Reviewing Stars vs Oilers Game Three

The Stars have been excellent on the road in these playoffs. After a slow start, they pulled off another comeback.
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[@gagemcmanus499]

Game lasts 3 periods, Dallas showed cup caliber resilience in this one

[@heathclark318]

It's been a season long thing. People still don't understand what resiliency means.

[@hxh05g]

I do get tired of hearing commentators talking about each Dallas win like it’s luck, a fluke. They will still be saying it if they win the cup. at what point does a team’s success go from luck to earned in one way or another? A finals appearance in 2020, back to back conference finals appearances. All luck? Statistically incredibly unlikely.

[@ITS_ABOUT_HOCKEY]

If they get to the cup and play like they did in the first period last night, people are going to lose years off of their lives do to stress and anxiety lol

[@heathclark318]

@ITS_ABOUT_HOCKEY lol while that maybe true. It can be said about nearly every team at some points in people's Fandom. Though the bias in nearly all national commentary is what really grinds my gears... If the Stanley Cup is Dallas v Florida you will hear the commentators literally say they would rather be playing golf. I just hope they keep betting against us and losing their money time after time

[@matt_v_photo]

It’s one of those games where it’s important to know that the game ain’t over until the final horn at 0.0 sounds in the 3rd period

[@trobertw]

Unless it goes to OT

[@floxy20]

You see people leaving their seats with a minute to go in any period. I do not understand these people. Why did they show up in the first place?

[@matt_v_photo]

@@trobertw when the game is tied at the very end yes.

[@matt_v_photo]

@@floxy20 ye it’s weird tbh

[@rt-rd5of]

Very High IQ Last Goal by Robertson

[@CamFamX2]

Very Low IQ Last Goal by Skinner

[@dmonsef]

Actually, it was very bad goaltending by Skinner.

[@BobTheBob647]

Or low IQ by skinner.

[@pablobarosa27]

Also, very low goaltending ability goal by Skinner. That goal should never happen. Cover the darn pipe. How many goals have we seen this playoffs over Skinner's shoulder from awful angles too? He cannot or will not cover his pipes

[@angiebee2225]

​@@dmonsef It was, but very smart of Robertson to recognize the opening.

[@aidenroqz]

Shannon going on a ABBA rant in the middle of a hockey game review is the most THG thing ever 😂😂😂

[@deBebbler]

It's honestly the reason I keep coming back. Something about having my time wasted by someone who is correct in their rant is oddly compelling.

[@LuccaAce]

Oettinger loves playing the villain, so I think the jeers from the crowd definitely fueled him. Also, I think DeBoer's coaching is excellent - it's fun to see him shine even more in these long series where he has the chance to really dial in the lines and pairings.

[@bangyahead1]

Otter considers those jeers to be cheers.

[@ITS_ABOUT_HOCKEY]

Deboer is doing an amazing job so far 👍🏼

[@GrillVogel]

If hockey games were only 20 minutes long, the Oilers would be cup champions.

[@timetowakeup6302]

Or if they had a legitimate NHL goaltender

[@zjsz4954]

Hmm no I think Canucks would own that one

[@lordrayden3045]

@@timetowakeup6302 Again….. That’s their problem Get a better goalie

[@ITS_ABOUT_HOCKEY]

My man! 😂

[@poejavelski148]

Robertson playing 3D chess on that hat-trick goal.

[@Wayf4rer]

Skinner playing checkers (eating the pieces)

[@Mikebremnr]

That’s why I don’t get the skinner hate for that goal. McDavid has done the same goal multiple times and everyone just talks about smart he is for scoring like that

[@Wayf4rer]

@@Mikebremnr It's because Skinner is very clearly an average if not below average goaltender who has a habit of giving up terrible backbreaking goals. 3rd period of a 3-3 game at home in the playoffs and you let the dude jam one in on you from there? Completely indefensible. How anyone can go to bat for this guy I will never understand.

[@Joe_Ma99]

@@Wayf4rer “eating the pieces” 😆 that’s messed up but hilarious. Yeah just a high IQ play by robo don’t put that much blame on skinner for it.

