Edmonton Overcomes Vancouver Without Star Power | NHL Recap
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00:03 They were able to get by in seven games
00:07 and really didn't get the eye-popping numbers
00:12 from their big stars, whether it's McDavid, Dreisaitl.
00:16 I mean, Hyman obviously had a few goals in this series.
00:20 But round one against the Kings, they
00:22 filled the stat sheet heavily.
00:24 I don't feel like they did that in this Vancouver series.
00:27 But they still were able to find a way doing other things,
00:30 getting scoring from other guys, playing a little bit more D
00:33 later in the series.
00:35 And for an Edmonton team that's usually known as all sizzle,
00:39 no steak, and no D, and lots of O,
00:41 I think that that's huge for them,
00:43 especially considering the type of team
00:45 that they're going to play in this West final in Dallas,
00:48 who's going to take those stars away again, most likely.
00:51 Yeah, look at Skinner's shots on goal.
00:54 I mean, he only saved 17 shots.
00:56 That included a four-minute block major.
00:59 In regards to that, he was barely tested, Carver.
01:03 He had two shots in the first period.
01:06 I mean, that's a testament to how good the defense was
01:09 for Edmonton.
01:10 And not only that, they were flying up and down, both teams.
01:13 So think about that.
01:14 There was really not that many major stoppages.
01:18 And they just couldn't get shots off.
01:21 Now, part of that, I think, too, was Vancouver.
01:24 And they weren't aggressive in any capacity.
01:28 They were hesitant.
01:29 The other factor was that Edmonton
01:31 was all over them as well.
01:32 - Look, Vancouver went into that game last night,
01:37 obviously without Besser and without some of their guys.
01:40 And I think that Vancouver and Rick Tockett
01:42 went into that game thinking,
01:44 "We're going to try and win this game 2-1."
01:46 I think that that was what they thought
01:48 they were going to do.
01:49 That was the style that they played.
01:51 Unfortunately for them, when you get down 1-0,
01:55 when you get down 2-0, when you get down 3-0,
01:58 that plan goes out the window.
02:00 And they didn't start to really get aggressive and press
02:03 until the third period when they were down three goals.
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