from Mark Spector of Sportsnet,
Connor McDavid coming off a sub-par game, and Leon Draisaitl playing hurt.
You might be able to overcome one of those. But both?
The poor Vancouver Canucks, they never had a chance.
“McDavid and Draisaitl, they were unreal,” Canucks coach Rick Tocchet marveled after the game. “They were all over the ice tonight.”
In a Game 2 described by Mattias Ekholm as “not a must-win, but close to it,” the Edmonton Oilers pulled away from Vancouver as the game went on Friday, overcoming a one-goal deficit three separate times in a 4-3 overtime win that evens the series at 1-1.
Evan Bouchard’s long wrist shot rattled in off of Canucks defenceman Ian Cole for the OT winner, but it was identical one-goal, four-point nights by the Oilers' two superstars that stoked the playoff legend of Draisaitl and McDavid.
“They're hungry. They know what's at stake, and the best players bring out the best of themselves in these kinds of situations,” Ekholm said. “They're the top two players in the world, in my mind. When they put on a show like they did tonight, when they bring their ‘A’ game, it's hard to stop.”
Game highlights are below.