[@Mikebremnr]

@@Wayf4rer I agree that skinner isn’t great but that goal is more Robertson being elite than skinner being bad

[@janihaavisto79]

Roope Hintz looked good tonight

[@James_Bee]

Yes. Good to have him back. Stay healthy, kid.

[@GabrielHodge]

Agreed

[@steadyrhythms9571]

one of his best games of the playoffs despite just coming back from injury. i think seguin should've gone up there with them earlier in the season, but who cares at this point.

[@masterflex2349]

I’m not gonna lie I did not see this win coming after that 1st period

[@timetowakeup6302]

Skinner is a 🗑️

[@bangyahead1]

As a Stars fan I've learned to never count them out until the game is actually over.

[@cdanielh128]

@@bangyahead1 Yeah same. I just sat quietly feeling dejected and my wife I could tell and wanted to leave because of the uncomfortable mood in the room. She finally said, well maybe they can turn it around in on of the intermission times when they go rest. She was trying so hard cause its not often I get to watch the games and she was so sad for me. I replied, never count Dallas out until they blow the buzzer. It's something we just don't do over the years. In the second period I did a story for the kid for bed and came back and we were in the lead. She started cheering more than me. Truly a fun night of hockey in the house. She was almost as entertaining as the game.

[@gracehinojosa7067]

stars keeping it up as the best road team in the league even in playoffs!

[@nicholaslouie7590]

2 games in a row now after a strong 1st period, Oilers stop playing hockey. Hintz coming back was huge. Robertson starting to score is good for the Stars, but bad for the Oilers. Let’s go Stars!

[@g1stylempdesign929]

At one point during the broadcast Anson Carter is talking about Robertson’s production with Hintz in the lineup & how he scores like clockwork. And boom the hat trick 🚨🚨🚨

[@bangyahead1]

For an analogy, Roope is to Robo what Randy Rhoades was to Ozzy Osborne. They get together and magic ensues.

[@crazyralph6386]

Carter is the only dude I can agree with, since he’s not afraid to call a spade a spade, especially after that terrible goalie interference call in that Dallas/Colorado overtime goal by Marchment. Everyone else on the panel are tip toeing around horrible calls by the zebras throughout the playoffs, except for him. Glad someone at Sportsnet has balls.

[@ilznidiotic]

This team absolutely needs to extend Tanev. He's turned this defense around 180 degrees.

[@longhorn7101]

The hurt on Gretzky's face when the Oilers blow a game like this makes me feel like I need to send 37 cents a day to support a puppy somewhere.

[@Indybone]

Robo has leveled up

[@cujo3097]

getting your center iceman back helps!

[@heathclark318]

It was huge for him taking that next step

[@timderosa7802]

Shannon, just wanted to say thank you for everything you do for this community. You’re the reason I started paying close attention to hockey. We appreciate you!

[@neilliversidge6012]

great hat trick for Robertstone

[@lunalouhoo]

That embellishment penalty was a joke! Ridiculous.

[@bangyahead1]

All I can say is Marchment definitely looked over his shoulder and knew it was coming. He didnt dive into it, but he didnt exactly resist the contact either, and that's enough. Even as a Stars fan I reckon that was the right call, and I have the benefit of instant replay. The ref doesn't.

[@Slipings]

Oilers only show up for 20 mins once again... I love how they beat themselves almost every single time... They will play so good for part of the game and then completely collapse. And I'll never understand why Kris Knoblauch doesn't call timely timeouts when it's clearly needed. Dude holds onto timeouts like they're infinity stones.

[@remydook8968]

Bruh compared to some our other coaches he uses them like I use Kleenex (all the time)

[@GizmoBeach]

Learned from Don Granato, I’d wager. We’d have 72 posts over at Die By The Blade falling over ourselves whenever he called a badly needed TO late in games. Which were as often as Aurora Borealis sightings in Ecuador.

[@Wayf4rer]

Skinner giving up absolute howlers every single game does not help

[@James_Bee]

Nothing at all to do with Dallas coming back in the 2nd with that Stone Cold D, naw. Just the oilers quitting again. Oilers can't be beat, they just beat themselves.

