Breaking: Edmonton Oilers GM Ken Holland announce his resignation and further explain his decision

Edmonton Oilers GM Ken Holland announce his resignation and further explain his decision

However, the Montreal Canadiens came ready to fight and gave the Oilers all they had, allowing Edmonton to triumph 3-2 in overtime. On a 1-timer on the Power Play, which lasted four minutes and began late in the third, Leon Draisaitl scored the game-winning goal from his usual location.

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One may argue that Calvin Pickard, who stopped 23 of 25 shots, was Edmonton’s greatest player.Many of them are of the Grade “A” caliber.

8. CALVIN PICKARD made two excellent early saves against Armia. Before it clinked off the post and out, I managed to get a piece of one on the Habs’ PP. repelled a risky shot from Anderson in the second. Gallagher was spared a loose puck thanks to a deft poke check. Large pad save in the second on Harvey-Pinard. Strong block on Roy to close off the second. Little opportunity to stop Montreal’s lopsided first-half score in the third. A portion of the 2-2 goal was scored, but Guhle was closing up on him and there were no Oilers in sight. halted Anderson following a turnover in the middle of the third frame. The two top players for Edmonton were Mattias Ekholm and Pickard.

CONNOR McDAVID 7. Recovered a puck that Ekholm had pushed free near the wall, beat a guy clean, and deked the goalie from right to left to give the team a 1-0 lead. He appeared to have the 2-0 as well, as his shot went through the 5-hole, but Guhle, a Habs defender, scooped it out. In the second, I circled the wagons and fed Ekholm to give him a chance. worked hard to block a Montreal 3-on-1 after the ball left his skate and cleared the zone, even without the glove that an attacker had “removed.” Amazing O-zone recovery in overtime, handed to Draisaitl for the game-winning play and then again to Nurse. Nine, count them, nine! shots.