Connor McDavid has taken over games against far superior D-corps than Chicago's. Can the veteran NHLBlackhawks slow down the EdmontonOilers' potent offence? SportsnetSpec breaks down all you need to know ahead of the play-in series:
all season long, where Koskinen actually posted better numbers than Smith. The bad news is, Edmonton doesn’t have a true No. 1. The good news? The Oilers have two guys who won almost equally this season, and the Oilers finished fifth out West in winning percentage.
If Edmonton gets saves, they’ll beat Chicago. If Crawford makes three huge saves and then Kane drifts a weak one past an Oilers goalie, it could be a long series for the Oilers.The Blackhawks just can not continue to surrender Grade A chances at the same rate they did all season long and expect to beat anyone, let alone Edmonton. Also, puck control in the Blackhawks’ end cannot lead to shorthanded situations, because the Oilers’ power-play is deadly.
Chicago needs to play low-octane hockey, knowing that Edmonton will give up their share of goals. The Blackhawks can’t go chance-for-chance with Edmonton, even with snipers like Kane, Alex Debrincat and 30-goal man Dominik Kubalik. They want boring games, where McDavid and Draisaitl don’t fill the highlight reels.
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