This is officially the deepest the Oilers have been in the playoffs since their 2006 cup run. What a time to be an oilers fan

You know it’s good when Shannon doesn’t start with “welcome back”.

Fastest video poster in the West.

No PP goals, PK is absolutely incredible, and Skinner was huge. The new Edmonton Oilers

Best game I’ve seen from Skinner, he didn’t need to steal the game but just seemed to build confidence as the game went on.

This game was played at a terrifying pace. It exhausted me just watching it

Draisaitl made some great defensive plays tonight I thought.

Not gonna lie, as soon as a game ends I think to myself “can’t wait to see THG’s review”. As a new Utah fan, I really appreciate this channel!

You must have seen 97's comment on his miss on the empty net in OT? He basically said (notably to TNT, with Gretz/Henrik) four times in a row: "I gotta bury that." In the room after 1OT, he said he literally apologized to the boys saying: "That's brutal. I have to bury that." Sure enough in 2OT, 32 secs in he buries it. And he immediately credits Bouchard for his intelligence.

Officially the best run of the McDavid Era, and what a game it was to boot holy cow!

Wow! First Oiler win in a Conference Final since 2006!

I work remotely in BC for our company's Edmonton branch. I'm honestly happy for my coworkers and friends out there tonight...But I'm gonna have to cover for them a bit tomorrow AM I'm sure 😆

Evenly matched teams. This series is already starting off incredibly stressful but fun

Going into 2OT, I felt like McDavid would win it because the story of him wining after 1OT being so bad was too strong. And he did.

oilers fan here i honestly thought that Double Minor was gonna be the difference but the Stars hit multiple Posts and had their chances but Oilers Found a way to Kill it. and Otter was Amazing and that Save on McDavid was Highlight of the Night for me

Hyman's power move for that goal was something, man.

Stars couldn’t score on a 4 min power play in overtime at home with McDavid in the box lol

You can definitely see McDavid is fighting something. Thanks for doing what you do, sir. I appreciate it.

Dallas lost its 7 straight game 1 it just isn’t meant to be.

As not a fan of either of these teams you still got my veiw for what it matters

I'm super happy for Skinner, I wasn't so sure about him after he got outperformed by Silovs last series but he's bounced back and found his confidence. This must be the goalie all the Oilers fans were telling me was great last series.

I think this is going to be THE series of the playoffs. The deepest team full of big name vets, up and coming players and the best playoff goalie vs the team with the best playoff performers of this generation and team with the best work ethic.

Skinner has been surprisingly great these last 3 games. Deserves a lot of credit.

Stars fan and was there. Incredible game! Playoffs hockey is the best. Edmonton is dispelling some of the narratives out there - paper tiger lacking depth and a goalie. I agree Stars better get their act together - and I think they will. Oil deserves this W tho

I love your honesty about being slightly in favour due to the views, you deserve people to watch either way! Great content and unreal dedication to the craft.

Dallas hanging a man in the neutral zone burned them twice, the game winning goal with McDavid on the ice to have a guy standing on the center ice line is mind blowing... You give the Oilers the space of a 4 on 4 on purpose, they're probably gonna burn ya.

Hats off to the Oilers for a good win. I heard Gretz say he thought that was the Oilers best game of the playoffs. I thought the Stars were fighting the puck all night and overthinking plays. That being said we'll have a good series on our hands.

I know Eddie Olczyk is real happy that his Golden Knights/Avalanche/Oilers won tonight.

Great recap as always! Thank you for the content

I can't believe McDavid, the most dangerous player in the game, was left wide open in front to redirect the puck for the OT winner!

I knew the lack of power play success would come back around in the end. Posts only count for acoustics.

6:50 Just a small correction, it was not off of Nurse's skates. In slow-mo, the puck was tipped by #63. Great tip! Sources from KZfaq: NHL -- Gm1 Highlight video at 5:40 SPORTSNET -- NHL Game 1 Highlight video at 6:58 and 7:13 Nevertheless, great job Shannon, as always! 👍👍👍👍

as a yankee / gringo , i hope and PRAY Oilers make it to Lord Stanleys Cup Finals, lol. BIG fan. (and WIN)

As an Oiler fan that has watched almost every game this season I am not surprised. I know they are good enough to go all the way if they play like I know they can

Thanks for all the efforts again Shannon ! Don’t worry I’ve been here since 2016 and always watch what you put together for us :)

If this game is any indication of the series, this is going to be a good one.

You’re just awesome. Perfect recap yet again. Cheers

Love your videos Man. Keep it up!

Dallas lost its 7 straight game 1 it just isn’t meant to be

Now that’s a well deserved win.

Thanks dude, sweet review!

I talk crap other channels but not this one, to those who said it would be a Dallas sweep, suck it lol

Very fun game to warch. Good luck Edmonton from a Leafs fan.

As a Dallas fan, comparatively for a home game ticket, our prices are so cheap. I could’ve gotten in the building for $88 all-in last night at 6:45. I saw a ticket 3 rows up from the glass for $320 all-in. Not that the bite of losing is lessened, but it’s ALOT cheaper than majority of other teams.

new viewer! (edm fan) amazing video man. love

Love your honesty Shannon

This is going to be a great series.

