Keys to Game Four for the Edmonton Oilers include no re-runs from Game Three, please
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What I wrote: I fully expect Sergei Bobrovsky to get better as this series moves on. I believe the goal he was going to gift the Oilers already happened, the Arvidsson goal in game One. So, Stuart Skinner is going to have to match him the rest of the way. And that starts in Game Three.
What happened: Pretty much the opposite. Far too easy to tag that loss on Skinner. But he did get 'swimming' on the 1-0 goal that started the spiral and then he just could not dig his way out. At the other end, Bobrosky did Bobrovsky things until it did not matter any more. Does Calvin Pickard start Game Four? Absolutely. Bob Stauffer was not the least bit coy about it on his radio show Wednesday.
Defence
What I wrote: The D-pairings the Oilers displayed in practice Sunday had Evan Bouchard with Darnell Nurse. If you are worried about Nurse's defending game as of late well then this may help. It is likely this pairing (if, in fact, Paul Coffey goes with it) would frequently be on the ice with the McDavid line. As such, there stands to be a bit less defending to do. I would also consider running Jake Walman harder. I would not make a lineup change. These are your best six.
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