THIRD PERIOD
00:02: Empty-net goal for the Rangers ends the game. | NYR 4, EDM 2
00:24: The Oilers pressuring the Rangers, but Lundqvist locks it down.
02:32: Back-to-back 2-on-1s for the Rangers but the Oilers weather the storm. Last stand here.
04:42: Rangers shutting things down here in the third. Oilers have less than five to score the equalizer.
05:43: Another big save by Talbot as he keeps his team in it.
10:00: Seven combined shots for these two teams midway through the third.
17:05: Leon Draisaitl drives to the net but he’s turned away.
20:00: Here we go, the third period has begun.
SECOND PERIOD
00:00: The second comes to an end with the Oilers trailing by one. | NYR 3, EDM 2
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01:07: The Rangers go back up 3-2 with a PPG. Nash right on the doorstep. | NYR 3, EDM 2
02:41: The Oilers head right back to the PK. Maroon heads to the box for elbowing.
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04:50: The Rangers respond. Buchnevich buries a one-timer from the slot. | NYR 2, EDM 2
06:12: Oilers now on the PK. Delay of game to Malone.
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09:54: Connor McDavid buries a power-play goal and the Oilers have their first lead of the game! | EDM 2, NYR 1
10:47: Oilers on the power play as Kampfer goes off for hooking.
12:03: Big pad save by Talbot on Buchnevich!
12:50: Oilers controlling the pace of the game so far in the second. Shots are now 17-10, and 5-1 this frame for the orange and blue.
15:16: Another solid shift from the Lucic-RNH-Puljujarvi line.
18:26: Puljujarvi puts the rockets on his skates and gets behind the Rangers, firing a shot right between Lundqvist’s legs but it goes off the post.
20:00: Puck dropped and we are underway in the second period.
FIRST PERIOD
00:00: Oilers tie the game late and we head to the second period even at 1-1. | EDM 1, NYR 1
03:08: Strome takes a penalty. Oilers head to the kill.
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03:34: Jesse Puljujarvi scores in his return! The big Finnish kid had a great shift in which he pressured the puck, broke it up in the corner then fired a shot past Lundqvist. | EDM 1, NYR 1
04:05: Talbot squeezes the pads to make a big save late in the period.
07:22: The Oilers second line marches right back down the ice and pressures the Rangers with a good shift. Nice response, but they can’t break Lundqvist.
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07:41: Rangers draw first blood. Hayes sets up Nash backdoor for the go-ahead goal. | NYR 1, EDM 0
09:43: Oilers top line with a good finish to their shift, but Lundqvist covers.
11:17: Strome off a giveaway fires one off the crossbar.
14:26: Oilers second PP unit with a bunch of looks but can’t bury. 5-4 are the shots now, in favour of the Oilers.
15:07: Oilers try to stuff the loose puck home on the doorstep but Lundqvist has got it.
15:46: Rangers with a 2-on-1 shorthanded rush, Talbot saves a backhanded shot by Nash.
16:17: Oilers headed to the power play for the first time today.
16:41: Rangers with four shots, Oilers with none in the early going.
20:00: Today’s game is underway.
TODAY’S LINEUP
Maroon – McDavid – Draisaitl
Lucic – RNH – Puljujarvi
Jokinen – Strome – Pakarinen
Malone – Letestu – Kassian
Nurse – Larsson
Klefbom – Benning
Russell – Gryba
Talbot
OUT: Sekera (knee-IR), Auvitu, Khaira, Caggiula (lower body), Anton Slepyshev (lower body)
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