Another great video and honesty from. THG

What a nail biter of a game. Wow. Kudos for another swift upload THG!

Now THAT was a hockey game!

Where’s all the people that thought the Stars were gonna sweep the Oilers now? This is going to be an amazing series. The refs did everything they could to get the Stars to win, but unfortunately for them, the Oilers penalty kill and Skinner said no. - Oilers are power play merchants - Oilers have bad defence - Oilers have bad goaltending Yeah right

That 2ot goal was brutal looked like a powerplay goal.

Watching your channel no matter who is in. Best on anywhere

The crowd seems so quiet compared to edmonton and vancouver

I had way too many heart attacks watching this game.

Welp, so far so good. I wanted a Florida vs Edmonton final and this sets that up well. So good job Edmonton.

Dr Manhattan voice: It is 2022. The Dallas Stars have dropped Game 1 to the Calgary Flames. It is 2023. The Dallas Stars have dropped Game 1 to the Minnesota Wild, the Seattle Kraken, and the Vegas Golden Knights. It is 2024. The Dallas Stars have dropped game 1 to the Vegas Golden Knights, the Colorado Avalanche, and the Edmonton Oilers.

Amazing game

if this is the indicator this will be an amazing series

otter stood on his head .

Not over until it’s over, they always struggle at the beginning of the series. They will unlock after.

Wow. Just wow. What a series this is going to be.

Brutal defending from the stars on the gwg, 3 players behind the net just coasting while McD is all alone in front.

It’s SO refreshing to come here and have Shannon give an objective review with intelligent observations and well- informed opinions after wading through the human cess pool that is Oilers/Dallas socials comment sections. My faith in humanity is restored 😅

I’m a Dallas fan who paid a lot for tickets 😲 need to stop going to game 1s

Judging by game one, it's going to be a long, hard-fought series.

10 minutes in powerplays compaired to Oilers 2 min. Ya pretty unfair

What a game! Figured it was done immediately into OT on the double minor, but on it went and who else but McDavo to get the winner!

Wait. I thought that the Oilers have no defense and rely exclusively on Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl??!! The pundits are going to have such a hard time explaining this one.

Good stuff.

Definitely felt like a game that could've gone either way there, excited to see how the rest of this series plays out.

Once my team is out I stop watching now. I never used to do that but I do that now. Your channel is my resource for knowing what happened after my team gets eliminated. Best unbiased hockey content that exists if you ask me.

Oilers responsible for all 5 goals this game. Thats how good we are!

Deepest the oilers have gone since 2006. In the 2022 playoffs they didn’t win a single game in round 3 they are 3 wins away from the finals but they gotta stay focused.

The Oilers played a fantastic game and got damn lucky. Skinner covered our a$$ especially in overtime but Otter was amazing. Special teams. If Dallas had any powerplay luck they might have won in regulation but would have definitely won on the McDavid double but because the oil got their specials cooking they stayed in long enough to win. That was fun hockey. So many turnovers. Dallas has some crazy half wall stuff that makes me really scared looking at that slew of snipers they got. Man that Hyman goal. That guy fights for the lights. I can't help thinking that Kadri and Hyman would have been better help than Tavares, even as great as JT has been for the Leafs. Great video as usual. Thank you

It's a Dallas Stars tradition!! Losing game 1s. Honestly not worried unless they lose game 2. Hope Roope is back next game.

Not sure if you saw the replay but the 2nd Dallas goal actually went off a dallas stick that was right in front of Nurse's skate

These videos come out quick

Couldn't watch the game, but I watched the goals. Tanev may have had a good game but the Hyman goal was absolutely brutal on Tanev.

No worries🤷🏼‍♂️

Man this was a good tight game

Funny enough, I don’t think that low shot to right post had any room to go in. Also with the left post it didn’t look like he had anywhere else to shoot it but the outside of the near side post. Ekholm on the other hand actually had the goalie beat when he hit the crossbar. Call me biased if you want but not all posts are equal. Those OT power play posts were scary as hell as an oiler fan watching the game, so it was probably crushing to watch from the Dallas fans perspective so I’ll give you the pass here Shannon, but to bring up Draisatl’s quote “posts aren’t good goaltending” is definitely the Vancouver/Dallas fan salt coursing through your veins and coming out in the video haha Not all posts are equal.

Skinner played well. He gave them the post twice. What a beast

Where should I mail your Vancouver Messier Jersey?

Just so you know, Shannon .. I am a leafs fan but more importantly I’m an NHL fan. I just want to watch really great hockey… and then I wanna watch you analyze great hockey

Shannon, no matter who plays in the Finals, you’ll still get views from me. That’s because you are that good. That’s because you are *THE* Hockey Guy.

11:33 how did you know I sound like that when I type 🤣

Entertaining game. I don't care about either team, -- but I thought that refs were going to give this game away to Dallas with that ridiculous 4 minute penalty in the middle of a playoff game. It is a miracle that Edmonton won.