[@whiteheat916]

@@James_BeeCanadians have trouble with sarcasm… lol

[@RC30018]

Robertson was on 🔥🔥🔥

[@shawnf820]

Love how the Stars videos usually start with a Shannon take as opposed to the trademark “welcome back”. Great to hear your initial thoughts, or even a toast 😂

[@noahvillegas1653]

The Stars at night, are big and bright

[@nathankudlaty6263]

Let’s go STARS!!

[@taylorhewitt7025]

I honestly think Robertson embellished that hat trick celly pretty hard.

[@zubiecup]

Indeed 😂

[@bangyahead1]

I might've been laughing as hard as he was. Edmonton fans think the Stars can't match up with McDavid and Draistl. The Oilers certainly don't match up very well against Robo and Roope.

[@byst33]

As happy as I am as a Stars fan, tonight I'm remembering Ben Stelter; today would have been his 8th birthday. Search his foundation and consider donating and helping fight a horrible form of cancer.

[@EstParum]

What cancer

[@PiYodTong]

​@@EstParum Look it up man, you're already on the internet.

[@joshuabailey3397]

Cough cough Memorial Day....?

[@byst33]

@@joshuabailey3397 did you just "um, actually!" a comment about child cancer? In what way does anything I said detract from Memorial day? Dear lord.

[@EstParum]

@@PiYodTong ALL?

[@LinkRocks]

Imagine how good the Stars would be in this series if they get off to a good start or even an average one.

[@chrischambers4379]

What a response from Dallas in that 2nd period.

[@kradz5172]

About Marchment embellishing: the guys calling the game and doing the intermission in the states all called it a garbage call. Gretzky was very critical of it. It was nice to hear.

[@bangyahead1]

It's almost like saying "The ref had to call a penalty but didnt want to do anything to hurt edmonton, so he called them both." After seeing the replay, of which the referee cannot benefit, Marchment looked over his should and saw it was coming, and while he didnt exactly dive into it he didnt exactly resist the contact either. I'll give the ref a break on that one.

[@iamJaekwondo]

the combination of Darnell Nurse & Skinner is one of a kind 🤣

[@burritobronson2680]

love the commentary shannon. you're right mama mia does not need a dance remix

[@0nTopic22]

Not gonna lie they had us in the first period LETS GO STARS

[@nbarealtalker]

2 things the Oilers can’t win: A face off. A second period.

[@James_Bee]

Dallas is really good on the dots.

[@MrMgage13]

They have actually been winning more face offs than Dallas if you look at the numbers

[@bangyahead1]

@@MrMgage13 Draistl 41.2% McDavid 43.8% Benn 70% Hintz 60%

[@BradenKoi]

Dallas is the mentally toughest team in the league and the league hates Dallas and so does the media

[@Slushybear405]

How does the media hate Dallas lmao. They love Dallas

[@justjohnny420]

​@Slushybear405 I havent been watching the American broadcasts this round (thankfully) but in rounds 1 and 2 the commentary was heavily biased against Dallas (Eddie is the worst). And a couple times now Sportsnet seems to give the Oilers more blame than Dallas credit

[@wad316]

All the journos predict Dallas going to the SCF what you on about

[@bangyahead1]

@@justjohnny420 You are absolutely spot on. I went through the last game and counted all the times they were pro edmonton vs pro dallas, and it was about a 5:1 pro edmonton ratio. Any compliments in favour of dallas were what I would call "Grudgingly given" about 70% of the time. Most of the time they just bag Dallas. From the sound of it they must sure like pickles, because it sounds like they all can't wait to line up and slurp McOverrated's gherkin. The pickle worship is real.

[@smithryansmith]

@@wad316 That's Dallas fans for you, they win the game and still find crap to whine about. "Oh, poor us. Nobody likes us." And they wonder why.

[@alexwitkowski60]

Man I love that hat so much!!!! Die hard stars fan and love your videos! I got to almost every home game and get home to watch your show!!!

