Edmonton Oilers Defeat the Vancouver Canucks, 4-3, advance to WCF

[Raistlin]

That was a great season, Canucks still need to develop that killer instinct. But to take EDM to 7 games is a huge success of a season already. Losing Boeser was a nuke to that dressing room. Next year with Demko in net, not letting in point shots galore, it won't be close.

 

[eviohh26]

I swear the Canucks are the best team in the league when they get momentum late in a game. Come back kings but the oilers when they were on their game were the better team. Battle of a series.

Oilers were the better team overall. Canucks all year did what you just said. Held on for 2 periods then in the 3rd would start playing and come back in many games. Overall our 2nd period all year was such a horrible period. We would just get outplayed and outscored.

 

[bucks_oil]

GG Nucks. What a series, what a season for you guys.

One hell of a series.

That was an absolute battle. The Canucks are a damn good team and that was an amazing defensive effort by the Oilers the last two games.

Great atmosphere in both arenas.

@EpochLink epic series my friend

Well said…

Those Nucks just don’t go away… bodes well for the (fully healthy) future. Solid team.

Shout out to JT Miller and Garland… even I have to admit (to my 8 and 9 year old) that his neck guard is on trend, or should be… they both played an amazing series.

And we’ll take Silovs please… huge “I can do it here too” coming out party for him. He’s going to be a star (somewhere)

 

[SeanMoneyHands]

Pickard saved the series for Edmonton. If Skinner started game 4, Oilers likely lose it.

 

[647Hockey]

Game could had been 5-0 if Silovs didnt play great and Nucks got a lucky goal off a giveaway leading to them coming back with momentum.

Petterson and JT did nothing all game. But Garland looked good.

 

[Diogenes92]

To be fair they did also often get early leads that they held quite often as well. Their problem seemed to be generating offense consistently in games where they don’t get the bounces. Though I wonder if Tocchet is stifling them a bit creatively until they’re behind late.

The first half of the regular season was as good as any of the team has ever played.

Since then I personally feel they were fighting an uphill battle for most of the last half and playoffs.

This team was very fortunate and had a crazy ability of snowballing momentum into some truly unbelievable comebacks and domination.

I don't think it's sustainable but after seeing what this Canucks team did this season I really don't feel confident predicting anything.

 

[Sergei Shirokov]

Canucks need to shoot more to win hockey game

caught up with them in the end

Yeah gave the Oilers way too much respect.

Game 5 was the blueprint, force the issue, take the body, force them to move it quick, but tonight reverted back to passive play. Expending all energy keeping the Oilers outside only to flip it out, change, and hand EDM's stars possession for another shift.

Credit to EDM though, their PK was massive all series & they played hard defensively when they had too.

 

[Regal]

Does not take score effects into account.

When Oilers scored 2-0 goal the shots on goal were 23-4 for Oilers.

Suddenly they matter now but apparently not in game 3

 

[CrazyJoeDavola]

Boeser loss was big.

Not really. Guy had 1a in his last 3 games. Outside of game 2 he's been a complete non-factor in the series and wasn't part of any of Van's subsequent wins.

 

[eviohh26]

That was a great season, Canucks still need to develop that killer instinct. But to take EDM to 7 games is a huge success of a season already. Losing Boeser was a nuke to that dressing room. Next year with Demko in net, not letting in point shots galore, it won't be close.

It will still be close. There is no team that is like the Blackhawks or Kings.

 

[Quinning]

dont worry Nucks fans, you'll always have that regular season sweep

It took the Oilers seven games to beat the Canucks on their third string goalie.

That's pretty funny.

 

[647Hockey]

Since playoffs started, first time listening to Tocchet in interviews. Super cool guy. Talks natural like a normal guy, instead of typical suit and tie coaches who prefer doing garbage PR kind of answers.

 

[brock hughes007]

Edmonton Oilers Defeat the Vancouver Canucks, 4-3, advance to WCF

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Yeah it was rigged,,

 

[Three On Zero]

Yeah gave the Oilers way too much respect.

Game 5 was the blueprint, force the issue, take the body, force them to move it quick, but tonight reverted back to passive play. Expending all energy keeping the Oilers outside only to flip it out, change, and hand EDM's stars possession for another shift.

Credit to EDM though, their PK was massive all series & they played hard defensively when they had too.

Game 6 gave Edmonton their confidence back, once they figured that game out they knew what to do.

Up until game 6 you could see the frustration that they couldn’t break through Vancouver.

 

[Boxscore]

Gotta be honest, I really hoped Vancouver would win. But now it's time to cheer for the Oil vs. the Stars.

 

[ManByng]

Avs beat winnipeg handidly and beat Hellybuck with ease. What makes you think Avs are bad?? Avs would beat Oilers if they had faced them

They had to get past Dallas and they couldn’t even do that ! The Oilers would have beaten the Avs too because I thought the Avs could be had in the playoffs this year and they were. Oilers in 7 over Dallas !!

 

[Kerberos]

Oilers barely beat the Canucks minus their starting goalie, their top winger, and with their franchise center having 1 goal in 13 games.

Fun series. But you're going to get smoked by Dallas, and you know it. Enjoy this while it lasts.

Seems like you need a hug.

 

[Dotter]

I don't know if Oilers will beat Dallas, but they proved yet again they are the best team in Canada.

Oilers bring the best chance for Canada to finally bring Lord Stanley on their CA ice since the early 90s.

 

[AnInjuredJasonZucker]

Why are people talking about the Avs?

 

[Mr Positive]

They trailed in the series twice. We should have won. Injuries killed us.

How did injuries kill you? You didn't have Demko but Silvos played as good as him.

Boeser, yes. That was one game of the series. The Oilers have been missing Henrique the whole time. He wasn't as good as Boeser but he had built himself up as McDavid's winger/ center. A very smart player

 

[SeanMoneyHands]

This one has to sting for Canuck fans. They had 2 opportunities to advance to the WCF and couldn’t get it done. They just ran out of gas.

 

[Empoleon8771]

It took the Oilers seven games to beat the Canucks on their third string goalie.

That's pretty funny.

Cope

 

[GrkFlyersFan]

Who knew this would be the best series of the round? Yeah Edmonton still won as most expected, but Vancouver made them work for it. Play this series again next year, maybe Vancouver wins. Not knowing DeSmith's contract, I can't see Silovs being anything less than backup next year. He's a gamer

 

[CantHaveTkachev]

It took the Oilers seven games to beat the Canucks on their third string goalie.

That's pretty funny.

because Stuart Skinner decided to suck ass for 3 games

and the Canucks had a miracle comeback in Game 1

 

[Mr Positive]

Why are people talking about the Avs?

Because Dallas played them last round. Somebody brings them up, and others respond. That's how it goes