Captain Connor McDavid enjoyed a standout performance as the Edmonton Oilers defeated the Chicago Blackhawks 6-3 in their Game 2 clash of the Stanley Cup Qualifiers at Rogers Place in Edmonton on Monday.
In the post-game interview, McDavid expressed his pride in his team’s performance, stating, “You never plan to score on the first shift, but we wanted to have a good start and make sure we were in their zone and we found a way to get one, and that was good. Our work ethic, [we] kept it very simple. It sounds all very cliché but it’s all stuff we didn’t do in Game 1 (a 6-4 loss on Saturday), we did tonight and it was good.”
Some of the standout performers on the night included Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, who had three assists, and Olilers goalie Mikko Koskinen made an impressive 23 saves for the Oilers. Blackhawks players Patrick Kane and Slater Koekkoek both grabbed a goal and an assist each.
Blackhawks Captain Kane had this to say following his side’s defeat, “We gave them too many chances.hey have a lot of offensive players who will capitalize. We’ll try to be better defensively. This is what’s fun about the playoffs, these highs and lows. We’re happy we got the opportunity here, so I think we’ll bounce back and have a better game in Game 3.”
