Oilers at Golden Knights, G25 2024-25

by Lowetide
  • On the road to: VEG (Expected 1-0-0) (Actual 0-0-0)
  • At home to: CBJ, STL, TBAY (Expected 2-1-0) (Actual 0-0-0)
  • On the road to: MIN (Expected 0-1-0) (Actual 0-0-0)
  • At home to: VEG, FLA, BOS, SJS, OTT (Expected 4-1-0) (Actual 0-0-0)
  • On the road to: LAK, ANA (Expected 1-1-0) (Actual 0-0-0)
  • At home to: UTA (Expected 1-0-0) (Actual 0-0-0)
  • Overall expected result: 9-4-0, 18 points in 13 games
  • December results: 0-0-0
  • Oilers in 2024-25: 13-9-2, 28 points in 24 games

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Admiral Ackbar

I guarantee the Oilers are circled on the calendar by every team. They seem to get everyone’s A-game.

dangilitis

Also, McDavid taking away a surefire garbage point/goal from Eichel was the highlight of the night for me. Great player, but Davo has always been in another strata

Admiral Ackbar

Oh buddy, it would have been absolutely beautiful had they put one in after that.

dangilitis

I know, it had Stefan/Hemsky vibes when it suddenly went the other way

NickShaver

That’s what I was thinking and hopeful for.

dangilitis

Certainly not a game to catastrophize over.

For all the credit Vegas got for their D tonight, the Oil limited that team to 16 shots. So whatever they did, we actually did better.

Two mistakes on one play determined the entire game. That is incredibly rare.

It’s a shame that it’s opened up a 7 point deficit in the standings that seems undeserved.

DennyB

Tough to score when they just line up 5 guys plus a goalie in the crease. Man I loath Vegas!!

Admiral Ackbar

These games, Kane is really missed. They really don’t even think about stirring the pot. I kept thinking they should get into Hill’s grill and irritate him.

Admiral Ackbar

I haven’t been one to criticize Stu but that muffin was the difference. He didn’t have a lot of HDs to stop either. Hill was the other side of said difference. Exchange the goaltenders and I bet it’s a different result. Man, does Hill ever have McD’s number.

Also, that there were no penalties called in that game was ridiculous.

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dangilitis

I mean, of course it was the difference, it was the only goal. He made the great stop on Hertl in the second. He was also the 2nd best goalie on the night, but the team didn’t score, either

OriginalPouzar

Jack Michaels

@EdmontonJack

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That’s the first time since 1944 that an NHL game has been played without a penalty and one goal or less.

Admiral Ackbar

Because the VGK are the saints of the NHL.

Chelios is a Dinosaur

As someone pointed out in the replies: the goal is also unassisted. This must be the shortest “scorecard” possible…

hags9k

I agree Skinner should have been out there late. He was looking dangerous. Felt a little like the Panthers series, carry the play but kept to the outside and can’t beat the goalie and the tight checking.

KnightRain

What A Game
Whew. I am tired just watching that…
Hill was the difference but we didn’t get many second chances. They’ve d was good blocking lanes and hacking sticks.
Not sure how they didn’t get called for hooks, slashes and interference multiple times.
Love our game, though. High effort and pace. Keep this up and we’ll win way more than we lose.

OriginalPouzar

Cult had it: Oilers with 12 Grade A shots, Vegas 5.

LMHF#1

Skinner and Podkolzin should have been out there for part of the 6 on 5.

Way too long for the guys on the ice. Especially Hopkins and Henrique.

Scungilli Slushy

Agreed. They got closer to scoring and Pod created more helpful play than the other forwards I thought

fishman

That has a heck of an effort in the 3rd period. Team deserved a better fate. Inability to score is haunting us. How can such an offensive minded team have so much trouble finding twine????

Scungilli Slushy

As it stands only two are dangerous offensively and they both go down the rabbit hole when teams play how Vegas did and neutralize themselves

Paulie

Ah frick! Boys played well, couldn’t catch a break. We’ll get em next time.

Diablo

Deserved better, but Adin Hill has our number.

OriginalPouzar

Damn, did the team not deserve better tonight.

By far the better team the last 40 minutes (and the first period was a draw as far as flow of play).

tapper

There have been sticks in the hands all night. This was reffed like some of the Florida series.

Someone mentioned going 33% on the PP as a key to success. That implies 3 PPs, an exceedingly rare occurrence. Near the bottom of the league in PPOs for a team that spends a lot of time attacking.

GB&Q

Reffing by reputation, instead of what’s actually happening in-game

OriginalPouzar

Geez – what a save by Hill on Nuge – he was even able to get that off the ice a bit with no leverage.

Paulie

Oilers have played well but Hill has seen most shots and had a chance to get set. Vegas very good with sticks in low and high slot helps their G get set.

pixel-bender

To be clear:

Letting them play = will ignore clear penalties moving forward

DevilsLettuce

Refs being paid to be fans tonight

Derek

They sure get shutout alot for an alleged offensive powerhouse with loose defense.

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OriginalPouzar

I can’t recall a game I’ve seen where there were zero penalties called, either direction – not even a coincidental – zero calls.

