Through five games of their second round series, the Vancouver Canucks have done a remarkable job at slowing Connor McDavid. The Edmonton Oilers superstar has just six points in the five games so far with four of those points coming in a single game. The power of the Canucks strategy to slow down McDavid was on full display last night in a 3-2 victory. “Without being disrespectful I find the last couple games me, Brock, and Suts have been kind of giving Connor too much respect,” said J.T. Miller after the final whistle.
When the Toronto Maple Leafs selected Easton Cowan in the first round of the NHL Entry Draft last spring, plenty of people called out the franchise for a “reach” for a player they felt should've been taken much later. Last night, Cowan led the London Knights to the OHL championship in a four-game sweep of the Oshawa Generals, and had quite the dynamic performance along the way. In the championship series, Cowan put up 15 points, while he totalled 34 across 18 playoff games.
The Edmonton Oilers only trail their Western Conference semifinal series 2-1 heading into Tuesday's home clash against the Vancouver Canucks. Coming off Sunday's 4-3 home loss, coach Kris Knoblauch has found the answer to one of the questions. Skinner began a media availability session Monday by apologizing for not talking to reporters after Sunday's game because he felt he "let the team down." It would help if the Oilers' supporting cast started pulling its weight, too.
No | Player | P |
---|---|---|
2 | D | |
54 | C | |
86 | D | |
28 | RW | |
36 | G | |
39 | C | |
5 | D | |
73 | D | |
85 | D | |
29 | C | |
14 | D | |
21 | LW | |
37 | LW | |
89 | C | |
6 | D | |
19 | C | |
55 | LW | |
18 | LW | |
13 | C | |
91 | LW | |
76 | D | |
27 | D | |
62 | C | |
97 | C | |
71 | C | |
93 | C | |
25 | D | |
19 | C | |
90 | RW | |
30 | G | |
35 | G | |
10 | C | |
74 | G | |
51 | D | |
50 | G |