7:11: Draisaitl and Kane fail to convert a two-on-one before the Canucks hem the Oilers into their own zone for an extended shift.
11:51: Nurse's backhand on a full-ice rush with the puck is pushed away by Silovs before the puck arrives back on the stick of Nurse behind the net, leading to the blueliner trying to sneak a short-side shot in.
15:48: A quick dump-in isolates the Oilers in an odd-man situation in their own zone, but Pickard makes the save on Elias Pettersson's open look from the right circle dot. Not long after, Gargland gets loose down the left side and forces Pickard into a good left-pad save. He's made the stops necessary so far tonight for the Oilers in his first-career playoff start.
20:00: The second period is underway!
FIRST PERIOD
0.0: The Oilers kill off six minutes of penalties to maintain their one-goal lead that was produced on their first power play off the stick of Leon Draisaitl. Shots are 8-4 Oilers after 20 minutes.
1:48: The Oilers get a massive kill on the four-minute penalty to Kane before Draisaitl gives up the puck and makes takeaway on the backcheck.
2:38: Pickard gets his skate to an in-close attempt by Garland to jam the puck in before the netminder covers up the puck in the ensuing scramble inside the blue paint.
4:32: Janmark gets loose for a breakaway that Silovs turns aside with a right-pad stop! A terrific short-handed chance that came off the speed from the Swede.
5:48: Evander Kane gets too personal in front of the net and takes a double-minor for high-sticking. Edmonton will need to lean on their penalty kill once again at a critical but early juncture in this contest.
8:50: YOU KNOW WHO FROM THE RIGHT CIRCLE! SILOVS CAN'T STOP THIS ONE! Evan Bouchard makes a clever feed up top to Connor McDavid, who then skates into the middle and cuts back with his pass to Draisaitl for a one-timer from the right circle that sneaks inside the near post. 1-0 Oilers.
