Now that was a fun game to watch, wow! A spirited BOA game where both teams brought it. I honestly thought it lived up to expectations without the shenanigans the league was keeping an eye out for. Any outside fan who tuned in to see what would happen certainly got an entertaining game!
I thought the Flames brought it early on and should have had a couple more goals with their pressure. Oilers turned in on the 2nd half.
I thought the Oilers actually played one of their best games I've seen them play in a while. Damn Connor McDavid and his videogame speed. Totally not fair for the opposition, but thankfully Rittich came up huuuuuge when it mattered. Other then the 1st goal, Smith wasn't bad either.
Both fights were awesome and I noticed the turtle chants stopped when Tkachuk fought Kassian. Didn't think they would fight at all, but obviously both guys wanted to put it to rest. That should shut the media up for a while about 'answering the bell'.
I thought it was one of the more physical NHL games I've seen in a while. Not a lot of time/space to make plays before someone was on you, but both sides did well. I actually thought Gaudreau had a good game. He set Buddy up and Monahan a couple times with tap-ins and they couldn't convert. If this was last season those go in and suddenly he has a 3 point game. He wasn't as bad as some made him out to be.
Overall a great battle between both sides with some nastiness to it, yet nothing crossed the line. Huge 2 points and let's get 'em again Saturday.