The Edmonton Oilers’ matinée on Saturday got off to a dismal start when stalwart defenseman Brett Kulak was floored by a point shot on his first shift and had to leave the game after just 49 seconds of play.
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On the defensive end, Edmonton’s Big Three—Mattias Ekholm (25:59), Darnell Nurse (25:51), and Evan Bouchard (24:20)—stepped up to fill the void, with each player playing in the 24-26 minute range. In addition, Vincent Desharnais contributed a career-high 21:26, and Troy Stecher, who was covering for Cody Ceci due to sickness, contributed 18:04. The team was crucial in the Oilers’ 6-1 victory, restricting the Anaheim Ducks to just 22 shots and 1 goal.
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In a conflict between the affluent and the poor, it was theIt was the third time this season that the Oilers defeated the Ducks by a margin of at least five goals in a battle between the haves and the have-nots. After four regulation victories and a cumulative score of 26-8 in a run of very uninteresting games, Edmonton eventually won the season series. In the last example on Saturday, Edmonton had the goals to back up their dominance in shots and scoring chance analytics. The Oil led by a 19-11 count in Grade A Shots (running count) according to our own analysis at the Cult of Hockey.
Evan Bouchard, no. 2, 7. He recorded two assists in this well-played game, one at even strength and one during the powerplay. broke up many opposing raids at the Oilers blueline or even before they got there, and the puck started moving in the right direction straight away. played a disciplined game, letting the puck do the heavy lifting, probably aware of the increased workload without Kulak. defensively kept a perfect record. did manage to get away with letting off a Bouch bomb that rang the post. Grade A Shots (GAS) Contributions: Special Teams 0; Even Strength +2/-0.
Content of the article #10 Derek Ryan, age six, contributed to a potent fourth line that scored 100% of the goals and had 70% of the shots (1-0).
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