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00:00They're the Oilers victorious on road ice in Big D with a 6-3 victory in game number five.
00:07Chris, in game number one, the Lone Stars victory in this series,
00:11they scored five unanswered goals in the third period.
00:14But in the four consecutive victories for Edmonton,
00:17a plus 14 goal differential outscoring the Stars 19-5.
00:23What was the key for the Oilers to win the Western Conference crown once again?
00:27I'll start with goaltending, which was really the biggest surprise for me in this series.
00:32And that's why I gave Dallas the edge and Jake Ottinger,
00:34who got pulled a short leash last night from Pete DeBoer, yanking him after two goals.
00:38But Stuart Skinner, you know, when he came in for an injured Calvin Pickard
00:43in the second round against the Vegas Golden Knights, you know,
00:46his game really turned around and he only allowed five goals in the final four games of the series.
00:51Dallas got nothing at 5-5 in this series, like absolutely nothing.
00:55And you look last night in a must-win situation at home with all the fans there.
01:01They had 14 shots at 5-5.
01:04They had four shots at 5-5 in the second period,
01:06and they had four shots in the third period at 5-5 as well.
01:08They got the early goal from Jason Robertson.
01:10He was the only guy that really showed up for the Stars in this series.
01:14So, yeah, I want to give some credit to the Edmonton Oilers.
01:17Conor McDavid did his thing, nine points.
01:19He had that unreal breakaway goal.
01:21He's got 33 speed bursts of over 22 miles per hour, 19 more than the next closest guy in the Stanley Cup playoffs.
01:28He's a freak.
01:29Leon Dreissel had nine points, but also secondary scoring.
01:32Ryan Nugent Hopkins, nine points.
01:34Corey Perry scored last night, two goals for the 40-year-old in the series.
01:37Kane, four points.
01:39Jeff Skinner steps in for an injured Zach Hyman.
01:41He scored a goal last night.
01:42So, I look at the Dallas Stars players, and I see the 5-5 play.
01:46The Stars had more scoring chances, high danger chances, shot attempts in the series,
01:50but Edmonton had 13 goals at 5-5, and the Stars only had five.
01:53Matt Duchesne, one goal in 18 games in the playoffs.
01:56Mason Marchment, one goal in 18 games in the playoffs.
01:58So, yes, the big boys showed up for Edmonton.
02:00They got great goaltending from Skinner, but up and down their lineup,
02:04they just had more depth, and it really showed at 5-5.
02:08You take a look here, Chris, on the seasonal statistics for Edmonton,
02:12like, and even the past couple years, they're a fun brand of hockey.
02:15They play a lot of overs, and it's like, okay, if we get some good goaltending,
02:18maybe we can make a run to this thing.
02:20But as you take a look at the last two games against the Golden Knights,
02:22back-to-back shutouts, outside of game number one against the Stars,
02:25where they lost 6-3, 3-0, 6-1, 4-1, before giving up three goals last night.
02:30Is this something that we can anticipate moving forward, saying, you know what?
02:34If Edmonton gets really good defense and really good goaltending,
02:36along with that offense, boy, oh, boy, it sounds like maybe we are bringing back
02:40a Stanley Cup to Canada finally.
02:43Yeah, it certainly could happen.
02:44And again, I'll go to Stuart Skinner.
02:46He basically has to be perfect.
02:48I mean, we know what the Florida Panthers can bring to the table.
02:50This is the third straight season that we're playing in the Stanley Cup Finals.
02:53The last time we chatted, I do believe I talk about having them
02:56in the Finals one more time.
02:58And last year, you know, you look at the seven-game series,
03:01there were a couple games where there was some high-powered offensive attacks,
03:04especially from Edmonton.
03:06I look at games 4, 5, and 6.
03:08Actually, 4, 5, 6, and 7.
03:09They always had 19 goals and only gave up seven.
03:12But the under-hit four of the seven games in the series,
03:15it was tight checking.
03:17And that's the same sort of deal Florida plays.
03:19A tight-checking style of hockey of 5-5.
03:22They don't give up a whole lot.
03:23And when these two teams played last year, it was very, very similar.
03:27I mean, I was looking at it again this morning,
03:29and I couldn't believe how similar it was between the two teams
03:32in terms of just 5-5 play, the shot attempts, the scoring chances,
03:36basically even.
03:38I think at 5-5, the Panthers had one more shot
03:41and two more high-danger chances.
03:42So the goals were even at 5-5, 14 apiece.
03:45So I think it's going to be a tight-checking series.
03:48Obviously, Donny, there's a lot of offensive firepower on both sides,
03:51but both goalies are playing good.
03:53Roboski's playing just as good as Skinner over the past couple of rounds.
03:57And so I think, you know, there's a potential for high-scoring games,
04:01but I do believe we'll see some tight-checking.
04:02And that's something I took away as well from last night and the series,
04:06not so much against Vegas, but in particular against Dallas,
04:09because I thought that they were one of the deepest teams in the league
04:12and just so tight-checking.
04:14You mentioned the goals against.
04:16It's Skinner, and it's the style and brand that the Oilers are playing
04:19because we're used to seeing them have to beat you by scoring six or seven goals,
04:23and that's just not the case this time around.
04:25So I think it's a good thing.