Oilers KO Flames on Connor McDavid’s OT goal
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Connor McDavid’s purpose 5:03 into extra time gave the visiting Edmonton Oilers a 5-4 victory over the Calgary Flames on Thursday and sends them to the Western Convention last.
Darnell Nurse, Jesse Puljujarvi, Zach Hyman and Evan Bouchard additionally scored for the Oilers, who erased yet one more multi-goal deficit en path to claiming the best-of-seven sequence in 5 video games. Edmonton goaltender Mike Smith made 32 saves.
Leon Draisaitl collected 4 assists, giving him a minimum of three factors in 5 consecutive video games, an NHL playoff document. Draisaitl collected 17 factors within the sequence.
In extra time, McDavid took a feed from Draisaitl within the slot and ripped a shot off the publish and in for his seventh purpose of the playoffs.
The tally gave McDavid his solely level of the night time.
“I used to be unhealthy all night time,” the Edmonton captain stated. “I used to be driving the coattails of my teammates and acquired a fantastic alternative, and so I am comfortable to contribute.”
The Oilers, who’re headed to the convention finals for the primary time since 2006, will face the winner of the Avalanche-Blues sequence. Colorado leads St. Louis 3-2 getting into Sport 6 on Friday in Missouri.
McDavid stated of attending to the West finals, “It means all the things to me and this group. We have been by way of a variety of ups and downs, and this is likely one of the ups.”
Andrew Mangiapane, Mikael Backlund, Johnny Gaudreau and Calle Jarnkrok scored for the Flames, whereas goalie Jacob Markstrom stopped 30 photographs. Backlund additionally had an help, and Blake Coleman had two helpers.
The end capped yet one more loopy conflict. Similar to the primary two video games in Calgary, the hosts blew a 2-0 lead — although the Flames did get well to win Sport 1.
“The purpose was to win a sequence. We hadn’t received a spherical for a very long time, so we received a spherical and ran out of ammo on this sequence,” stated Flames coach Darryl Sutter.
“The very best participant received the sequence for them,” he stated, including that if Calgary scores “an enormous purpose in video games 2, 4 and 5 (which have been all tied within the third interval), we lengthen the sequence.”
Mangiapane’s third purpose of the playoffs opened the scoring Thursday simply previous the halfway level of the primary interval, and Backlund’s deflection tally doubled the lead 5:41 into the second interval, his fifth of the playoffs.
Then it was Edmonton’s flip to guide. Nurse transformed a one-timer from the excessive slot two minutes later for his second of the playoffs, and Puljujarvi netted his second of the postseason at 9:56 of the second interval.
Hyman’s power-play purpose put the Oilers forward with 5:03 left within the second interval, giving him a purpose in 5 straight video games. The tally began a wild outburst.
Gaudreau replied 15 seconds later, his third of the playoffs. Jarnkrok put Calgary forward 4-3 when he buried a shot 16 seconds after that — his first purpose since being acquired on the commerce deadline.
Nonetheless, Bouchard tied the rating 40 seconds later together with his third of the playoffs. The 71-second spree set a league document for the quickest 4 objectives in an NHL playoff sport.
For the Flames, the loss was controversial. Coleman appeared to attain a go-ahead purpose late in regulation, however upon assessment, it was dominated he kicked within the puck.
–Discipline Stage Media
