Draisaitl leads Oilers to victory: only one step to the final!
Draisaitl leads Oilers to victory: only one step to the final!
In the Western Conference final of the NHL, the Edmonton Oilers prevailed 4: 1 against the Dallas Stars and only need one win to move into the Stanley Cup finals. Leon Draisaitl, who scored his seventh playoff goal of this season, opened the game in the first third and thus laid the foundation for the success of the Oilers. Corey Perry and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins also contributed significantly to the victory, with Nugent-Hopkins showing a special performance with several points in this game.
completely surprisingly, the goals of the Oilers fell into phases when the stars were involved. After Jason Robertson had equalized, Perry had the home team cheered again before Kasperi Kapanen and Adam Henrique made the result in the final phase. Edmonton offers an impressive shape and has won 11 of the last 13 games, which is also reflected in the series stand of 3: 1 against Dallas.
gameplay and injuries
In the first third, the Dallas Stars determined the game and led the shots with 16:10, but could not take advantage of their chances. The Oilers, on the other hand, followed up in the second phase and showed their strength, while the stars on the ice after a solid performance always had to accept the first goal. A injury -related failure of Zach Hyman, who had to leave the ice in just 3 minutes and 11 seconds, made the Oilers fall back on only 11 strikers.
Stuart Skinner, the Oilers goalkeeper, delivered a strong performance and made 28 parades. At the stars, Roope Hintz returned from an earlier injury, while Evgenii Dadonov was not active as a healthy scratch. The Oilers have the opportunity to decide the series in Texas what Draisaitl describes as "really hard", since the stars are desperately dependent on a win to maintain the chance of a comeback.
the view of the final
With their victory in Rogers Place, the Oilers make it clear that they absolutely want to go back to the Stanley Cup finals after they lost to Florida Panthers last season. These currently lead 3: 1 in their series against Carolina Hurricanes and are also about to move into the final. The next game of the series takes place in Dallas, where the Oilers have the opportunity to make everything clear.The course of the series and the current achievements of the players hope for exciting sequels, while the spectators can cheer on ESPN, ESPN+ and CBC. The Edmonton Oilers continue to show their impressive ability to play and ambitions to win the title.
In summary, it can be said that the Oilers have set the course for a possible Stanley Cup triumph with a clear 4: 1 victory. A success in the next game would make it decisively consolidate.Further information on this game can be found on Merkur , New York Times and Yahoo Sports .
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