[@TrojansOwl1]

GO STARS! 🌟

[@zjsz4954]

Oilers fans taunting Oettinger is brave

[@blackrabbit5115]

How many times in one playoffs can Oilers fans mocking their opponents backfire on them 🤣

[@Ivaneus27]

100% of the times!

[@zeppdude335]

Felt like this was Edmonton’s best shot at the Stars. The Stars have another level to get to. They get the split and get home ice back in a best of 3 situation. Stars are in a great place

[@wad316]

Just like last year, Oilers are getting out coached. PDB has been amazing.

[@creepyrobsta5509]

@@wad316 Coaching, and not the 885% save percentage goalie?

[@tzvi3660]

Im a rangers fan, But How can the oilers win with this Goalie? He is not on the same level as Ottenger, bobrovsky or shesterkin

[@Darrakkii]

LMFAO

[@BHox01]

Game looked over after 1 but thats why you play a full 60 mins. Havent seen an in-game turnaround like this in a while.

[@bangyahead1]

Then you havent been watching STars games all season.

[@Meerkatx5]

Stars came out on fire in the second. Great series so far!

[@st0rmchild]

Technically Hyman didn't "bury" anything. He just stood there and let McDavid use him for a bank shot.

[@p1ls726]

Suter tried his best to open the window for the Oilers. Dallas was in complete control of this game till the DOG.

[@tdfmtig]

Dude is a bozo

[@markm9282]

To be fair, he has had a good season and playoffs (I have not been a fan overall), but yeah if that goes another way it would have been Game 2 of the Vegas series last year all over again. Luckily no harm no foul lol

[@LuccaAce]

😂 He's certainly something. Honestly, I've hated him less ever since he's stopped playing top pair minutes

[@__DGNR8__]

he's lucky he's our 3rd line defenseman now. You guys could only imagine how bad it was having him as our 1st line D man only like a couple seasons ago

[@__DGNR8__]

@@LuccaAce facts

[@Stomper_97]

I felt the same way Shannon. Once Edmonton scored 2 that early I didn’t have the optimism that Dallas could win.

[@cooper0009]

A minnesota fan rooting for dallas. I never thought I’d see this before I saw a unicorn.

[@Lukewipf442]

​@cooper0009 how about me, a jets fan rooting for dallas? In this series anyway cause I just despise the oilers. I'm cheering for florida right now

[@Aaronbray91]

It seemed like Dallas was holding back in the 1st, just to let EDM tire themselves out. Then the 2nd and 3rd happened and the rest is history. Completely different looking team in the last 40. Even when Hintz isn’t scoring goals, he’s clearly a difference maker and tonight proved that

[@stadl8553]

Outshot 12-2 in the third

[@nuclearreactor395]

I’m a kings fan so of course I’m gonna have a little bit of a grudge against the Oilers or feel there’s some ref favoritism towards Edmonton, but man you gotta really blow it from a reffing standpoint to have Gretzky on the TNT broadcast calling out the refs saying that shouldn’t have been an embellishment on Marchment. That man got crosschecked right in the center of the back you just can’t call something like that an embellishment. Gretzky said it was one of the worst calls he’d ever seen during the 2nd intermission. Just found that interesting. Great breakdown of the game as always.

[@skyscraper14]

Kings fan living in Dallas - so I'm heavily rooting for Dallas in this series and it's not because the Kings have lost to them 3 consecutive years - the Kings have themselves to blame for that. I just don't like the team, Nurse, Perry, Draisaitl and Kane in particular - they're all good but cheap and dirty. I'm also tired of hearing McDavid's name more than every other Oilers player's name combined, like he's effing God. He's good, but there are 20-something other players on the squad too... I was yelling at the TV after that Marchment call. But it's nice to know that even with blown calls and PP chances, Edmonton still didn't win.

[@markroberts9577]

We are seeing some fantastic playoff hockey by the remaining four teams

[@Mark-xl1ze]

Robo Hat trick! JR's first career playoff hat trick as the Stars get a HUGE win! Welcome back, Hintz! The Stars are now guaranteed to play in the month of June for the first time since 2000.

