Live from Boston Pizza, Tom Gazzola & Joaquin Gage discuss what happened in game 4 of the Oilers and Canucks series!
Pickard got his first NHL Playoff win in his first career NHL Playoff start. Bouchard got the game-winner and an assist in the game while Leon Draisaitl scored on the powerplay and set up the winning goal!
GAME SUMMARY:
In the first period, both teams put on the pressure with the Oilers being the only team to capitalize doing so off the stick of Leon Draisaitl on the powerplay.
During the first frame, Evander Kane took a 4-minute minor with a crosscheck against Tyler Myers and the Oilers were able to kill it off.
In the second period, both teams had their chances and extended zone pressure but the offensive zone play went in favour of the Edmonton Oilers where Ryan Nugent-Hopkins scored in the 39th minute of the game right before the break.
Entering the third period, the Oilers were gifted another powerplay but Vancouver was able to kill it thanks to some game-savers by Arturs Silovs. Connor Garland from the slot with about 13 minutes left in the period made it a one-goal game.
After scoring their first of the game, the Canucks continued ticking up their zone time pouring on more shots towards Pickard.
During one moment down the stretch, Arturs Silovs played chicken with Evander Kane to deny him a rush on goal.
To try and tie the game, the Vancouver Canucks pulled their goalie with 2:30 left.
With Silovs pulled, Elias Petterson won a faceoff against Derek Ryan and Brock Boeser was able to rip it towards the net and tie it with a bounce off a body in front with the rubber getting in off the heel of Dakota Joshua.
The two clubs grinded it out in the last minute with Draisaitl going to work in the Canucks zone where he sent it to the point for Bouchard to take the lead once again.
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