Edmonton was the better team at 5v5 last night - especially in the first 40 minutes. But I'm not sure if that was Edmonton being good, or LA playing a bit too passive out the gate and giving the Oilers too much respect.
Kings definitely had that deer in headlights thing going on in the 1st period and were clearly giving the Oilers too much respect. Likely just first game playoff jitters more than anything, and you're also on the road in a hostile building which can be tough.
But as the game wore on, the Kings suddenly remembered that they're a good hockey team and gradually found their legs. After the 2-1 goal I thought they looked like the better team for the remainder of the game.
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Kings definitely had that deer in headlights thing going on in the 1st period and were clearly giving the Oilers too much respect. Likely just first game playoff jitters more than anything, and you're also on the road in a hostile building which can be tough.
But as the game wore on, the Kings suddenly remembered that they're a good hockey team and gradually found their legs. After the 2-1 goal I thought they looked like the better team for the remainder of the game.
Draisaitl had the luckiest goals. Right time, right place. The first one was bounced off of the LA defender and right to him, the second one he scored was lucky it found its way in over a pile of bodies.
Draisaitl had the luckiest goals. Right time, right place. The first one was bounced off of the LA defender and right to him, the second one he scored was lucky it found its way in over a pile of bodies.
Credit where due - he corralled that puck and fired it really quickly. But then again he only got it because he was floating around on the perimeter while everyone else was in the trenches.
I loved seeing Doughty knock McDavid on his ass. Shocked he didn't get a penalty. It was a clean hit, but that part usually doesn't matter. Maybe it's because Doughty is also a star player.
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I'm surprised the Oilers or the league itself haven't come out and said something about the beer and garbage thrown on the ice after the goal in OT last night. Not only is it ridiculous to do in the first place, but it's a safety issue. They cannot let that kind of stuff continue, setting a very dangerous precedent.
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I'm surprised the Oilers or the league itself haven't come out and said something about the beer and garbage thrown on the ice after the goal in OT last night. Not only is it ridiculous to do in the first place, but it's a safety issue. They cannot let that kind of stuff continue, setting a very dangerous precedent.
When I was at the Conference Finals game 5 in 2012 (Kings @ Coyotes), the Kings won in OT. I've never seen so much garbage thrown onto the ice, and it was in fact worse than the Oiler game last night. I watched highlights of the aftermath but the NHL did a good job avoiding the camera angles that likely showed a lot of the trash on the ice while LA was receiving the Campbell Trophy. However, I did find a little bit of things getting thrown after Penner scored in this video below:
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I'm surprised the Oilers or the league itself haven't come out and said something about the beer and garbage thrown on the ice after the goal in OT last night. Not only is it ridiculous to do in the first place, but it's a safety issue. They cannot let that kind of stuff continue, setting a very dangerous precedent.
It's really a bad look for the league. It just shows how entitled the fanbase is there. They lose one playoff game in round one, and that's it, they've just had it.
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When I was at the Conference Finals game 5 in 2012 (Kings @ Coyotes), the Kings won in OT. I've never seen so much garbage thrown onto the ice, and it was in fact worse than the Oiler game last night. I watched highlights of the aftermath but the NHL did a good job avoiding the camera angles that likely showed a lot of the trash on the ice while LA was receiving the Campbell Trophy. However, I did find a little bit of things getting thrown after Penner scored in this video below:
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Love watching Tippett and Smith look gutted there.
Disagree. The game is over, that's actually pretty classless and I'm surprised Nurse didn't react. It happens fast and probably wasn't quite deliberate, but I'm not a fan at all.
Disagree. In playoffs, the game isn't over till the series is over.
If Kempe had done that after eliminating the Oilers? Yeah, I'd agree it's bad form in that scenario.
Do you really believe Sportsnet is neutral? All their money comes from Canadian teams. And they are going to push a "Canada's Team" narrative if any of these advance deep.
I never get that sense with the Flames
Avs and Dallas series were called pretty even by the pbp
Listened to Rishaug on 1260.
Says the Kings need a different game plan. The Oilers should just keep doing what they are doing, and clean it up a little.
Excellent
I assume the Oilers game plan is “get McDavid and Draisaitl the puck”
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