Edmonton Oilers maintain their series lead over the Calgary Flames in the second round of the playoffs with a 5-3 win in Game 4 Tuesday night.
“We knew they’d have a pushback and the way we stuck together and didn’t turn on each other at any moment shows good signs for our team.” “Our guys were saying the right things on the bench,” Woodcroft said post-game. “I don’t think there’s been a time in my career when I lost the puck and had no idea where it went.” Rasmus Andersson tied the game with a shocking goal with 9:04 left in the third. In the playoffs, that’s what you have to do.” “But Ryan Nugent-Hopkins was a first-overall draft pick in the NHL for a reason.
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins scored his second goal of the night with 3:27 left in regulation as the Edmonton Oilers defeated the Calgary Flames 5-3 on Tuesday to ...
Calgary winger Tyler Toffoli then took a tripping penalty and the Oilers made the visitors pay when Hyman outmuscled a hobbled Chris Tanev — back in the lineup for the first time since Game 6 of the opening round despite a suspected upper-body injury — in tight to bury his fifth goal of the series and seventh of the playoffs at 9:53. Markstrom, who had allowed 14 goals in the series before getting pulled after two periods with Calgary trailing Sunday's Game 3 by a 4-0 score line, played the puck behind his own net on the first shift, but put it right on Nugent-Hopkins' stick for him to bury his third inside a deafening arena. Ryan Nugent-Hopkins scored his second goal of the night with 3:27 left in regulation as the Edmonton Oilers defeated the Calgary Flames 5-3 on Tuesday to take a 3-1 lead in the teams' second-round playoff series.
Edmonton will always remember Game 4 as the Ryan Nugent-Hopkins game, a well-deserved moment in the sun for a player who quietly does so many things so well ...
In the second round against Anaheim, they again had a 2-1 series lead and a chance to put the Ducks down 3-1, but blew a 2-0 first period lead and wound up losing in overtime. They took the Kings lightly in the first round, both in Game 1 and in Game 4. Nugent-Hopkins had his biggest game as an Oiler in Game 4, scoring the opening goal and then the game-winner with minutes left on the clock. Edmonton will always remember Game 4 as the Ryan Nugent-Hopkins game, a well-deserved moment in the sun for a player who quietly does so many things so well for this team. Every game you win, you gain confidence from and you want to keep that ball rolling and doing the good things that make our team successful. While we all would have loved to see a top-to-bottom spanking like the one the Oilers handed out in Game 3, it was impressive to see the team be resilient and edge out a difficult win as the Flames put forward a much better effort. Ryan Nugent-Hopkins scored 21 seconds into the game to give the Oilers a 1-0 lead and then Zach Hyman and Evander Kane scored to put the Oilers up by three goals before the end of the first frame. “The main thing was that we had to keep pushing. With just over three minutes left in the game, Nugent-Hopkins scored on the power-play to restore Edmonton’s lead. He does a lot of really subtle things really well and makes us a deeper team.” – Jay Woodcroft on Ryan Nugent-Hopkins. Every game is a team game, we know that. That didn’t happen with the Flames on Tuesday night.
EDMONTON -- The Calgary Flames believe they found a foothold in the Western Conference Second Round against the Edmonton Oilers despite a 5-3 loss in Game 4 ...
"We know are strong at home," Backlund said. "That second period we played really well. And we [darn] near did." "It's part of the whole process of our whole team growing. We're not going to go away easy and if they thought they were going to beat us easy, that wasn't the case." "I liked how we played," Sutter said.
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Calgary showed some life on slick power play in the second with Kane off for slashing. “Every game you play in the playoffs, you gain experience,” Smith said. This time, they took a stranglehold on the series without their best effort. “The main thing was that we had to keep pushing,” Nugent-Hopkins said after Rasmus Andersson scored short-handed from 150 feet away as Calgary rallied all the way back from a 3-0 deficit to tie the game. “I can laugh now, right?” a relieved Smith said. He scored his third. “You don’t want that to happen ... ever. We’ve just got to go home and focus on winning one game and take it from there. “There’s room for greatness from everybody on our team. “Stuff like that happens, it’s hockey. With the Oilers wavering, Nugent-Hopkins poked in his fourth goal of the playoffs from in front of Markstrom. Nugent-Hopkins scored his second goal of the game with 3:27 left in regulation, and the Oilers beat the Calgary Flames 5-3 to take a 3-1 lead in the second-round playoff series.
On Sunday night, the Oilers played their best game of the series so far in a 4-1 win over the Flames. Another win tonight will put the Flames on the ropes. A ...
Calgary’s defence is likely to get a big boost if he’s back in the lineup. - The Flames are scheduled to get Chris Tanev back in the lineup tonight. On Sunday night, the Oilers played their best game of the series so far in a 4-1 win over the Flames. Another win tonight will put the Flames on the ropes.
