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Originally Posted by hurtin_albertan
Look I'm not trying to take anything away from the Oilers - they found a way and that's what matters. Having said that, in my eyes they were pretty soundly outplayed and won the game on the back of some extremely good fortune.
First goal: the first penalty of the 5 on 3 was a complete joke and in my opinion could have possibly even gone the other way. Getzlaf breaks his stick and it's effectively a 5 on 2, a rebound lands right on Letestu's stick with an open net and a stickless defender.
Second goal: Different circumstances leading to the PP but again the rebound jumps right to Letestu with an open net. You literally couldn't have placed 2 pucks in better spots for the guy.
Third goal: Terrible change by a Ducks forward gives the Oilers an effective 5 on 4 and leaves Larsson completely alone. Great shot to bury it.
Fourth goal: Pinball off a defender from behind the net.
So again, I'm not saying they didn't deserve to win, it's not as though the Ducks got completely robbed of a deserved victory, but the way I saw it everything kind of aligned for the Oilers to score last night and they had good fortune on their side. It happens.
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The Ducks also hit a couple of posts and the Oilers only hit one. Oilers definitely got the bounces that game.
I thought it was a fairly even game though.