Oilers, Taylor Swift, & A Surprise Interaction With Young Fan
This lyric could accurately describe how the Edmonton Oilers began their Game 4 performance on Thursday night. Luckily for Oilers fans, their 'Wildest Dreams' ended up coming true.
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Despite beginning the game in a 0-3 hole, they scratched, clawed, and fought their way back to a 4-3 overtime victory on the backs of clutch performances from Leon Draisaitl and Calvin Pickard, the former scoring the game-winning goal and the latter becoming a brick wall after he stepped in for Stuart Skinner.
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Elsewhere, Taylor Swift was in attendance at Game 4, enjoying a view of the game from her suite in Amerant Arena. And at some point during the night, Swift found the time to make one fan's night.
There is a clip on social media of a (presumably) teenage girl interacting with the iconic singer during Thursday night's game. She took several pictures with Swift, who then shook the hands of a few of the adults around the young fan, even saying hi to the fan's (assumed) mother, who was standing inside the box next to Swift's.
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You can see the entire interaction below (unfortunately, there is no audio in the clip).
It's quiet moments like this that have helped the legendary singer reach a vast audience, in addition to having incredibly relatable and catchy tunes in her catalog.
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