The Edmonton Oilers overcome injury to stop Jets 4-1 in The Peg

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The Edmonton Oilers remained on the domestic ice in the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs against the Los Angeles Kings, defeating Winnipeg’s best team 4-1 on Sunday night in Winnipeg.

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Both clubs have a large “A” lineup in the newsbox, or rest/recovery at home. But for the Oilers’ name, they performed more like they wanted than the Jets. And, Edmonton contributed the roster in a very complete effort.

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This is the story of the tape…

Stuart Skinner. 7. A solid first stage with excellent omitting dangerous Niederreiter deflection, bold in the first stage of dangerous. Stopped the initial drive on a 1-1 goal and didn’t have a chance to be on the rebound. Not particularly busy, 17 of the eighteen jet drives stopped. But he recovered from his injury. Named the third star of the game. All of this is indeed a particularly good sign that the playoffs are coming.

Connor McDavid. 8. After Skinner set up Playboy, I missed the open net. A few seconds later, the opportunity started with the slot machine. Again, a transformation was made using comparable results. Jets’ pickpockets on the blue line, then pass perfectly inside Connor Brown, at 1-0. Puck’s masterclass has it in the second stage of the power competition. A second feed to Henrique, who rang out at the post on the PP before a 2-1 goal. When McDavid commanded the offensive zone in full, all the advantages were the theme music that was missing. Brown’s pass, who was struggling for the second time, put the outpost in trouble. There is another powerful Skinner in the third range. Winning a 4-1 EN goal standoff, which was the 99th point of his campaign. Four shots. 5v5 cf 84%! +3. It looks like it’s in the playoffs.

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Jeff Skinner. 7. This new three have a chemistry! A neutral mistake and trip in the same first shift. The game started thirteen minutes. McDavid missed an open cage. He then took a shot of himself on McDavid’s pass. Another shot was ninety-seven times. He shot the Jet Net with aggressive shooting. Connor’s effective backtracking to prevent one-third of the early jet opportunities. The last one was set to ninety-seven, but Connor jingled in that respect. 5V5 CF 25-6.

Connor Brown. 8. A highly influential component with McDavid and Skinner. The first issue is clear. McDavid got his pass alone after stealing and eliminating the goalkeeper and gained a 1-0 lead. Click on the post at the end of the second. 5V5 CF 26-6, 81%. The second star of the game.

Nurse Darnell. 7. Excellent game. A high risk to 5v5. First, Kyle Connor’s key defense stick against Kyle Connor. Blocked a shot with the Internet. A team was played in 24:19. It looks different from the nurse who started last year’s playoffs. This may be crucial.

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Evan Bouchard. 7. The smart defense stick destroyed the Jets in the first place. The secondary assist after shooting from point 2-1. Played 24:15. And subtract the defensive hits we often see from him. Solid performance. Scoring chances of 5V5 are 13-1, he is on the ice.

Mattias Janmark. 5. The hard back inspection performed in the first stage helps to block the 2-to-1 jet created in the favorable bounce of the Winnipeg Blue Line. Lens. One block.

Vasily Podkolzin. 5. Niederreiter in the first defensive zone was hit hard. The whistle went for a 50/50 diagonal, and the Jets scored 1-1 on the PP that followed.

Viktor Arvidsson. 6. The second time. If you leave a 4-1 empty net goal within a few seconds of dying, the game can be sealed.

Brett Kulak. 6. Put the puck on his stick but couldn’t clearly beat the 1-1 goal. A second excellent match in Scheifele’s neutral zone. The clean Arial leads to Arvidsson, which drains the empty net of 4-1. Three shots at 23:13.

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Ty Emberson. 5. The first phase is filmed when activated from his perspective. Earlier in the third time, three hits.

Adam Henrique. 7. Kill in the first period of fine. Pick up the post when he finally knocked Perry’s pass out of the Winnipeg Doortep. Fifty-eight percent of the clubs leading the lottery.

Cory Perry. 8. There is an “A” on his jersey. Early turnover at his own end. The net of the jet was crowned on the PP and 2-1 markings were made to Adam Henrique who was waiting on the crease. A hard wrist shot out Ryan’s exquisite feed, making him 3-1. 446 years of his eighteenth career. Named the first star of the game.

Derek Ryan. 6. His first NHL game since March 26. Short side shot on his first shift. There was some rust on the walls of the first twenty years old, and there were some difficulties on the walls. Feed Kurak’s second-stage shot. The steal in the neutral zone was then cross-passed to Perry, who had no doubt about 3-1.

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Cam Dineen. 5. Stable performance, keeping it inside, and finally getting a single HDS of 5V5 and 5V5. Skating 14:09. If Ekholm has long been an important deep man.

Troy Stecher. 6. Important shooting of the first phase of PK. Overall, it was outstanding until he walked away awkwardly from the check of five minutes or so in the third minute, but did not return.

Noah Philp. 6. A loose puck in the first six minutes and nearly scored his first NHL goal. The next shift also changed. Opportunities to build Jones. The coach showed trust in him because he was late, his network was empty, and his area was clear. HDSC 5v5 3-0. Two hits, two blocks.

Max Jones. 5. The second time. Two shots, two hits. His game has been evenly recently.

Kasperi Kapanen. 5. The second defensive stick. Several hits. Good PK job.

The Oilers’ record in the season was 47-28-5, with 99 points. It’s the third place in the Pacific, they played the latter two of Los Angeles on Monday. The king has a game in his hands.

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