[@MrMgage13]

1 game at a time

[@GabrielHodge]

They played in June in 2020 its just this is the first time since 2000 fans have been able to go lol

[@Mark-xl1ze]

@@GabrielHodge They didn't play in June 2020. That was late July. The NHL didn't resume play until late July 2020.

[@GabrielHodge]

@@Mark-xl1ze my mistake that is interesting to note!

[@iAmCyberwaste]

Peak "it ain't over until the final siren" energy from this game.

[@MisterVercetti]

If the Oilers lose this series, methinks there's going to be a day of reckoning in Edmonton. McDavid's and Drai's backs have got to be wrecked from carrying the rest of the team on them, and they're not going to put up with it for much longer if they don't believe they'll end up with a Cup to show for it. If they come back empty-handed from yet another postseason, I have a feeling Ken Holland's seat is going to start feeling mighty hot, especially considering the unbelievably long leash he's been given over the past several years. His entire organizational strategy consisting of a single Post-It note with "mcdavid and draisaitl go brrrrrrr" hastily scribbled onto it isn't going to cut it anymore.

[@creepyrobsta5509]

Holland's contract ends this year. So he likely will just not be renewed going forward, but with how bad this teams decision making process is, you never can tell!

[@GizmoBeach]

Durn, I didn’t want to count Dallas out but going down 2-0 kinda early and being outshot heavily in the 1st PD wasn’t inspiring confidence in me that Dallas *would win* by two goals.

[@James_Bee]

Same. Thought about staying up to watch (currently I'll and need rest) and when that second goal went in I was like "eh, I need sleep anyway". Of course I went to bed and checked the score every now and then until I saw the final and... I'm still awake let's go Stars! *Coughs up a lung*

[@kevinwong1988]

Defensive liability for the Oilers has reared its ugly head. And Skinner in goal doesn’t instil confidence in the team.

[@Wayf4rer]

Darnell Nurse's agent deserves credit for getting him a top 10 salary in the league

[@kevinwong1988]

@@Wayf4rerhow he convinced Ken Holland to give him such massive contract is beyond me.

[@Wayf4rer]

​@@kevinwong1988 The inflation of defenseman contracts was an absolute disaster for many teams

[@mcj44]

5:07 better than “Johnstone” at least lol

[@drberg11]

Roope party🎉

[@0neChecker]

These finals are the best ever. There are 4 really good teams left.

[@catJAM19]

Always appreciate shannon's opinions in these reviews

[@lunalouhoo]

Don't mock the Ott....:)

[@0nTopic22]

Talk shit get hit -Probably Otter

[@WillKazarian]

Whenever I watch Edmonton play offense, I see some very smart plays and creative attacks, on Defence if any pressure, they revert to factory settings of a rookie.

[@wheatthins1295]

I see some parallels between the stars and the rangers on how these games are unfolding. Unbreakable teams that are never out of it

[@BondandBourne]

What a game for Jason Robertson 🎩 🎩 🎩 Darnell Nurse, you’re getting $9.25M AAV for the next 6 years. It would be nice if you would show up and play defense for the oilers, just saying.

[@doctordakotascorpio7047]

GG on Dallas they are a Great Road Team they Bounced back from the 1st. i honestly Don't Know what happened to the Oilers in the 2nd good lord. anything could still happen but Oilers Got to Win Game 4. i'm very Worried Honestly.

[@wad316]

Same. It was done the moment Knoblauch put Nurse and Ceci together. Ugh!!!!

[@guba33327]

As a Stars fan trust me we are used to hearing how much better the other team is then us during intermissions, Just watch our local provider now to cancel out that noise.

[@BuriedFlame]

I'm comfortable sacrificing the Oilers for another draft pick for the Flames.

[@dansnyder9102]

Stars break Edzos heart yet again!! Love it!!

[@bangyahead1]

Dallas only took three shots in the third and two of them scored. I like the math on that: Skinner having a 33% save percentage in the third period is hilarious.

[@angiebee2225]

50% though. He wasn't in net on the last one.

