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Originally Posted by Lanny_McDonald
Crazy game to watch. Flames were dominant for the vast majority of the game, but Markstrom really let the Oilers back into a game where they seriously had no reason to in the game. Markstrom needs to be way better, but the Flames also need to be better is their defensive coverage. McDavid continues to dummy them at will, which is frustrating. I haven't seen a single guy own the Flames like this since Gretzky. They need to find a solution to him. Where is Badger Bob Johnson when you need him??? If the Flames play with the same intensity and flow they displayed in the first 30 minutes, this series will be over shortly. They let McDavid have the freedom he had after that, and this series is going to stretch out and give the Oilers hope.
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That was certainly the result, but not the way it was played in my opinion.
McDavid got points on some goals really shouldn't have gone in. His expected goals in the game was under 1.3 in all situations last night which is pretty tight for containing McDavid.
He was held to that point in only one game in the LA series, and finished the 7 games with an average of 2.45 per game.
He was about 35% under his regular season average as well.