The Avalanche beat the Oilers in two minutes and four seconds

The locals scored three goals in two minutes and four seconds early in the second period to put the game out of the Oilers ’reach. Nazem Kadri participated in all three goals.

On the eve of his 32nd birthday, goaltender Pavel Francouz stopped 24 shots to get the shutout. Mike Smith has been tested 40 times by Avalanche players.

The first match gave the right to an offensive celebration, while five goals were scored in the first interaction.

This time, goaltenders from both teams made sure to keep the scoresheet clean after 20 minutes.

Mike Smith particularly identified himself with seven saves in the first six minutes of the game.

The guests received three minor penalties and had to fight it out three to five in one minute and thirty -two seconds.

Pavel Francouz, who started the game in place of injured Darcy Kuemper in Game 1, faced 13 Oilers shots, Mike Smith stopped 14.

Things got messy for the Oilers early in the second period. The third was just 3:52 left when Artturi Lehkonen deflected a shot by Nazem Kadri to beat the Oilers goaltender.

Fifteen seconds later, it was defenseman Josh Manson’s turn to move the ropes, then Mikko Rantanen completed the Avalanche push to make it 3-0.

The Oilers took advantage of two power plays in the second, but didn’t make enough offense to get into the scoreboard.

In the third, Jared Bednar’s men played to hold their lead and limit the Oilers ’chances.

With 4:40 to play, Nathan MacKinnon took advantage of a power play to score the home side’s fourth goal.

MacKinnon takes advantage of McDavid

Since the two teams confirmed their participation in the Western Final, there has been a lot of talk about the rivalry between the NHL’s two best players, Connor McDavid and Nathan MacKinnon.

In Game 1, MacKinnon had two points while the Oilers captain got three in the loss.

In Game 2, the top scorer in the regular season was stopped and only two shots were directed at the opposing goaltender.

MacKinnon scored the team’s fourth goal, but also threw 11 overs to Mike Smith.

Head coach Jay Woodcroft decided early in the game to separate McDavid and Drasaitl, who have been playing on the same line since Draisaitl sustained an ankle injury in a first-round game against the Kings.

We tried to move some of our pieces tonight, but we didn’t make it hard enough for their keeper. However, don’t blame just one or two players for the defeat.

Yamamoto was wounded

Victim of a check from Gabriel Landeskog in the first period, Kailer Yamamoto did not complete the game.

Jay Woodcroft was not ashamed to give his opinion on the Avalanche captain’s actions.

Yamo is in a weak position and the main point of contact is his head. It’s not for me to judge, but I’m sure the competent people will make the right decision in relation to what happened.

The Oilers player was not in possession of the puck and Landeskog was not punished for his actions.

The Oilers dropped two games in a series for the first time this year. Game 3 of the series will be played on Saturday in Edmonton.