No assist but helped create the 2-0 goal with an aggressive forecheck. Threw himself in front of a Hakanpaa drive in the 3 rd and limped off but would later return. Slammed home the 2-0 on a McLeod rebound. Effective yet again in a minute of PK work.ĭEREK RYAN. Could have had another when he flew into the zone and zipped a pass in front to Nugent-Hopkins who couldn’t pull the trigger. McLeod earned as assist on the 2-0 when his shot went off the bar and to the waiting Derek Ryan net side. A desperation play helped prevent a Dallas jail break late in the 3 rd. Ceci was part of the scramble against on the 2-2. But in his 25:52 of TOI, Nurse amassed 6 shots, 5 hits and 2 shot blocks.ĬODY CECI. Dicey give-away forced Smith to make a good stop on Pavelski. The author of the hit of the game when he launched Jamie Benn into the Oilers bench, much to the delight of the hometown crowd. Vacated his side of the net during a goalmouth scramble and (of course, as luck would have it) the puck ended up sitting wide open in the very spot Nurse had just left. Threw a bit of a grenade to Ceci at the attacking blueline which very nearly resulted in a Stars odd man break in the other direction.ĭARNELL NURSE. Hustled but ultimately didn’t get a whole lot done. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. The game’s 2 nd Star.948 SV% in his last 10 starts. Also took a couple shots at the empty net late which had the building buzzing. A late stop on Pavelski (on which he lost his mask) capped off a good night. Smith had many good moments on the evening but perhaps his best was on a 1 st Period Dallas Power Play, when he stopped Gurianov, Seguin and then Gurianov again in quick succession. That snapped Smith’s shut-out streak at 144 minutes 39 seconds. No chance on the 2-1 by Jason Robertson, an absolute rocket that also may have been deflected a touch on the way in. More importantly, the victory brings the Oilers tantalizingly close to punching their ticket to the post-season. The next issue of Edmonton Journal Headline News will soon be in your inbox. If you don't see it, please check your junk folder. Manage Print Subscription / Tax ReceiptĪ welcome email is on its way.
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