More than the 40th front and less of the back 20 was the theme of Edmonton Oilers on Thursday.
The Oilers are directed to game 2 on Friday of the final of the Western Conference of the NHL against the stars of Dallas that wish to replicate the first two periods of the first game when 3-1 rose, and bin the last period when the stars scored five goals without response for the 6-3 victory.
“Really good for 40 and really bad for 20,” was the evaluation of Edmonton Captain Connor McDavid on Thursday.
“We have really been good in high pressure situations, high pressure games. Game 2 would be one of those who have to find a way to get a victory here. Many positive aspects leave the game 1. He did not find a way to get a victory. I don’t think we need to change much.”
One of the questions before the final of the best seven conference was if Dallas stars scored enough goals in a game against high production Edmonton.
The fans were destroyed in the ice district square after the Oilers exploded a two -point advantage and Dallas scored five goals in the third period. Both teams are hungry in the family confrontation after the Oilers beat the Dallas Stars in six games last year. Emily Williams has the reaction of fans to the impressive loss.
The answer in game 1 was yes, particularly if Edmonton gives the stars three consecutive opportunities for power of power in a period of less than seven minutes.
The Oilers have 3-4 in openers of the series in their second season under chief coach Kris Knoblauch.
While the weather is still on Edmonton after dropping Wednesday’s first game “You don’t want to go down 0-2,” said striker Corey Perry.
“Everyone has that feeling of ‘we let one escape’ and you’re a bit annoying this morning,” Perry said. “You leave tomorrow and use it for your advantage. You play harder, you do the little things a little more difficult and the biggest things will happen.
“That second game is important. You start on the way, you expect a division.”
While Edmonton’s closing defender, Mattias Ekholm, began to skate with his teammates this week, Knoblauch said “He is not ready” to play on Friday. Ekholm has not yet appeared in the playoffs due to an unleashed injury.
The oilers had the album in their sticks for 40 minutes on Wednesday and was the best parque force team.
The oilers were able to reach the goalkeeper Jake Oettinger early with three goals in the first half and scored their first goal of power on the road is postseason.
Leon Draisaitl compensated for his rotation that Tyler continued became an escape goal for the first period with a goal and two assists.
The McDavid speed was too hot for the stars to drive, since it generated high danger possibilities for itself and helped in two goals for two periods.
That work was undone when Brett Kulak, Perry and Evander Kane’s Stick violations in rapid succession and an ineffective penalty delivered impulse to the hosts.
“Clearly cost us the game,” said the eaves of the Oilers, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, who is one of Edmonton’s penalty murderers.
“One thing about our murder is that we are a rapid rhythm death, we don’t give much time to other power plays and I really don’t feel that this was the problem last night.
“They took advantage of three fast plays that happened. But it is something that will have an impact, it is to be fast and limiting. When you have good players feeling the album, they want time and space and try to take that away.”
The Oilers observe parties tend to attract many young fans who would not have been in the era of the dynasty of the 1980s. While fans gathered for game 1 of the Western Conference final, Sam Brooks of CBC went to prove their knowledge and see if they could name three superstars of the past oilers.
The penalty kill struggle clearly contrasts with last year’s edition.
Edmonton reached game 7 of the Stanley Cup final in the strength of a success rate of 95 percent, while keeping stars 0 of 14 in the final of the 2024 conference.
“Of course it must be discovered,” said Connor Brown from Edmonton. “Every time you have a hole in your game, I want to say that you are looking at it and we are not trying to avoid it. We are not just pretending that it will be fixed without attention to detail and responsibility.”
The second consecutive year, the Oilers and the stars face in the final wells of the West Conference, two sides experienced with each other by the right to play for the Cup.
Edmonton took the 2024 Dallas Conference final in six games, including a double victory in extra time in game 1.
The stars in their third final appearance of the consecutive conference and the Oilers in their third in four years have multiple wise players in the forms of playoff players, but also the men who feel that it is time for them to do one step further and won a Stanley Cup.
“You don’t get this opportunity too many times and there are reasons for that. This league is so good that you have to take that opportunity and run with it,” said Perry, 40, who has had more opportunities than most with five appearances in the last cup.
“There are only four teams left. Everyone is at home looking, so you can leave and do something special.”
