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00:21Opening face-off is just seconds away.
00:29And this one is officially underway with the punt drop.
00:33Shot and cobbles that one up in his chest.
00:37And there's the whistle giving him a chance to exhale.
00:43Still plenty of time left in this frame.
00:46Still looking for our first goal.
00:52And they win the offensive zone face-off.
00:54Now let's see if they can capitalize.
00:56Puck is frozen and will get a face-off.
01:09The Bears get a hold of the puck on their own end.
01:11Taken by Tucker.
01:15And there's the whistle icing the call.
01:30Stenlitz gained possession and his great work inside.
01:34The face-off circle pays off again.
01:36He's had a lot of offensive zone possession time.
01:39And you've got to figure he knows he's one goal away from his next milestone.
01:43Shanks off the coverage.
01:47Echolm is going to play it from the back of the cage.
01:51Here's a shot.
01:52Oh!
01:53He stopped it!
01:54That was insane!
01:56That was incredible!
01:57And there's a very quick hand this one.
02:00That's because they were ready, James.
02:02I mean, the first five strides right from puck drop were urgent.
02:05And when you're aggressive and you're urgent on the puck,
02:07you find a way to put it in.
02:09And this is a hard-working goal as well, James.
02:11You've got to fight for that inner area of the ice.
02:14You know, when you're in that low-slot area,
02:16it ain't easy to get to that spot.
02:17And then when that puck is on your stick,
02:19you know that you're going to come into some heavy traffic.
02:21Great job to find the back of the net.
02:31The Oilers have to be feeling good about themselves.
02:34They have been pushing and pushing to start this one.
02:37James are emotionally charged as they're at home,
02:40they're playing their opponent,
02:41and they start it right from puck drop,
02:42and that emotion was transferred and channeled into their feet
02:45because they've been all over the ice with their legs under them.
02:50Edmonton's ready to go on the attack.
02:52Quick feed to Roman.
02:55And he loses his check with a spectacular move.
02:59And it's a quick pass to Carrick.
03:01Deflected away.
03:02Nice defensive use of the stick there.
03:06Here's a short pass to Struble.
03:13Finds nothing but air on that shot.
03:16Moves it to Roman.
03:19Puck scooped up by Hyman.
03:21Oh!
03:21He just got enough of that one to keep it out.
03:24I would have lost the puck three times
03:26by the time that I'd been handled like that by the coverage.
03:29I mean, but he does it.
03:30He just knows how to move and maneuver his body around the puck.
03:33He can shield it,
03:34and he maintains possession for a great shot on net.
03:38Tries to get the puck to Cartier.
03:41And he takes the feed.
03:43Solid check to slow him down.
03:45Moves it quickly over to Nugent Hopkins.
03:49Quick shot!
03:51Oh, I think that goes off the mask.
03:53And it stays out, and play continues.
03:57As a goaltender, sometimes you just have to react.
03:59You turn the brain off, and you just allow your eyes and your body
04:03to do the work for you.
04:04And he does exactly that with a reactionary save.
04:09St. Petersburg's got the puck after winning the defensive zone faceoff.
04:13Moves the puck to Jones.
04:15And he slides it quickly to Bastion.
04:19Routine pass saved new by Jari.
04:22Works it across to Nugent Hopkins.
04:24St. Petersburg's got to hold him in against the wall.
04:29Quick pass to Jones.
04:32And he takes the feed.
04:35Passes it over!
04:36Shot!
04:37Blocked by Charlie!
04:39And the puck's in the low slot.
04:41The goaltender gets right out next to the shooter and makes the save.
04:46Loses the cover zone.
04:47And the puck goes off the ground.
04:50Blocked, although that might be a save.
04:52Well, that is a save, James.
04:53I don't think the goal-tender would have gotten to position in time.
04:56He's able to take it away.
04:58Quick pass to Nugent Hopkins.
05:01Painting steam inside the neutral zone.
05:03And that was read perfectly.
05:05What a play by Palat.
05:07Dishes it off!
05:08And a poke check knocks the puck away.
05:10Quick feed to Hyman.
05:12Directed over to McDavid.
05:15Shakes off the defender with some mifty moves.
