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Edmonton Oilers Evan Bouchard (75) celebrates his goal with Zack Cassian (44) against Colorado Avelanch during the NHL action at Rogers Place in Edmonton, April 22, 2022. Ed Kaiser / Postmedia Photo by Ed Kaiser / 20095613A
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The Edmonton Oilers came out slowly but got stronger as the game progressed, with Evander Kane launching an offensive avalanche that helped crush Colorado Avelanche 6-3.
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What seemed unlikely in the last days of Dave Tippett is now a reality, with the Oilers winning a place in the playoffs under new coach Jay Woodcroft. The Oilers have 23 wins and 11 losses under Woodcroft.
In the end, Class A shots were 11 for the Oilers, 17 for the Avs, with seven shots with 5 alarms for Edmonton and four for the Avs.
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Connor McDavid, 7. Solid game. Three assists, but none of them are spectacular in any way. No hits on the net. He threw the puck on the ice and made a quick shot, then left it to Kane on Edmonton’s first goal. He executed a sharp horizontal shooter just outside the blue line to send Kane to his goal with a hat trick. He also put Kane in the sequence leading to Yamamoto’s goal. McD missed the net in the third, mostly because he was hacked. He now has 116 points, compared to 113 for Florida’s Jonathan Huberdo, who has one game on hand in this NHL title race.
Kailer Yamamoto, 7. Energetic and efficient. He bounced to bounce in the virtuous cycle of Kane’s second goal. He jumped a loose puck in the backhand slot on Edmonton’s fifth goal, the 19th for Yamamoto of the season.
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Evander Kane, 9. Edmonton’s offensive engine in this game, with three goals, 3 assists. He was too aggressive and allowed a deadly pass, creating a 3-on-1 on Avs’ first goal. He started his first series of goals with bad chess, throwing the puck at McD, then scored at home, with the usually reliable Kuemper coming out of position. On his second goal, he won a battle on board, receiving one hit with five alarms in an external Bouchard explosion, then a second to score a great pass from Keith. The most spectacular was his third goal, where he defeated Josh Manson and then Kumper in a breakout. He also found time to push the nasty Nazem Kadri. He hit the net, which bounced from Avs d-man to Yamamoto for Edmonton’s fifth goal.
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Leon Dreiseitl, 7. A beast in a big moment in the game who made a decisive blow to thwart Colorado 5-on-3 early in the second, then hurried a few more passes to kill the series. He may have been slow to scorer Nichushkin on his second goal. He punched Cale McCarthy in the ass with a mean shoulder. He took the puck as a freight train to the network for a 5-alarm strike. A moment later, he took a pass from Manson and tried a hard shot.
Ryan McLeod, 4. He made a mistake in the main positions, turning and deviating from the game, which led to a powerful game of McKinnon once in the first. He left McKinnon behind for a 5-alarm shot in the second. He was silent during the attack.
Zack Hyman, 5. His turnaround led to a dangerously early 2-on-1, his first of several defensive errors. Charged when splitting in the third. He works hard all the time, as usual.
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Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, 7. He got rid of the complicated Wrister slot in the first. His penalty kick led to 1:11 on Avs 5-on-3. Sportsnet commentator Bob Stauffer called the punishment “BS” a call and a “joke”. RNH made a sharp pass to Bouchard in his series of goals. He broke a handmade bracelet from the bar. He gave a pass to send Hyman away.
Warren Vogel, 5. He lost a battle leading to an early invasion of the odd people of Avs. It was also good, but I didn’t do much in the attack.
Derek Ryan, 6. He made a number of strong attacks in attack, including a fine game to hit, then sent an arrow with cross ice to RNH for the first of Edmonton’s Class A strikes.
Zack Cassian, 5. Quiet game, but nothing bad.
Derrick Brasard, 4. Nothing much to report for just over six minutes on ice.
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Darnell Nurse, 3. He had a rough game that got even rougher when he turned. He made an overly aggressive and poor decision in a pinch in the first, starting Sequence of Pain in the first goal of Avs. A moment later, he tripped Burakowski and received a penalty. He was slightly chosen and allowed Nichushkin to enter the slot for his second goal. He left the game in the second period after a tough battle on the side of the net, where he seemed to come out a little lame. We will all hope that this will not lead to anything special, as the release of your top d-man at this time of year is bad, bad, bad news.
Woodcroft says they will have more information about the nurse’s health in the morning.
– Reid Wilkins (@ReidWilkins) April 23, 2022
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Cody Ceci, 7. Another super solid game, something he became famous for. He fought Nichushkin in the fold when there was a loose puck, which was scored at the end of the first. He kept a clean net, which means no serious mistakes in a Class A shot with equal force throughout the match.
Duncan Keith, 7. He plays well, reads the play at a high level and shoots with deft passes. He was challenged by the fast Newhook early in the game, but stayed with it. His diagonal arrow put Kane’s second goal.
Evan Bouchard, 8. Really good at this one, with three major contributions to Class A strikes and a clean slate in his own zone. He received a decent shot with a powerful game in the first, then won the puck, rushed it to the ice and made a fine pass, showing class and calm at the beginning of the game. He tore the puck into the net and hit the rebound for Edmonton’s second goal. He made a key blow leading to Kane’s second goal. He cross-checked MacKinnon on the boards, apologized for it, and then made MacKinnon deflect one of his legs, but the game was already in garbage time.
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Chris Russell, 8. The underrated Russell still has the speed and intelligence to play well at this level, with his quick retreat and clearing contributing to Bouchard’s goal and earning an assist №6. He allowed a diagonal arrow leading to McKinnon’s 5-alarm strike. When Nurse was injured, he moved to the top pair with Ceci. He fired a long bomb into an empty door to freeze the game. Four hits and five blocked shots.
Tyson Barry, 6. Quiet but solid game.
Brett Fist, 4. After the first period, he calmed down while things went. He was defeated in an early 2-on-1, which led to a dangerous blow from Helm. A moment later he made a turn and fell, causing an even more dangerous 2-on-1 for Logan O’Connor. He managed to jump on the ice early and executed a penalty with too many men. But he clicked the puck on the boards, starting the series for Kane’s goal to win an assist.
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Mike Smith, 7. Another good game. Stoned Helm and O’Connor on a 5-alarm at the beginning of the game. He had zero chance for Colorado’s first goal, an arrow from the waist on ice, followed by a single shot at 3-on-1. Kadri’s shot remained behind him at the end of the first, but Smith managed to find him and strangle him. He could have done better with Nichushin’s second goal, which was on the outer edge of the Class A strike zone, although it was a really good shot. He made a big save with a short hand on Burakowski in the third, then hit Lehkonen in the fold. He made a wonderful effort for Newhook to stifle every last life of Avs.
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