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Edmonton Journal
15-05-2025
- Sport
- Edmonton Journal
Player grades: Unsung Oiler is OT hero, Edmonton Oilers, 1, Vegas Golden Knights, 0
Article content What does championship defense look like? Connor McDavid and Zach Hyman demonstrate. — David Staples (@dstaples) May 15, 2025 Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, 7. Snapped a slot shot from inside home plate early on but hit post, not net. Chipped it up for McD's third period break-in shot. GAS: ES +4/-0; ST +0/-0. Zach Hyman, 7. Worked his heart out, like he's done consistently in the playoffs. Came out like a drillbit slamming and shattering hardrock. Excellent backcheck with McD on Olofsson early on. Solid hit on McNab in the second. He set up Drai's early third period break in. GAS: ES +2/-0; ST +0/-1 Leon Draisaitl, 7. High event game. Beauty pass in OT. Some defensive miscues. A big ragged and lacking in danger on two early Oilers power plays. Where has his Executioner's Shot gone? He broke up a rush in the second, then rushed up ice to help on a Grade A shot. He broke in hard on a breakaway but could not beat Hill early in the third. A moment later he broke in again but failed to get it on net. GAS: ES +6/-3; ST +0/-0.
Edmonton Journal
09-05-2025
- Sport
- Edmonton Journal
Player grades: Edmonton Oilers win OT thriller over Vegas Golden Knights
Article content Connor McDavid, 7. Tough game, not getting a tonne done at least until he got an absolute tonbe done, setting up Draisaitl in OT. He stickhandled and fought his way in for a Grade A early on. Blocked off a dangerous Vegas slot play late in the first. Took an inadvertent high-sticking penalty in the third, with Vegas scoring. Jammed a shot on net early in the OT. He got a wonky bounce off the boards in OT but put it off the post. Huge deke in OT to win it with the brilliant pass, two bonus marks. Contributions/mistakes on Grade A Shots (GAS): Even Strength +4/-2; Special Teams +2/-0 Leon Draisaitl, 7. Drilled big McNab with a hard hit early on. Caught up ice on a first period VGK odd-man rush. He finally got going a bit in the second, drilling his Executioner's Shot on net on Edmonton's first power play. Won a battle to kick off Virtuous Cycle on Nurse's goal. Set up McD for a Grade A early in the third. He failed to block Pietrangelo's outside shot on the fourth Vegas goal. Great pass on Perry's late third period 5-alarmer, then almost put in shot of his own, Perry blocked it. Drained the OT winner for two bonus marks. GAS: ES +4/-3; ST +3/-0.