05:18And a clean seam!
05:21And the puck sticks free.
05:23And they get that puck down the ice.
05:29Edmonton's got a hold of it along the wall.
05:32The Oilers were playing in their own end.
05:35Gaining steam here on the tap!
05:38Taken along the wall by Hyman.
05:39St. Petersburg's gained possession along the boards.
05:45Here's a short pass to Palat.
05:47That's a great heads up play to break up the pass!
05:51Looking to make something happen along the boards.
05:56St. Petersburg's got the puck.
05:59Right through center and into the offensive zone.
06:03Edmonton's got the puck now.
06:08Picked up along the boards by Dreisaitl.
06:11No great move to sidestep the chip.
06:14The Bears get a hold of the puck in their own end.
06:16He's got a little jump!
06:19What a stomp on the breakaway!
06:22Back to back!
06:23And his goaltender's not gonna light up as he scores!
06:27Putting it into his own net!
06:34James, how surprised do you think the goaltender is?
06:36He just spins around and tries to clear the puck and he fires it past the tender.
06:54St. Petersburg's quickly erased that one goal deficit here in the first.
06:58Yeah, they found a way to have that counterpunch to get on the board as well here, James.
07:02And that can be tough to do when you don't get the start you wanted.
07:04You know you're all pumped up in the dressing room.
07:06When you come out, you just don't have it.
07:07You gotta chip away at it.
07:09That's what they've done for secure.
07:10And they wind up getting the goal.
07:12The Bears look to start the transition game.
07:15Grabbed along the board by Kaepernick.
07:19Puck grabbed by Bouchard.
07:21Moves it to Nurse.
07:23Looking to make something happen at center.
07:26Grabs the puck here in the neutral zone.
07:29Slides by the check.
07:31And a shot!
07:32Oh, stick save for the view!
07:34He does a great job with some great pushes to get to the top of his piece and make the
07:38save from a high danger area.
07:41Moves it quickly over to...
07:42Oh, tremendous hit on the flag!
07:45Look at that! He's on his own pitch!
07:47A good catch by his teammates, isn't it, James?
07:49As he lands on the laps of his own.
07:51And you know what, there's a lot of laps going on right there.
07:54Oh, man, you got it! You got a good one!
07:58Oh, look at this!
07:59And that one's turned away!
08:02This is just great puck control to put the puck to the corner.
08:04No second shot opportunity.
08:07Slides the puck to Tucker.
08:09Quick pass to Glenn Denning.
08:11Feeds the puck to Majapati.
08:14And now it's over to Howard.
08:16Here's a chance to try to get it out of the defensive zone.
08:19And he gets the job done.
08:21Big thumbs up during that one.
08:24Fantastic save!
08:27Edmonton sliding the puck behind the net.
08:30Sends one up to Jones.
08:40And he sends it across to Schwartz.
08:43Edmonton's got the puck at the defensive end.
08:46They put the puck into the offensive end.
08:49St. Petersburg's got the puck along the boards.
08:53And he sends it across to Schwartz.
08:57Edmonton's got the puck at the defensive end.
08:58They put the puck into the offensive end.
09:05Let's have another look at that monster of a hit there, James.
09:08You gotta love it.
09:09You have to have great timing.
09:10You gotta know when your opponent's vulnerable.
09:17Here in the back half of this period,
09:19you can feel the energy in this crowd.
09:22It's a tie game.
09:28St. Petersburg's got the puck along the wall.
09:34Picked up along the boards by Carrick.
09:38Quick feed to Pahal.
09:42On the attack along the boards.
09:45And he sidesteps the check there.
09:49Oh, and he moves on it.
09:51Edmonton's got control of it now.
09:53From their own end.
09:54Dumps it in.
09:56St. Petersburg's got a hold of the puck now.
10:00Directs it on over to Carrick.
10:02Oh, look at this.
10:03Here they come.
10:04They've got numbers.
10:06The Oilers have it from their own end.
10:09And he avoids the poke check with some great edge work.
10:12Goaltender covers it up.
10:14We get a whistle to slow things down.
10:19Here in the late goings of the period,
10:21the next goal could be a big one as we are tied.
