Nine Even-Strength Goals Surrendered By The Edmonton Oilers In BoA Loss
from Eric Francis of Sportsnet,
As endless jerseys with 97 and 29 on the back filed out of the Saddledome early, a sold-out C of Red serenaded them with a simple plea.
“We want 10. We want 10,” they chanted.
Matthew Tkachuk claimed he couldn’t hear them, but said afterward: “We wanted ten.”
Cue the game-day production folks who played Dolly Parton’s 9-to-5, reflecting a score that prompted “Oilers Suck” chants while Dillon Dube rang one off the post.
Nine even-strength goals by the hosts in a 9-5 win certainly suggest the visitors have work to do if they’re going to give the Flames a run this spring in their first potential interprovincial playoff tussle in 31 years.
However, as the dust settled on one of the most memorable evenings in Saddledome lore, it was a save, of all things, that most lads in red saw as the difference.
Clinging to a 6-5 lead three minutes into the third period, the Flames were caught on a bad line change that saw Connor McDavid race in with two teammates, culminating with a five-bell chance for Evander Kane turned aside in spectacular fashion by Jacob Markstrom.
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