Sutter's post-game comments were dead on. Oilers have two high-end players who can win games single-handedly if you give them time and space. They truly are a one line team.
The Flames on the other hand, like most teams in the league, have to score by committee, and they just didn't do enough tonight in terms of execution. That was the difference. That stupid brain fart that led to the shortie against was definitely the back breaker.
If Backlund scores on that breakaway to make it 3-0 early, we're probably talking about a Flames win and a 2-0 series lead. But obviously the hockey gods wanted a different outcome tonight.
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