10:28Play resumes here as he wins the draw inside the offensive zone.
10:33Caught! Denies him!
10:35St. Petersburg's got a hold of the puck.
10:38Off the left wing and into center.
10:40To his team!
10:43And he takes the pass.
10:48Nugent Hopkins moves the puck.
10:54The Oilers scoop it up along the boards.
10:57Takes the shot.
10:58Oh, that's a huge shot by Russell.
11:01I really like to save James because he challenges the shooter.
11:04He's all alone in the slot area.
11:06He turns aside a real dangerous opportunity.
11:11And we're moments away from getting back underway here with the puck drop.
11:18Edmonton's got it and they're on the attack.
11:20St. Petersburg's looking to break onto the road end.
11:24Morazic's going to hang on to the puck for the whistle.
11:38Mick David's run the faceoff and now let's see what they can do.
11:44Tucker's got it now deep inside his own end.
11:47Clearing attempt.
11:49And he moves the puck across the blue line out of the defensive zone.
11:53Can't maintain possession after that hit.
11:56And that's off a stick.
11:58Here's a short pass to Bastion.
12:00And now he tries to get it across to D'Angelo.
12:05Fires it on net.
12:06Duffies the puck up there with the chest.
12:13Duffies..
12:23Glen Dennings won the draw there on the attack.
12:28Tuck is grabbed here inside the offensive end by Trump.
12:33Takes the feed.
12:42There's the horn ending the first period both teams will have a chance to regroup you do you and we'll
12:48be back to period number two in a moment
22:13And he denies that great opportunity there.
22:17Loses the coverage there.
22:20Get possession along the wall.
22:23St. Petersburg's got the puck.
22:26Tries to feed it over to Obey Covell.
22:29Into the corner of the attacking area.
22:32Huffington's got the puck.
22:34Can't hang on to the puck after taking a knock.
22:38Grabs control, but at the point.
22:41He fires it.
22:42Cove saves.
22:43How about a piece of it?
22:45Good clearing attempt to breathe.
22:50The Oilers have it against the wall.
22:53Off a stick and then can't connect.
22:55Slides it across.
22:57Blinded and missed.
22:59Oh, man, that is so frustrating.
23:01He gets the look that he wants.
23:02He gets to the right spot on the ice, and then he just misses.
23:06Sends the pass across the ice.
23:09St. Petersburg's ready to go on the attack.
23:11And he comes up with it.
23:14Huffington's got it in the wrong zone.
23:17Here's the chance on the attack.
23:19Some solid defensive work in their own end with the poke check.
23:23Looking to set up offensively.
23:27And they continue to fight for that puck along the wall.
23:31What a steal in the zone line.
23:33The Oilers have been picking off passes left, right, and center.
23:36You know the coach is going to like this, but it has to transition to offense.
23:40And this game's awfully close.
23:43Gains the zone from the right side.
23:46Passes it over.
23:49Here's a short pass to Tucker.
23:51And the puck leaves the zone going back to center ice.
23:57Sends the pass down low.
23:59Receives the puck in the corner.
24:01One-time blast.
24:03Stones among the play.
24:06Jenkins jiving and shakes off the chip.
24:10Breakaway.
24:12Oh, no!
24:13That's another play!
24:14And this is a great play by the tender to anticipate and get across to make that save.
24:20Kits and glibbering it.
24:22Goaltender spent so much time doing tracking exercises, and it's utilized right here as he knows where this puck is
24:27coming from.
24:28And he makes the save.
24:30Past the midway mark of the frame.
24:32Edmonton's got a 3-1 lead as they have dominated for the most part in this.
24:40And momentum on their side as they win the draw here inside the offensive zone.
24:45Four pass on the play, and the puck leaves the zone.
24:48Shakes off the defender with some nifty moves.
24:52Here's a chance!
24:53Jari's got the puck, and he's going to hang on.
24:58King David's been the catalyst to the offense tonight.
25:01Multiple points in this game, and he's very unpredictable, James, and that's tough.
25:06Anytime you're playing an unpredictable player, you don't know what they're going to do.
25:09So you have to pick a poison, and often you choose wrong.
25:12And he's certainly put it on point.
25:14He's made some great passes, and he's executed.
