Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl dominated Game 2. The Canucks need to find answers and quickly.
It wasn’t how the drew it up, but it worked. was a game-time decision on Friday night for Game 2. The Oilers superstar isn’t close to 100 percent and left Game 1 in the second period with an ailment that the club described, in a way that defied belief, as an equipment issue and cramping. Advertisement On Thursday, Draisaitl was absent from Oilers practice.
Advertisement Extract a price If the Oilers are going to play their three best forwards together, then it’s crucial that Vancouver extract a price by dominating the five-on-five matchup in all other minutes. On Friday, that didn’t happen. Without McDavid on the ice at five-on-five, Edmonton actually out-attempted Vancouver 26-25, although Vancouver had an edge in shots on goal and Zadorov’s goal came with McDavid getting a breather.
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