Canucks fans punching the air with the double minor

Considering Stars game ones, this was pretty good.

Long post follows. Read / Don't Read up to you. Statistics for Round 3 Playoff Game 1 Edmonton at Dallas May 23rd, 2025. These are "Base" statistics and are simply a foundation for reference. Score: Oilers 3, Stars 2 in double OT. Oilers Lead the Series 1-0. Edmonton Oilers Draisaitl 1 Goal Hyman 1 Goal, 1 Secondary Assist McDavid 1 Goal (GWG in OT2), 1 Primary Assist Kulak 1 Primary Assist Bouchard 1 Primary Assist Nuge 1 Secondary Assist Skinner 31 Saves on 33 Shots = .939 Save %age (Excellent) Dallas Stars Seguin 2 Goals Benn 1 Primary Assist Dadanov 1 Primary Assist Robertson 1 Secondary Assist Oettinger 35 Saves on 38 Shots = .921 Save %age (Excellent) 3 Stars: 3-Hyman (1G, 1A), 2-Seguin (2G), 1-McDavid (1G (GWG 2OT), 1A) Edmonton Dallas Shots on Goal 38 33 Hits 33 29 Faceoffs Won 35 44 PP 0/1 0/5 Giveaways 15 (11 per NST) 9 (8 per NST) Takeaways 8 12 Blocked Shots 24 (21 per NST) 25 Player TOI SOG +/- PIM Hits Blocks Giveaways Takeaways Ekholm 31:48 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 Bouchard 31:33 4 3 2 1 2 0 1 Nurse 27:04 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 Ceci 26:02 1 0 0 1 1 0 2 Desharnais 23:08 1 -1 0 1 6 1 0 Kulak 20:18 2 0 0 1 3 2 1 McDavid 27:04 4 2 4 1 2 1 0 Hyman 26:05 4 2 0 3 0 1 0 Draisaitl 25:17 3 1 0 1 0 0 1 Nuge 24:46 3 1 0 1 1 0 0 Kane 22:04 4 0 2 5 0 1 0 Holloway 19:53 2 0 2 3 1 2 0 Brown 16:55 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 Janmark 16:26 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 McLeod 15:28 3 -1 0 5 0 1 0 Foegele 14:17 0 -1 0 1 1 0 2 Ryan 12:37 2 -1 0 2 0 0 0 Carrick 12:12 2 0 0 4 0 2 0 Oilers Faceoffs Won Lost Percent Draisaitl 8 21 27.6 Carrick 5 5 50.0 Ryan 3 2 60.0 McDavid 3 7 30.0 McLeod 5 4 55.6 Nuge 1 1 50.0 Kane 1 0 100.0 Holloway 1 0 100.0 Brown 1 0 100.0 Foegele 0 1 0.00 Stars Faceoffs Won Lost Percent Seguin 12 4 75.0 Benn 12 4 75.0 Johnson 8 8 50.0 Duchene 8 9 47.1 Pavelski 3 5 37.5 Faksa 1 5 16.7 This was a very close game with the Oilers holding on to a 2-1 lead for most of the 2nd and 3rd periods until Seguin tied it up (2nd of the night). Just looking at base stats Oilers had 5 more shots, 4 more hits, won 9 fewer faceoffs, gave up 5 penalties to Dallas's 1 (and that double minor to start the first OT by McDavid needs a stupid sticker on the forehead for a bit, yes, he redeemed himself by scoring the winner 32 seconds into the 2nd OT but still). PK (both teams) 100%. PP (both teams) 0%. If the Oilers could have gotten more calls they may have had more goals but we'll never know. The Oilers had 6 more Giveaways (which is a lot), 4 fewer Takeaways (again, a lot) and 1 fewer blocked shot (24 to 25 for Dallas). Both teams were blocking anything and everything for some time there. I mean I thought the first period might end with Dallas having 3 shots and the Oilers having 1 before things progressed a bit later in the period. This was a great game between two great teams. On this night the Oilers were better and I think Skinner surprised them as to how good he was. Take care all.

Shannon, I’m genuinely curious how you take notes during the game(s) especially if you’re watching multiple games!?

Good job Edmonton; I still have Dallas winning the series, but I'd love to see you guys take it. You've made a noticeable improvement on defense from the last few years, but I have no confidence in your goaltender. I'd rather you guys win this than the Stars; I've hated them since the beginning of my hockey watching life (which was when they beat my Sabres in the '99 finals)

Nice jersey. Wear it after next game too

Finally, an Oilers jersey

go with the money hockey guy

Will be nice to stop getting DM'd from salty Vancouver fans about how trash Edmonton is and how we're gonna get swept by Dallas.

Hey Shannon, you should do period reviews as if the game ends at the end of each period, including warm ups. It’d be good to get your thoughts on those. Oh also, I was wondering if you could give more notes on the panel between periods too, maybe make a video on those. Idk might be fun and it’d be more videos right ?

I am requesting you wear an inside out stars jersey after your game 4 analysis

Also this was the best game of hockey I’ve watched in a long time.