25:26The Oilers want to take this lead into the second intermission
25:30as they continue to put lots of pucks to the net.
25:37Back underway as he wins the draw inside the offensive zone.
25:42Takes the shot, makes the save, and puts it on the firing front.
25:48Moves the puck over to Giacconi.
25:51Arne Rush gets the glove out of it to make the save.
25:55Goaltender covers it up, and we'll get a reset here.
26:02Here in the later stages of this period, the Oilers are up 3-1.
26:12Nugent Hopkins has won the draw.
26:14They'll go to work offensively.
26:16From the top of the offensive zone here.
26:20Takes the puck.
26:23St. Petersburg's got a hold of it along the wall.
26:27They've got some momentum here.
26:29Big save by the goaltender watching that one.
26:33The goaltender, you have to be able to read and anticipate the play.
26:36He does it perfectly and is able to negate the shot.
26:40And the centers glide towards the dot here
26:43as we've got a face-off set to go.
26:50St. Petersburg's won the draw in the neutral zone.
26:54The Bears played along the boards.
26:56Dishes it off.
26:58Edmonton's got control of it now from their own end.
27:02The Oilers gain control of it.
27:04Moves it to Nurse.
27:07Edmonton's on the attack.
27:08Makes a save.
27:11There's the whistle as the puck stopper likes to hang on.
27:24And they take possession here inside the offensive zone.
27:27That opportunity is rejected.
27:30Picked up and down the wall by Dreisaitl.
27:34Receives the pass.
27:38Tries it to the crease.
27:39Big time block for the ball.
27:41Well, he's doing what it takes, James.
27:43And listen, Coach is going to love that one.
27:44I expect to see him out here again.
27:46Oh, what a stick save.
27:49Great positioning by the goaltender to redirect it to the corner,
27:52getting it out of danger.
27:55Nurse has got the puck in his own zone.
28:03Moves it to Carrick.
28:04Good stand-up hit on the play.
28:08Takes a shot.
28:09And he makes the save.
28:11Edmonton's got the puck along the wall.
28:14Feeds it on over to Hyman.
28:22We've played not one, but two periods now tonight.
28:25It's a chance to go grab that final snack.
28:28Go stretch your legs.
28:30Because a big third period is just around the corner.
29:06Go stretch your legs.
29:16Go stretch your legs.
44:19That's good.
44:21Quick feed to Bouchard, and now he moves it to Manjapani.
44:31Picked up along the boards by Pahal.
44:34Here's a short pass to Pahal.
44:38From the point, looks to make something happen.
44:41Here's a chance.
44:43Jerry's gonna hang on for a whistle.
44:49A lot on the line here in this offensive zone faceoff.
44:57Off the faceoff, they take the puck.
45:00Moves it to Bouchard.
45:03Good hit to knock the puck loose.
45:06St. Petersburg's game possession.
45:10Picking up steam in the offensive zone.
45:16Slides it across.
45:18And that slides right out to center ice.
45:21Knocks the puck down with a stick.
45:24St. Petersburg's got the puck.
45:27Moves it quickly over to Lozog.
45:32He's in the middle.
45:33And he shuts down a great scoring chance there.
45:36Picked up by Howard.
45:39Edmonton's been excellent tonight, James.
45:41They found ways to work hard on and off of a puck,
45:43and when they're away from it,
45:45they've really done a great job of being in good position
45:47to be able to take away lanes and angles, seams, you name it.
45:50But it has to translate to something.
45:52This is still a close count.
45:53And there's Lozog!
46:01Oh, well, a save like this, it'll wake up your entire bench.
46:05I mean, this is a game-changer, James.
46:07Talk about changing the momentum of a game in a timely save.
46:10Last one right there.
46:25Here in the late, going to the frame.
46:28Edmonton's clinging to this 4-3 lead.
46:33The Oilers win the draw, now let's see what they can do with it.
46:37Barastik's got it, and he's gonna hang on as we get a whistle.
46:40Well, he's been dialed in right from puck to up,
46:42and he has been under-seized, James.
46:44Nice job to hold on to that puck.
46:45Now they can hit the reset button.