[@darrelladams4886]

The rise of sports betting in the nhl makes me wonder how much what we see on the ice is being compromised. Sometimes you see things that only make sense if it’s intentional and by design.

[@FtwSportsHovel]

Go Stars!

[@MrPchui]

unlike vancouver PK Dallas shutdown Oiler power play this series

[@protoman1365]

The Canucks held the Oilers to 1 for 12 on the PP in the last 3 games, they didn’t do THAT badly…

[@bangyahead1]

All those power play goals in previous series mean nothing. It's just a stat for hockey nerds. "The only stat that matters is Wins." - Pete DeBoer

[@brizzchizz7302]

“Welcome Back”

[@alexbelkin5445]

Oilers had good first period )) but game is not 20 min )) game is 60 min ! 😝Dri ( - 2 ), Nurse ( - 2 ) , Skinner's SV% = .81% ( 4 goals , 17 SV ) Jason Robertson completed his first-career playoff hat trick 😇 he is Nugent-Hopkins's client ?🤑

[@Magnezium7]

The color commentator is Craig Simpson. Galley's doing the ECF

[@36inc]

As a dance artist remixing abba is like a touchstone. Personally half of us wouldnt be spinning decks for fun or money without them so it makes sense we remox em from time to time. Its an honoring a classics kinda thing i jave no issue with Edmonton going more edm its kinda fitting if ya ask me.

[@oldhab7890]

I guess we discovered McDavid will never be a Selke contender.

[@TJ_Loves2fish]

The Oilers did an excellent job of mucking up the front of the net in the 1st. Dallas adjusted well going into the 2nd doing a better job of clearing the crease and not allowing the Oilers to control the puck in Dallas's zone. It's a thing of beauty.

[@Zarion106]

Refs absolutely swallowed their whistles this game. And for an Oilers team that's leading the playoffs on both sides of the speciality teams that hurt them big time.

[@KennyHavoc]

LETS GO JASON

[@bartphlegar8212]

This was an interesting game in that the Oilers got their snooker game offense back - at least in the first period. Too many turnovers in the 2nd and beyond, and Skinner panics and starts chasing pucks out into the slot...I turn the game off when teams that are behind pull the goalie. You're just giving away easy goals for the PROSPECT of help from an extra attacker. I still see these as coaching blunders, and teams drinking the Kool-Aid on "miracle comebacks". You have a better chance of tying a one goal game playing 5 on 5...Dallas was solid - including Oettinger...

[@CoolHandRobb]

I haven't watched a ton of Dallas games but i do know they are a tough team in the 2nd period. I miss the days when local commentary used to get a couple rounds in the playoffs. I understand that the national coverage has their team but I wish they would have a guy from each teams broadcast included in the game coverage.

[@ejv.96]

On the topic of music at last night's game. I noticed they played at least one drum and bass song last night which really caught my by surprise. I feel like DnB is getting more attention these days even if it's very little.

[@josephtylerdc9830]

Something told me the way the oilers came out that dallas needed to just stay tough and ride that wave out hopefully not letting the game get out of reach.. it really seemed like the oilers burned out and had an emotional dump there and dallas took over.. they are such a smart hockey team. Great game. Lots of action. Robo is definitely happy his line mate Hintz is back. 😊 Lets gooooo 🌟

[@missstar219]

first period stars and second/third stars are two different teams

[@trobertw]

I think McD just needs to dive and highstick a bit more and the Oilers could bounce back

[@canadianmadduck8932]

Where was Skinner going on that Johnston goal? Looked like he was trynna get a faceoff going

[@crotalon]

So I just watched the first season of Shoresy. And the first episode where Shoresy is on the toilet saying how bad the team was with a lot of expletives. I assume someone in the Stars locker room was doing a similar rant on how awful they were in the first. However, while I was upset at the start, I wasn't ready to throw this game away. Luckily, my faith was rewarded. What a game by Robertson. Not too long ago, i was hoping he'd show up more with some goals, and boy did he. Hintz really opens him up to get to work. Thank God he's back. That 4th goal though... yeeesh Skinner really has to have that, but im glad he didnt as a Stars fan. And as much as Oettinger can give up a weird one here and there, hes been great this series and really came up big.

