the little things right to see this out. Under seven to play.

9:12: SMITTY!!! He slides across and denied Trevor Moore’s one-timer! Less than 10 to play.

15:12: YAMO OFF THE POST!!! He put it off the iron with the net wide open! Frenetic one-way pace by the Oilers here to begin this period!

19:00: JOSH ARCHIBALD ON A BREAKAWAY… Stopped! He tried to slide it five-hole!

20:00: The final frame has BEGUN!!!

SECOND PERIOD

0.0: The Oilers lead after two periods, and they deservedly so after outshooting the Kings 25-9. Just 20 minutes to go.

5:50: Sean Durzi has to hook Bouchard, who would’ve had an open look to backhand the puck in if it weren’t for the infraction. Oilers will go to the powerplay just under a minute after opening the scoring!

6:45: CODY CECI!!! OILERS OPEN THE SCORING!!!! MCDAVID SETS UP THE DEFENDER AT THE TOP OF THE CIRCLE TO SNIPE IT SHORT SIDE TOP SHELF!!! EDM 1, LAK 0

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7:42: Nugent-Hopkins sends a shot to the far post that Quick struggles to corral as it lazily fell loose before being cleared.

10:35: SO CLOSE!!! Hyman’s turnaround shot strikes Evander Kane in close but it’s pulled off the line by Andreas Athanasiou!

11:40: Quick denied an open look from Darnell Nurse, who went with the backhand from the slot.

13:52: Three successive Oilers chances barely miss! Best sequence of the game from both sides! McDavid missed a backhand before Draisaitl lost the handle on it after it rebounded in front. Then, the puck found its way to the point and Cody Ceci put his slap shot wide.

20:00: The second period begins NOW!!!

Ice District is BUZZING.

20:00: The second period is up next!

FIRST PERIOD

0.0: Great period of scoreless hockey! We’ve reached the first intermission.

6:04: Kane slides one into the crease from down low that goes through the legs of quick bu Hyman can’t get on the end of the second chance.

11:52: Smith with his first solid save of the night on a turnaround wrist shot from Adrian Kempe. Already 12 hits thrown in this game through just over eight minutes. We’re flyin’ here at Rogers Place.

19:34: The captain Connor McDavid gets us going with a HUGE check on Sean Durzi!

20:00: GAME ON!!! Win and move on. Let the game begin.

20:00: THIS IS IT!!! GAME 7!!! Here come the Oilers out onto the ice! This building is ELECTRIC! Puck drop just ahead!

Drai Guy is in. Never in doubt.

20:00: Teams are out on the ice for warm-ups!

20:00: Game 6 tonight at Rogers Place will start at 8:07 PM MT.

TONIGHT’S LINEUP (11F/7D)

Draisaitl – McDavid – Yamamoto
Kane – Hyman
Archibald – Nugent-Hopkins – Ryan
Puljujarvi- McLeod – Kassian

Nurse – Ceci
Keith – Bouchard
Kulak – Barrie
Russell

Smith
Koskinen

Scratches: Derick Brassard, Devin Shore, Warren Foegele

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