Post-Game Talk: Oilers beat the odds

[5 Mins 4 Ftg]

They do Skinner's been good against the knights of late.

Isn’t he 0-2 against them this year with a laffer at home?

 

[snipes]

Bouchard and Walman looked good together both are good puck movers with massive shots.

Walman is a really fluid skater to watch. He’s just hitting his prime as well which isn’t uncommon for D men to bloom later. He’s been a great pickup.

 

[nerevarine]

Really not sure why vegas challenged that 3rd goal.

5 on 3 was the difference but oilers worked hard all game, gonna be interesting to see what a fully healthy team looks like

 

[OfCorsiDid]

.909

 

[Cloned]

Lol Janmark and Brown ain't coming out.

It’ll be Jones and Kapanen out.

 

[syz]

It’ll be Jones and Kapanen out.

And Skinner will have a short leash.

 

[Frank the Tank]

Did not expect that win, but I'll take it. Finally cashed in on a 5-on-3 with that great pass by RNH.

 

[29Beast97Mode]

Walman is a beauty

Emberson not good

 

[LTIR]

Big win, wasn't expecting it tbh.

Wasn't expecting it with 5 mins left and a goal lead.

Nuge, Nurse and Kapanen had good games aside from the scorers

 

[FlameChampion]

Emberson not good

Hes had a rough second half

 

[bleedthenorth]

3-2 without McDavid, and played really well in the Dallas game, and 2-1 without McDavid and Ekholm. For all the bitching and moaning, some of which I may or may not been a part of, they're doing well all things considered. The Seattle game which was a bad travel game on a back to back was their only clunker, not so bad.

yea, for all the stuff I may or may or not have been a part of myself, they're 3 points back of 5th in the league? seems strange, actually...

 

[rboomercat90]

Speaking of Tombstone. RIP Val Kilmer.

Damn, this is the first I’ve heard of this. Legend of the 80’s and 90’s. RIP indeed.

 

[KlefDown]

Big f***ing W

 

[CROTT]

Isn’t he 0-2 against them this year with a laffer at home?

Nope your blind hatred is showing, hes been good against the Knights in his last five starts against them. .912 was his lowest save percentage in those games, maybe the boys in front of him could have scored some goals.

Stuart Skinner Vs Golden Knights | StatMuse

Stuart Skinner has a 5-3-1 record in 9 games with a goals against average of 2.76 and a save percentage of .901 versus the Golden Knights in his career.

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[oXo Cube]

.900 goaltending > win.

Same as it always has been.

 

[TopShelfGloveSide]

They do Skinner's been good against the knights of late.

Skinner has been the worst goalie in the league as of late. He’s been a 870 goalie for like 2 months. It would not have been pretty.

That being said I don’t want to turn this win into a Skinner dump fest.

Pickard was amazing. Hope he keeps it up, it gives me slight optimism. RV starting to score is huge for us as well.

 

[Drivesaitl]

STONE cold save by Pickard.

Nice to get goaltending. The team wants Pickard to be the #1. Not just that you can tell, but players saying it too.

Pickard saved this game. Kapanen saved lead 5mins into third pretty much taking a Vegas goal away. Steady play by Nurse last minute swallowing a puck.

Pretty solid defensive performance and especially considering no Ekholm. But that play by Kapanen, its probably why he's still in the lineup. He makes a lot of unsung plays and solid on pk, and tonight was dangerous offensively.

 

[bellagiobob]

For your amusement…

 

[Tobias Kahun]

Adin Hill the only goalie in the league thats challenging RNH on that pass to Draisaitl.

 

[MessierThanThou]

Emberson not good

It seems like he's at the bottom of those every time he's played since the Four Nations. He's played himself out of that sixth spot when Ekholm returns.

 

[FlameChampion]

For your amusement…

And neither happened lol

 

[NeverForget06]

I think when Ekholm is back the bottom pair is Kulak-Stecher. Emberson can’t hang

That was a great win - just what the doctor ordered

 

[iCanada]

They do Skinner's been good against the knights of late.

You know what, I'll give you this one, his box cars in the last 5 are pretty good.

His previous 4 are nightmare fuel though.

 

[I am the Liquor]

No McDavid or Ekholm

Or Frederic or Kane or Klingberg or Skinner

Those last two are likely a net positive

 

[CantHaveTkachev]

brutal 1st, great 2nd and held on in the 3rd lol
Pickard was clutch when it matters
Drai is gonna win the rocket, should win the Hart

even though we probably don't catch Vegas, it was a great win