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Edmonton Journal
8 hours ago
- Sport
- Edmonton Journal
Can back-up winger get it done for Edmonton Oilers tonight?
Article content 1. I'm not a huge fan of players who are at 50 or 60 per cent gutting it out and playing. Best that they sit out, as badly injured Evander Kane did last year after Game 3 of the Final. As good as Kane had been early in the 2024 playoffs, the Oilers were better off with healthier players on the ice. The same goes for RNH right now. If he's not able to come close to 80+ per cent of his ability, Jeff Skinner is a better bet. 2. Skinner had a strong finish to the 2024-25 regular season. He evidently finally took seriously the need to play responsible defensive hockey and a more physical brand of play. Skinner is an excellent playmaker and shooter. He might work well with McDavid and Perry at even strength, so long as he makes sure to backcheck hard and cover off Florida point shooters in the d-zone.
Edmonton Journal
02-05-2025
- Sport
- Edmonton Journal
Player grades: Edmonton Oilers beat Kings take series in a barn-burner
Article content Connor McDavid, 6. Up and down first period. He made a weird fly-by in the o-zone on the first Los Angeles goal, kicking off the Sequence of Pain on the. goal rush. He made up for it a few moments later seaming a pass to RNH for Edmonton's second goal. He went low and hard on a 5-alarmer off a Draisaitl feed but Kuemper blocked. Turned over the puck in the o-zone, leading to a Trevor Moore breakaway. He deked his way to a dangerous slot backhander early in the third. Contributions/mistakes on Grade A Shots (GAS): Even Strength +6/-4; Special Teams +1/-0 Leon Draisaitl, 7. Solid two-way game. Quiet in the first but got off a Grade A in the second before setting up McD for one. Later in the period he hammered a McD feed off the post. GAS: ES +7/-2; ST +0/-0. Corey Perry, 6. Gave up nothing on defence. Some good work on the forecheck leading to Grade As. GAS: ES +3/-0; ST +0/-0. Zach Hyman, 7. One goal, one assist. Lost a battle at the blueline on L.A.'s second goal. Made up for it a moment later winning and controlling a puck behind the net. Next he made a brilliant tip shot for the third goal, the Californian, an outside shot tipped in, named in honour of that great outside-inside combo Brent Burns-to-Joe Pavelski. Lost the puck and allowed a 4-on-3 and Grade A early in the third. He got his stick up and took a penalty in the third, came out and took Drai's pass for a breakaway attempt, then put it off the post on a 2-on-1. GAS: ES +6/-1; ST +1/-0