46:47The Oilers have been the busier team in the sharp department,
46:50and they lead it late in this third period.
46:52Let's it fly!
46:54The Oilers have been the one-time!
46:57Makes the motor start!
46:59St. Petersburg's gonna hold it down the wall.
47:03Walton's into the offensive zone now on the attack.
47:06Here's a shot!
47:07And that shot gets blocked by one of his own teammates.
47:11Oh, here we go, this team knows how to turn it up another gear,
47:14and they have done that here!
47:20Big face-off here, and it's almost like there's blood in the water.
47:24Yeah, the goaltender's been peppered, extremely fatigued,
47:26so you wanna make sure you win this draw right away,
47:29and you have a direct attack to the neck.
47:31Let's it rip!
47:33Stops from cold!
47:35Goaltender hangs on for the whistle.
47:41A big face-off here inside the offensive end.
47:49The Oilers win that offensive zone face-off.
47:52Turns aside that glass!
47:56Edmonton's got control of it now here in the offensive end.
48:00How did he stop that one?
48:03Oh-ho-ho, and a cat over the leg play with the stick.
48:05Nicely done.
48:07Watch the front works.
48:09Stops!
48:11This is wild as Vince is second of the game!
48:15Well, he's got two towers on the score sheet, James, but I love this dude off the puck as well.
48:19I think that he's got a hard nose on the floor check.
48:21He's hounded it, he's hunted it, and guess what?
48:23He's been rewarded for his efforts.
48:26Well, there's two points of contact here as he separates the body from Buck when he makes a physical check,
48:31James.
48:32Then he gets himself available in position to be able to bury it on the stick.
48:36That's a great play all the way around.
48:46Here in the late goings of the period, the Oilers have recently taken a two-goal lead.
48:51They'd love to build on it.
48:53Glenn Denning's run the draw in center.
48:56The Bears take it along the wall.
49:00Back to the ball, he goes.
49:02Purses it over!
49:04Quick pass to Pahal.
49:06And it banks off a stick in traffic.
49:09Here's a shot!
49:10And it's saved at the last second of that deflection.
49:14Edmonton's got it against the boards.
49:17Oh, great move to sidestep the check.
49:21Fantastic save!
49:22This is a really nice save, James.
49:24I mean, the shooter's in the middle of the ice, he's in the squad area.
49:27He's gotta get to the top of the three.
49:29And three is a magic number as a piece like the hook check.
49:33And for the first one of the season, James, and they set up and the puck comes to it.
49:38Listen, just look, he's all around it.
49:40And then he gotta do something with it, and he buries it three times.
49:45It's hard to miss from this distance, but you gotta get there, and you gotta get the puck on your
49:48stick.
49:49He does a great job of getting in tight.
50:18The Oilers have definitely used the shoot-first mentality, and look at the score here late.
50:28Packers drop and play resumes.
50:30Looks to pass it to Schwartz.
50:36Well, listen to these fans, you know, tickets aren't cheap, they got a pack house, and I think everybody got
50:42their money's worth.
50:43Listen to them here.
50:47Hyman's been the premier threat on the ice tonight here, James.
50:50When the puck has been on his stick, he has had finish, and he has made things happen.
50:54I don't think the goaltender or the other team has an answer to solve him right now.
50:58He's got Hattie in this game, and he may not be done.
51:14Edmonton's coaches have to be impressed from what they're seeing from their players tonight.
51:18All sorts of scoring chances, and they lead late in the third.
51:26St. Petersburg's taking possession in their own end.
51:33Oh, and they don't believe this, and they take away the game.
51:36And there it is!
51:39Hyman's matchup, the big difference tonight.
51:42I'm trying to find myself a team who has his belt in the show.
51:44What a performance to put three goals past the tender at this level is certainly a feat, James.
51:49But every time the puck is on his stick, he knows exactly what to do with it.
51:53And that lethal shot, it was on display tonight.
51:57They're giving us the go-home cue, so we're gonna get out of here.
52:01Thanks so much for joining, and we'll see you next time here on Gay Sports.
52:32We'll see you next time.
52:45We'll see you next time.
53:12We'll see you next time.
53:13We'll see you next time.
53:13We'll see you next time.
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