JJS

It’s been a good game. Definitely missing a few quality wingers. Some stone hands out there

KnightRain

Best defence I’ve seen Skinner display. Maybe he’s gotten the memo?

cowboy bill

Skinner’s best game as an Oiler.

Paulie

Skinner nice back check than sets up chance at other end. More please

Paulie

Nurse having a good game, but could do without those long shots on goal with no traffic in front.

KnightRain

Coming in waves. Any minute now…

OriginalPouzar

Amazing play at the offensive blue line by Bouchard there – only a handful of players in the league can make that play.

OriginalPouzar

Oilers just not sharp around the Knights’ net so far – Bouchard, Brown, Kapanen….

fishman

Our shooters definitely “not clutch” tonight….

OriginalPouzar

Oilers had the bulk of the high danger looks in that period – should be at least even if not ahead if it wasn’t for their own fumbling of 5-alarm tap ins.

Should be able to get a few good looks to at least tie the game this period.

Fuhr and Lowething in Vegreville

A little off topic here, but the closer we get to the four nations cup the more feel some sadness that the Draisaitls, Pasternaks, Kaprisovs Josis and Kopitars of the world won’t be participating…I get not having a Russian team, but having an international all star team could have been fun but then a five team tourney complicates the round robin…It just bugs me that so many of the world’s best players can’t participate because of their birth certificates.

Just wanted to vent a little on that and hear what you all think of it?

DevilsLettuce

It’s hard to take the series as anything more then some sort of weird money grab. Should in the least be a 6 preferably 8 team tournie with Russia as one of the entrants, the Russians have too much history in the sport to exclude them imo.

Lewis Grant

There are really 6 strong countries historically, and still 6 today. Sure, there are lots of good individual players from “Team Europe”, but none of those individual countries are nearly good enough to hang with the Top 6.

For evidence, take the number of Top-4 finishes at the IIHF championships since 2011. There’s a clear separation:

Canada 9
Finland 9
US 7
Russia 7
Czechia 7
Sweden 6

Switzerland 3
Germany 1
Slovakia 1
Latvia 1

Admiral Ackbar

Just every time we play these clowns, it somehow just doesn’t seem fair. I can’t stand them, either or without Stone.

dangilitis

Henrique line has been the best, most aggressive on the forecheck. One dangerous shift with Draisaitl and McDavid.

KnightRain

Don’t change the effort. Gotta get pucks to net more and muck it up. These guys are gonna break soon, if we can keep it up.

KnightRain

Vegas playing the trap?

fishman

We had a couple of great chances to score (Brown + Bouch) but didn’t. Both teams playing tight D. Always at least one guy on Connor and often two. Pretty much like a playoff game. Have to find a way to score two in the third.

Paulie

Think if Rico sees Janmark a split second earlier he’s got a grade A chance. Just a tad off again

Paulie

Brown and Nuge in 1st not able to get good wood on shots. Bouch had a chance in close too but pass may have gotten to him a tad late from Drai. Boys are close.

KnightRain

Wow!!! Having things ever opened up! Weirdly there is good defence being played, too. Can’t believe Brownie missed that…

Brogan Rafferty's Uncle Steve

Did Ekholm miss a couple shifts? Or was Nurse just with Bouchard because of a line change?

DevilsLettuce

He blocked that shot like an absolute mad man

OriginalPouzar

Holy hell, how to Bouchard and Brown miss those chances?

Brogan Rafferty's Uncle Steve

How the fuk was that not a hooking penalty on Skinner???

Brogan Rafferty's Uncle Steve

Oilers getting Vezina’d again.

Scungilli Slushy

Not many actually good chances

Scungilli Slushy

Or finish

OriginalPouzar

Quite few real good chances in the 2nd period including 2 5-alarm tap ins they missed……

Scungilli Slushy

Giving up a lot of odd mans this game

SKOilerFan

Because they’re behind and getting frustrated. Taking more risks. That 1st goal set the tone for this one

DevilsLettuce

Henrique has really been skating alot better lately

Scungilli Slushy

Drai’s having a night

Less hero, more smart

He’s the one talking about respecting the puck a few days ago

KnightRain

Pretty sure Eks got hooked by two guys, there…

Paulie

Nuge not getting it done so far.

OriginalPouzar

The Nuge heater seems to have lasted two games (plays are dying on his stick tonight – McDavid/Kapanen were wonderful on that O-zone shift).

DevilsLettuce

What kind of crap organization just gives Kapanen away for free

Diablo

One that got Holloway and Broberg for a bargain basement price.

Scungilli Slushy

No idea why for downvotes

DevilsLettuce

Is this basement in Saudi Arabia covered in 24kt gold?

godot10

Blues are loaded with young forward talent, a lot of which has not arrived yet.

Basically, Bolduc, rookie scoring forward from the Q and 1 season in the AHL, was playing as well or better than Kapanen took his job. Joseph brings physicality to the 3rd line. Toropchenko and Walker deliver consistently in their 4th line roles.

The Blues basically did Kapanen a favor. He had a decent start to the season, but his days on the Blues were numbered.

DevilsLettuce

Great save Stu

OriginalPouzar

Oilers going to need to find a way to generate at least a couple dangerous scoring chances….

OriginalPouzar

There was one on the clapper by Kapanen!

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