Calgary Flames goaltender Jacob Markstrom will want that entire first period and more back — 3 goals on 9 shots. The Edmonton Oilers win the first face-off, and ...
36 seconds later a diving Backlund would get the Flames within one. The Edmonton Oilers would take Game 4 and now lead the series 3-1 over the Calgary Flames in the Battle of Alberta 2022 playoff edition. The Edmonton Oilers win the first face-off, and score the first goal of Game 4 of The Battle of Alberta. Flames’ Markstrom playing the puck behind the net twice in that 21 seconds, and on his second attempt to play the puck Markstrom hands it over to Oilers’ Ryan Nugent-Hopkins who scores his 1st goal of the series.
Evander Kane, Zach Hyman and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins each scored goals to give the Edmonton Oilers a 3-0 lead over the visiting Calgary Flames after the first ...
Evander Kane, Zach Hyman and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins each scored goals to give the Edmonton Oilers a 3-0 lead over the visiting Calgary Flames after the first period of Game 4 on Tuesday. Evander Kane, Zach Hyman and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins each scored goals to give the Edmonton Oilers a 3-0 lead over the visiting Calgary Flames after the first period of Game 4 on Tuesday. Oilers take early lead over Flames in Game 4
Evander Kane, with his NHL-best 11th and 12th of the post-season, and Zach Hyman had the other goals for Edmonton, which got 29 saves from Mike Smith. Leon ...
EDMONTON — Ryan Nugent-Hopkins scored his second goal of the night with 3:27 left in regulation as the Edmonton Oilers defeated the Calgary Flames 5-3 on Tuesday to take a 3-1 lead in the teams' second-round playoff series. Calgary winger Tyler Toffoli then took a tripping penalty and the Oilers made the visitors pay when Hyman outmuscled a hobbled Chris Tanev — back in the lineup for the first time since Game 6 of the opening round despite a suspected upper-body injury — in tight to bury his fifth goal of the series and seventh of the playoffs at 9:53. Ryan Nugent-Hopkins scored his second goal of the night with 3:27 left in regulation as the Edmonton Oilers defeated the Calgary Flames 5-3 on Tuesday to take a 3-1 lead in the teams' second-round playoff series.
A Battle of Alberta they were favoured and expected to win, one that began with the Flames erupting for two goals in the first 51 seconds of a nine-goal, Game 1 ...
“Every game you play in the playoffs, you gain experience,” said Smith. “There has definitely been growth on this team, for sure. “We talked to each other on the bench, but the main thing was that we had to keep pushing,” said Nugent-Hopkins. “Stuff like that happens, it’s hockey. The Oilers knew they would be facing a desperate Flames team fighting for its life, but they met them head on. Article content “Stuff like that happens every game and you have to find a way to stick with it. Article content From 132-feet away. But, in the end, our group had that mantra, ‘whatever it takes,’ and they got it done when it counted.” Article content Article content Article content Article content
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— Evander Kane became the 26th player in NHL history to score 10 goals in the first 10 games of a playoff season. Jake Guentzel (10 in 2018) and Johan Franzen ( ...
In periods two and three of game two and periods one and two in game three, the Flames produced very little offensively. The Oilers outscored them 8-1 in those four periods and outshot them 60-45. “When we get into their zone, we have to hold pucks and nothing blind, and get shots to the goalie. Edmonton outscored the Flames 9-3 at EV in games two and three. Draisaitl, Kane, and Hyman have all played big roles the past two games offensively. McDavid only played 21 minutes and 20 minutes in games two and three respectively. The good news for the Oilers, and bad news for the Flames, is that Draisaitl has looked healthier the past few games. Edmonton has struggled against teams with aggressive forechecks and the Flames weren’t able to do much of it in their two losses. — Game three was easily their best start of this series, and arguably the playoffs. Eight other Oilers have recorded three assists in a period, including Connor McDavid on Sunday, but no one, including Wayne Gretzky, managed four helpers in one period. — Leon Draisaitl became the first player in Stanley Cup playoff history to record four assists in one period. But then, without prompting, he mentioned game four and how the Oilers must learn from their previous mistake.
Evander Kane, Zach Hyman and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins each scored goals in the first period to give the Oilers a 3-0 lead after the first 20 minutes of play.
Elias Lindholm scored a power-play goal for the Calgary Flames and Mikael Backlund struck 36 seconds later to cut the Edmonton Oilers’ lead to 3-2 after the second period of Game 4 on Tuesday. Elias Lindholm scored a power-play goal for the Calgary Flames and Mikael Backlund struck 36 seconds later to cut the Edmonton Oilers’ lead to 3-2 after the second period of Game 4 on Tuesday. Evander Kane, Zach Hyman and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins each scored goals in the first period to give the Oilers a 3-0 lead after the first 20 minutes of play.