After 6:3 against the Blackhawks, the play-off series is open again - Rieder's Flames lose to Winnipeg in game two
Even if Leon draisaitl This time Drai did not score a point for his Edmonton Oilers, head coach Dave Tippett had words of praise for the German NHL star. "Drai always has an influence on the game, he is a top player and has a lot of puck possession," said Tippett in the press conference after the 6:3 in game two of the best-of-five series against the Chicago Blackhawks and included the Cologne native, who scored a goal and two assists in game one, in the generally positive assessment of the performance: “The same applies to him Like everyone else: It was a strong team performance and he was a big part of it.”
The bottom line was that the most important thing was that the Oilers forgot about the 4:6 loss from game one on Tuesday night and now have every opportunity again in the Stanley Cup qualifiers. With the first play-off hat trick of his career, captain Connor McDavid (1st, 5th, 38th) laid the foundation for success, Draisaitl's forward line with Tyler Ennis and Kailer Yamamoto was in the person of Ennis (22nd) for the third Oilers -Responsible for hits. James Neal (48th) and Alex Chiasson (49th) also scored at the home of the team from Alberta.
“The whole team showed more of what they are capable of, but we still have things to correct now,” said Tippett. He added: “We knew that this was a key game for us.” On Thursday night there is game three in the duel with the Blackhawks, in which the Oilers can earn their first match point.
The series between the Calgary Flames and the Landshut team is now evenly balanced Tobias Rieder and the Winnipeg Jets. Although the Jets were missing two key players in Mark Scheifele and Patrik Laine, they narrowly held on thanks to the decisive goal from Dane Nikolaj Ehlers 3:2 through. Rieder, who scored a shorthanded goal in game one, remained without a scorer point this time. Game three in the duel between the two Canadian teams will take place next night.
(Photo: Martin Baumann) – Leon Draisaitl at the 2019 World Cup in the game against Great Britain