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A Dominating Performance From The Edmonton Oilers

05/07/2023 at 2:46am EDT

from Mark Spector of Sportsnet,

How much better were the Oilers than their medieval-themed opponents in a 5-1 win Saturday?

Listen to Vegas head coach Bruce Cassidy after the game:

“They had the puck the whole time,” he said. “That’s how they limited possession. They were hard on the puck … we weren’t. We didn’t have the puck enough.

“If you want to beat a high-powered team, you need the puck. It’s a tough way to play. We needed the puck more.”

'They had the puck the whole time': Knights' Cassidy on how Oilers dominated them in Game 2Play VideoPlayMuteCurrent Time 0:00/Duration 1:03Loaded: 15.59% Fullscreen

To summarize:

It was Edmonton’s puck in Game 2, and as Wayne Gretzky said so many years ago, it was up to Vegas to “go find their own.”

“We played a lot faster. I thought we were more connected. We were a little bit more aggressive,” listed off Oilers captain Connor McDavid, after a two-goal, three-point night. “You know, all the things that we've been building towards.”

Change the momentum?

In the world’s best fight town, this was The Flip Off the Strip.

Edmonton turned this series on its ear, walking into T-Mobile Arena wearing a barrel and suspenders, and strutting out in a Dean Martin tux.

read on

Below watch the game highlights.

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