We got some Game 6 action on Saturday night between two Canadian rivals in the Vancouver Canucks and the Edmonton Oilers , and for the Oilers, it was do-or-die on home ice. And with their season on the line, they decided to go back to Stuart Skinner in net. Obviously the Oilers were going to come out with a bit more urgency, so it only made sense that they got the first goal of the game.
Dylan Holloway burst down the ice and deked past several Canucks, including Arturs Silovs , in Connor McDavid -esque fashion, and that gave Edmonton the 1-0 lead. WHAT A GOAL BY DYLAN HOLLOWAY pic.twitter.
com/AolOHnHnR7 But that lead didn’t last long, as Elias Pettersson made a great pass to Nils Hoglander up front, and the winger buried the puck past Skinner to tie the game. Nils Hoglander ties the game just 1:45 after the Oilers opened the scoring! Excellent response by Vancouver! ️: Sportsnet | NHL pic.twitter.
com/sRzkkBl5TF Edmonton thought they had another goal just before the buzzer, but it was waived off immediately due to McDavid interfering with Silovs in front. Oilers head coach Kris Knoblauch didn’t bother challenging the call, and we were still tied going into the first intermission. The Oilers rightfully don't challenge this — 7 goals (reg season+playoffs) were waved off for interference on the ice that were reviewed and only one was overturned.
Plus after the no goal for DAL when Duchene's skates weren't in the blue paint, while McDavid's are.. pic.
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