Oilers fall 7-4 to Ducks in Game 3: Recap, Reaction and Highlights |
The Edmonton Oilers are down, but not out.
On Friday evening, the Oilers fell 7-4 to the Anaheim Ducks, giving the Ducks a 2-1 series lead with home-ice advantage. Let’s take a look at what went on in this one.
For the third consecutive game in this series, the Oilers opened the scoring. With about seven minutes left in the first period, Vasily Podkolzin forced a turnover, got to the faceoff dot, and ripped it past Lukáš Dostál for the 1-0 lead.
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VASILY PODKOLZIN MAKES IT 1-0 OILERS 👀🚨 🎥 - @Sportsnet
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They held the lead for a little over three minutes. The Ducks had sustained zone time and got the puck back to the point. Drew Helleson’s shot was deflected in the high-slot by Mason McTavish, finally beating Connor Ingram to tie the game at one.
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Special teams have been a big topic of discussion after the past two games. The Oilers killed off the first high sticking penalty, but were unable to kill the second. With about two minutes left in the first period, Leo Carlsson’s shot from the faceoff dot was saved by a screened Ingram, but the rebound came out right to Mikael Granlund for the tap-in.
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GRANLUND GIVES THE DUCKS THE LEAD AND ORANGE COUNTY IS LOVING IT 🔊🔊
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Moving to the second period, the Oilers managed to tie the game just four minutes in. Their top line of Podkolzin, Leon Draisaitl, and Kasperi Kapanen had the cycle going. The puck came to Draisaitl on the boards as........