Video: POST-RAW | Evan Bouchard 05.06.23 SHORTHANDED EFFORTĪ soft holding penalty on Mattias Ekholm in the defensive zone two-and-a-half minutes after Bouchard's 2-0 tally could've turned things around for the Golden Knights. There was a reason they took the penalties they did, because we were playing at a certain pace." "I thought we were able to come at their team in waves. "I thought we had our skating legs, or sea legs, under us right off the bat and right from the very first shift," Woodcroft said. He does have a big shot, but he brings a puck up the ice well, and the more experience he gets on it, the better he will be and he's been pretty good."Įdmonton had started off just the way they would've wanted. "He has an understanding of how it flows. It's not all brand new to him," Woodcroft said of Bouchard's ability on the power play. The puck was in the back of the net before you could blink, speeding past Hyman and beyond the sliding Brossoit, who couldn't get a clean look at the puck before the netminder slid out the other side of the Vegas crease almost perplexted at what just happened. Video: Gm2: Bouchard drills slap shot for a PPG "He obviously has an absolute bomb," Draisaitl said. Video: Gm2: Draisaitl puts Oilers up 1-0 with a PPG BOUCH BLASTīouchard might've blasted the hardest-ever 'Bouch Bomb' of his career when he tee'd one up from the top of the zone and beat a screened Brossoit - once again put in place by Hyman - on Edmonton's second power play in the opening seven minutes. The goal was also the German's 30th career playoff goal in only his 45th game, which is the second-fastest rate in Oilers history behind Wayne Gretzky (37). We're a hard team to defend and when we do get the chance, try and capitalize."Īfter continuing his goal streak on the road to begin the postseason, Draisaitl became the first player since Fred "Cyclone" Taylor with the Vancouver Millionaires back in 1918 to score eight goals in his first five road games in the playoffs - the season before the blue line was added into the rules of the game. "Obviously we rely on that partly, but we're also working for our power-play opportunities. "In the playoffs, special teams can win you games," Draisaitl said. Video: OILERS TODAY | Post-Game 2 at VGK ĭraisaitl added yet ANOTHER tally to his already double-digit haul through eight games this postseason by finishing off a scrambled play on the man advantage to the left of the Golden Knights' net just 2:21 into the first period.īouchard delivered the point shot that was deflected by Hyman before it dribbled loose to the German to the left of Laurent Brossoit before the League's leading scorer was able to burger-flip his 12th goal of the playoffs over the laid-out Vegas netminder to lift the Oilers into a one-goal lead. "They have one on the board, we have one on the board, and now we get to go home to the best fans in the National Hockey League." "That's one game," Head Coach Jay Woodcroft said. The series shifts to Edmonton for Games 3 & 4 at Rogers Place on Monday and Wednesday. Netminder Stuart Skinner still had to be sharp with 30 saves and bounced back beautifully from allowing five goals in Game 1 thanks to some stellar defensive play from his teammates that limited Vegas' influence all game - especially in transition and on their forecheck, which were two major strong points for the Golden Knights in Game 1. The Oilers captain recorded two goals and an assist, including a spectacular solo effort shorthanded, as one of five Oilers with multi-point outings alonside Draisaitl, Bouchard, Zach Hyman and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins. The German scored once on the power play and again at even strength as part of a four-goal first period for the Oilers that included tallies from Evan Bouchard and Connor McDavid. Leon Draisaitl remained unrelenting, scoring his 12th and 13th goals of the playoffs to match last year's post-season goal-scoring leader in only eight games. "We followed up with a big shorthanded goal and a five-on-five goal, and I think we just took the game over right from the puck drop." "I thought we did a good job of capitalizing our opportunities and obviously, it's a great start for a group," Evander Kane said. On the back of an incredible four-goal first period, the Edmonton Oilers evened up their second-round series with the Vegas Golden Knights by claiming a 5-1 victory in Game 2 at T-Mobile Arena on Saturday night. We're coming home with a huge victory and an even series.
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