But they at least managed to avoid being completely written off, securing an electrifying 8-1 victory over the Florida Panthers to delay their elimination on Saturday.
These Oilers are still facing a dire situation with the executioner’s blade hovering over their necks. A sing
But for now, at least, they’ve breathed a little bit of life into a series that had looked entirely lopsided, as far as results went.
On Saturday, it was Sergei Bobrovsky who ended up getting the axe five minutes into the second period after allowing five goals on 16 shots.
Florida’s goalie had been nothing short of brilliant over the first eight periods of the series, as the Oilers were outscored 11-1. But over the last four periods, Edmonton outscored the Panthers 10-1 heading back to Sunrise, Fla., for Game 5 on Tuesday (6 p.m., CBC, Sportsnet)
le mistake in any of the next three games could seal their fate.
Your statement seems clear, but the context of hockey playoffs adds nuance to interpreting the message. Here’s a refined version for clarity:
“Unfortunately for the Oilers, goal differential doesn’t determine the outcome of an NHL playoff series. Nor does it affect the reset of the scoreboard in Game 5.
“No, I don’t think so. It’s just one win, that’s all it is,” said Oilers captain Connor McDavid, who recorded a goal and three assists, contributing to his playoff-leading 38 points (six goals, 32 assists) and setting an NHL assists record in a single postseason. “It doesn’t matter if you scored eight or one; it’s just one win.
“And we’ve got to go to Florida and do the job, then bring th
Your statement seems clear, but the context of hockey playoffs adds nuance to interpreting the message. Here’s a refined version for clarity:
“Unfortunately for the Oilers, goal differential doesn’t determine the outcome of an NHL playoff series. Nor does it affect the reset of the scoreboard in Game 5.
“No, I don’t think so. It’s just one win, that’s all it is,” said Oilers captain Connor McDavid, who recorded a goal and three assists, contributing to his playoff-leading 38 points (six goals, 32 assists) and setting an NHL assists record in a single postseason. “It doesn’t matter if you scored eight or one; it’s just one win.
“And we’ve got to go to Florida and do the job, then bring them back to Alberta.”
em back to Alberta.”
The Oilers scored eight goals in this game after losing the series opener 3-0. It’s not just a matter of the offense waking up; there’s no more time left to waste.
“We bought ourselves a couple of extra days,” Oilers forward Zach Hyman said. “Outside, belief may be growing, but our focus remains on one game.”
The goal is to replicate this performance and continue winning.
“Yeah, it’s just one game,” said Mattias Janmark, who scored a short-handed goal to ignite the offensive surge. “We can look ahead, but we need to play a solid game in Florida if we want to make it back here.”
The Oilers scored eight goals in this game after losing the series opener 3-0. It’s not just a matter of the offense waking up; there’s no more time left to waste.
“We bought ourselves a couple of extra days,” Oilers forward Zach Hyman said. “Outside, belief may be growing, but our focus remains on one game.”
The goal is to replicate this performance and continue winning.
“Yeah, it’s just one game,” said Mattias Janmark, who scored a short-handed goal to ignite the offensive surge. “We can look ahead, but we need to play a solid game in Florida if we want to make it back here.”
Now, the Oilers must dig as deep as they did when they started the season 2-9-1 and turned it around with streaks of eight and 16 wins to push into the playoff picture.
Now, the Oilers must dig as deep as they did when they started the season 2-9-1 and turned it around with streaks of eight and 16 wins to push into the playoff picture.