[@bangyahead1]

Not coincidentally I've been saying Robo needs to shoot more and stop looking for a cute pass. Put it on net. He gets Roope back and suddenly he stops looking to pass all the time. It's not PhD level math, but apparently it is psychological - he got his hockey soul mate back and now he's shooting. Go figure.

[@brerbear2858]

Edmonton's inability to hold a lead this playoffs (same thing happened in Canucks series) is going to lead to their demise.

[@justjohnny420]

I know he's had a few good games but Skinner is pretty unreliable.

[@biancavaunt999]

They did this during the regular season too. Coming home to roost now.

[@MYNAMEISGARY]

They are going to have nightmares about pulling Skinner. Maybe they're not that worse without him honestly

[@artie218]

Interesting how both series are closely mirroring each other, both Dallas and NYR lost first game at home, then won next 2, both Rangers and Dallas were scored on first, both Rangers and Dallas came back to take the lead in the 2nd period, only for the home team to come back and tie. The only difference is Dallas took the lead in the 3rd and the Rangers needed overtime. What was interesting in that 2nd period is like Edmonton slept for 10 minutes, but then woke up after Skinner stopped a breakaway.. The game winner reminded me of Freddie Andersen giving up one of his bad goals when you can't seal off the post to the pads..

[@1noblemanofKyle]

Oiler fans might want to rethink employing Picard in lieu of Skinner for next game. (circa April 9, 2024 Dallas 5 Edmonton 0)

[@heathclark318]

The Lack of belief in this team by so many is mind blowing. They have been doing this all season. Not sure why this is such a surprise. Just have to change the jersey you are wearing. Started in a D-Stars Jagr Jersey Changed to Hintz Home then to Johnston St Pattys day WINNING!!! Didnt even have to use my Rave Robertson! Today was a good day!

[@Shawnroberts1980]

It blows my mind, again, how the Oilers can lose games like this. They have SO MUCH talent. Just crazy.

[@danielzychniewicz2633]

Talent is there, work ethic isn’t, mcdavid is the most overrated player of all time period. Mcoverrated!!!

[@timetowakeup6302]

You guys are missing the point their goalie is 🗑️

[@danielzychniewicz2633]

Duh we all know that skinner isn’t good lol.

[@wad316]

​@@danielzychniewicz2633he won us the first game, and got 2 points here. He has been on the forecheck. It's Nurse, Ceci, McLeod, Foegele and maybe even Kane that's sinking this series. Skinner too but you already mentioned that.

[@danielzychniewicz2633]

@@wad316 still not good enough, he’s suppose to be “best player in the world” ya I know those dudes are the weak links but still mcdavid has been carrying the team for past 7 years along with draisaitl

[@MatthewSmith-fy5hk]

Play Game Four with a Game Seven mentality and we can lock this series up in five or six.

[@theAV8R]

Given how often the Oilers lose after leading, it feels a bit less bad to see them lose or get eliminated. They deserved it after that performance, and Dallas showed they were a better cup contender. On to the next game.

[@lukewoodworth2101]

Dallas came out like they were possessed in the 2nd. Overwhelmed the oilers

[@louscannon7493]

In Canada, fans trying to get into the opposing goalie's head, is what home ice advantage is all about, no matter how many times it backfires...

[@markhenry6486]

were the goalie pulls of the last 2 games way too early or reasonable?

[@J4Joshua]

So glad Roope is back. Go Stars!

[@mercywilliams2698]

The quote from Knoblauch just scary…hoping the great first period would enable them to sail on .. Ouch! This is a coaching duel in postseason. DeBoer has won a lot..and not won..in Cup Finals. Stars are in these playoffs for infinity. A 2-0 lead after one period in this NHL season..it’s often momentary advantage. And Stars have impressive road wins record this season.

[@brycethomas8864]

We’ve seen enough Oilers games these playoffs to know that when they get off to a fast start it isn’t going to last.

[@timothyrtyler]

I really like that Stars hat. It's one of the best looking ones I've seen.