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If the Edmonton Oilers were trying to prove they could play without their three-star players, Conor McDavid, Leon Dreisaitl and Darnell Ners, they did very well against the Vancouver Cannons on Friday afternoon.
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Edmonton won 3-2 on outs, mainly because Mikko Koskinen kept them early and then excelled in the OT and outs. Overall, the Grade A shots were 17 to 15 for the Cannons, but when it came to 5 alarm shots, Edmonton had 10 to 5 for Van. Ryan Nugget-Hopkins, 5. Won a blueline fight, then took a replay to invade a split at the end of the third, but failed to score. But his line did not go in this game, creating little in attack. Warren Foegele, 4. Unsuccessful shot by JT Miller in Vancouver’s first goal. He sent to the RNH in his split late in the third. Very quiet this game, but why throw yourself in the trash of the 2021-22 season. Derek Ryan, 4. Allowed for Vancouver’s first goal. Very quiet.
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Ryan McLeod, 8. He made significant contributions to six Grade A shots. He set up Kane for a great shot in the second, but Kane missed the net. He came in and directed the outside shot from Kane into the net for a 5-alarm clock early in the third. He got another 5-alarm shortly after another Kane pass. He set up Kane for a one-year bad shot at OT. Evander Kane, 8. Made significant contributions to seven Grade A shots, all with uniform force. Lead the team with eight shots. He threw a 5 alarm bell inside the slot machine into the net in the middle of the second. The screen of the Total Eclipse of the Sun was essential to Edmonton’s first goal. He set up McLeod for two great shots in the third. But he was part of the Sequence of Pain in Vancouver’s second goal, he and Ceci let Garland shoot. He also burned in Hughes’s pass to Miller for a 5 alarm shot on OT. He fired a powerful shot at the OT in a 2-on-1.
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Jesse Puljujarvi, 6. Halfway through the game I had to check the summary of the event to see if it was playing. A little while later, Hyman set him up for a 5 alarm slot machine. And a moment later, JP made a great backhand pass to send Devin Shore alone against Vancouver goalkeeper Spencer Martin. Zach Hyman, 7. Took Edmonton Grade A first shot with a high harpoon early in the second. Unsuccessful shot by Puljujarvi for a wonderful shot. He attacked for a spasmodic shot in the third and put it out of the crossbar. He had one last chance to escape slowly to the OT, but the elf fell off his stick. Kailer Yamamoto, 7. He made a difficult backhand to set Hyman to the first shot of Edmonton Grade A. He then set up Kane 5 alarm, Edmonton’s first shot of this most dangerous quality. He worked hard throughout the game and was generally productive.
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Devin Sor, 7. His goal-scoring shot gave the Oilers victory and 104 points per season as a team, most for Edmonton’s team from 1986-87. Late in the second, he beat the elf in the n-zone, again in the o-zone, then got into a good backhand, trying to stop him. He shot his shot from the edge of the box, knocking it over the bar and then shooting one of the choreographers hard. Derick Brassard, 5. Dangerously shot from outside the box at the end of the second half. Quiet play otherwise. Zack Kassian, 6. He played with a bad glow from getting a scary wand in the eye area against San Jose. He made a nice pass to set Tyson Barrie’s goal in the third. Extra point just for playing in it, allowing McDavid and Draisaitl to rest.
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Josh Archibald, 6. His timely display was the key to Edmonton’s second goal. He tied for the team lead with Kulak for four hits in the game. Cody Ceci, 6. Solid play, but was partly to blame for Vancouver’s second goal. Brett Kulak, 7. Lead the team with 25 minutes of ice time. He dealt a heavy blow to Quinn Hughes. He fired an outside shot early in the third, with Kane creating a distraction in front of the net. Failed to cut a dangerous cross arrow to Miller at OT. Tyson Barrie, 6. He and Russell fell out on a good chance by Podkolzin late in the first. He went out of position in a dangerous series in the second period, with Peterson whistling it in the net. He made an outside shot through a heavy screen to equalize the game in the third.
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Kris Russell, 8. A rare high event game for Russell, with six major contributions to Grade A shots and three major errors in Grade A shots. Overall, he was flying out in what may have been his last regular season game for the Oilers. He pounded Boeser in the third with one blow and then put Bobby Orr into operation the rest of the season. A great opportunity for McLeod started with a stretched pass to the third, then he almost scored, turning McL’s outside shot into the net. He then won a battle to create Hyman’s third split. It led to the reception for another 5 alarm shot later in the third. Duncan Keith, 6. Quiet game, which is good for a d-man. Maintain zero, not a single error in a Grade A shot with an equally powerful shot.
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Evan Bouchard, 6. More good than bad. He put a powerful shot into the net late in the second, which Brasar overturned. He threw a McL pass slowly into the third and failed to drain it into the open net. He had also blocked an OT pass in a 3-on-1 rush. Mikko Koskinen, 9. He kept the Oilers early and gave the team a chance to return. He faced a total of 17 Grade A shots and five 5-alarm clocks, plus his work on penalties. He made the first big stop of the game, overturning a shot from Conor Garland in the reception, then prevented a hot shot from Podkolzin, but was defeated by a quick and ugly shot by JT Miller. He bounced with a huge rebound to Peterson in the second. He should have done better in Vancouver’s second goal, an opportunity shot for a second-tier goal by Garland from a sharp angle and out. He went up to OT again, hitting JT Miller’s empty shot. He stopped Pettersson, Miller, Boeser, Podkolzin, Garland and OEL in the penalty shootout, going up a full point.
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