St. Louis Blues come back from 3-1 deficit edmonton oilers 4-3 in the Thursday Night Shootout at Rogers Place.
The Oilers went on the power play in the first minute of the game when St. Louis was penalized for starting the wrong lineup.
Edmonton forward Zach Hyman made St. Louis pay by shoveling a backhand pass under Blues netminder Jordan Binnington.
Oilers head coach Jay Woodcroft said after the game, “Those are honest mistakes – they happen.” “But if you’re alert on the bench and you pay attention to the numbers that circle compared to who started the game, things happen.
“That power play allowed us to get up and run.”
The Blues came back when Darnell Nurse was stripped of the puck in the back of the Oilers net. St. Louis forward Jordan Kyaw would fire a wrister past Edmonton’s goalie. stuart skinner To make it 1-1.
Oilers defenseman Tyson Barry said, “It’s hockey – he’s going to play over 1,000 games (and) he has some (give) that he wants back.”
“I have a million of them. It’s part of the game and you move on.
After the Blues were penalized for too many men, the Oilers’ potent power play resumed. Connor McDavid Darted down the right, cut in the middle and blistered past Binnington’s keeper for his 27th shot.
“I think that was a lot to like about our game today. We made some human errors in moments and those errors cost us because they are a good team,” Woodcroft said.
“After all, it’s a 60-minute game – it’s not a 59-minute and 30-second game. We only got the point because we made some serious mistakes.”
The Blues outscored the Oilers 12–5 in the period, with Skinner making several outstanding saves.
Oilers winger Keller Yamamoto deflected Barry’s shot at the halfway mark for his 100th career point.
Robert Thomas brought the Blues back in front only 49 seconds later.
Binnington kept the Blues alive with saves from Yamamoto and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins with seven minutes to go.
The Oilers went on the power play with just over a minute left, but Blues sniper Vladimir Tarasenko tied it with a shorthanded goal with 19.1 seconds on the clock, with Binnington on the bench.
Nurse said after the game after getting the puck the tying goal, “There were 18 seconds left in the game and we had the lead with the power play.” “This is unacceptable on my part. I let my teammates down tonight.
Woodcroft said after the game, “I think we win and lose as a team, and we lost today.”
The power play went into overtime for the Oilers, but they could not cash in. They briefly celebrated a victory when Leon Draittle jammed past Binnington, but the league reviewed the play and ruled McDavid offside on zone entry.
“The league should clarify some of these rules,” McDavid lamented after the game. “Ever since I was a kid, I thought that if you have the puck, it’s upside down.
“Either way I think the players want some clarity on some of these rules. We’ve been burnt out.
“You’re talking about Connor McDavid – if he thought he had control of the puck, you can pretty much guarantee he had control of the puck,” Barrie said after the game.
Kiryu scored the only goal in the shootout.
The Oilers (17-13-1) will host the Anaheim Ducks at Rogers Place on Saturday. you can Hear live coverage of the game on 630 CHEDbeginning with faceoff show 12:30 pm real game starts at 2 pm
—With files from Brendan Escott, 630 CHED
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