Line matching is really important vs Oilers. I thought the Flames 2nd and 3rd lines did very well to be aware against McDavid and his line once they committed to defensive play. Trouble is that it took the Flames until game 4 to do this (and of course they weren’t matched for some reason in OT). The number of high danger chances that line generated in the last couple of games was fairly low.
The Oilers are so McDavid driven that you need to feel comfortable that if you slow him down, the matchups you get in return will favor you.
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