Many pundits expected crazy hockey from the Western Conference Finals, and the opener delivered on those expectations with a vengeance. This West is truly wild.
14 goals in two – the NHL hasn’t seen such a performance at this point in 37 years. The game was in the top 10 in Stanley Cup scoring history.
25 players scored at least one point for performance, 13 became the scorers.
“Colorado” won 7:3 in the 37th minute, but “Edmonton” found themselves in a desperate chase and reduced the gap to a minimum.
Result, 8:06, the fans are delighted, the connoisseurs a little embarrassed. In the conference finals, he is expected to show more organized play.
Not the best way to act and goalkeepers, of which each team used two. There are no complaints only to Mikko Koskinen, he entered the Edmonton gate with the score 3:6 and then missed only one puck (the last Colorado scored empty).
There were plenty of shots, but not to the point of missing 6-7. Edmonton threw 37 times, Colorado – 47. Show those numbers to Shesterkin and he’ll smile.
The judging was also amazing. Cale Makar enters the opposing zone with the puck, shoots on goal and scores 3:2. In the background, near the side, Nichushkin quickly tries to get out of the alien zone. Repeatedly – a clean offside, the puck is already in the zone, Nichushkin is still there. After watching the judges’ decision – a good goal. It turns out that Makar did not touch the puck until Nichushkin came out, the fact that he was still in the middle zone and precisely controlling his course, the judges did not take this into account. If the NHL does not present an analysis of this episode, in the near future we will see more of these delicate passive offsides, which means more arguments, video replays and less understanding of what is happening in general. .
In general, Colorado and Edmonton’s first game was in many ways similar to ten-a-side garden hockey. In this case, up to eight.
Connor McDavid scored 3 (1+2) points and became the only scorer leader with 29 points. His partner Leon Draisaitl has two assists and is one point behind McDavid.
By the way, the German made at least two assists in the sixth game in a row, even Wayne Gretzky didn’t have such a streak.
Valery Nichushkin notched four shots but was one of only two forwards on his team not to score a point.
Game two is Friday night and again in Denver.
NHL. Playoffs
Colorado Avalanche (Denver) – Edmonton Oilers (Edmonton) – 8:6 (3:2, 4:2, 1:2)
Goals: Comfer, 5:40 a.m., 10:20 p.m. McKinnon, 3:10 p.m. Makar, 7:46 p.m. Qadri, 20:32 (bol.). Rantanen, 24:38. Cogliano, 36:20. Landeskog, 59:38 (pv). —Kane, 5:04. Hyman, 19:37. McLeod, 22:59. McDavid, 36:51. Ryan, 43:28. Nugent-Hopkins, 52:36 (bol.).
Series Score – 1-0
Source : MatchTV
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