Philip Kemp twice failed to clear the puck under pressure on a third period Jets PP, then was beaten on a goal mouth pass on what appeared to be the 2-1, only to have the goal disallowed by offside challenge. Niemo is making his case the best way he knows how, and he’s in with a chance. But make it 4 straight games in just 7 days that he landed 5+ hits, a number attained only by 2 teammates so far, once each. Had 15 different entries on the Event Summary, 11 of them without the puck (5 hits, 5 blocked shots, 1 penalty) along with 1 shot and 3 giveaways. Made a nice pinch and keep-in leading to Shore’s screen shot, though he later betrayed a lack of offensive instincts when he dumped the puck in during 3-on-3 overtime. Beaten by Perfetti’s fine pass to Toninato, but Skinner had the answer.
Twice blocked a shot and cleared the zone in a late second-period penalty kill, but coughed up the puck in between times. Crushed Kevin Stenlund with a heavy hit, then easily shrugged off Jansen Harkins’ attempt at the return hit moments later. Took a high-sticking minor early in an Oilers penalty kill that left the Oilers two men short, leading to the 1-1 goal. Markus Niemelainen made a big shot block of a PP one-timer with Skinner scrambling behind him. To these eyes Benson was comfortably the best of the minimum-salary group of forwards (also Malone, McKegg, potentially Virtanen), of whom at least one will earn a spot on the eventual roster.
Then came an even better aerial pass that sprang Bourgault in alone. Made a great cross-ice feed that Bourgault nearly chipped home from the edge of the crease. That small play led to an Oilers powerplay on the counter attack. Did a great job early in the third to win a race to the boards and establish position on the puck to clear the zone, paying a physical price in the process. Crunched Mason Appleton in the exact same spot minutes later, taking a boarding penalty but drawing one in return as big Adam Lowry came in to retaliate. Aggressive on the forecheck throughout, he landed a heavy hit that created a loose puck in Jets territory. He opened the scoring late in the first when he jumped on a clearing pass just inside the Jets blueline, skated in and wired a shot past Connor Hellebuyck high glove: Edmonton’s first road goal of the preseason after a mere 135 minutes of play. Tyler Benson had a very strong game and was rewarded with 18:46 ice time, second among forwards. Netted the only goal in the shootout with the ol’ Jussi Jokinen Special. Switched off to wing in the third period and remained effective. Made a lovely one-touch pass to McKegg for a dangerous slot shot. Made 2 fine plays on the same PK shift, the first to tip Perfetti’s slot shot, the second to corral a loose puck in the corner and safely clear it down to enable a much-needed change. Tried a rush through the neutral zone but lacked the speed to separate, skating into 2 traps and coughing up the puck on the second. Made a beautiful steal at the end of a Winnipeg powerplay, breaking away 2-on-1 with Demers emerging from the box.ĭevin Shore was in solid position to intercept a centring pass, make a move and start the play the other way very late in the first, ultimately leading to an Oilers powerplay. Started a 3-way passing play with a good feed to Shore. Another good feed to Kesselring at the point with room to move into the slot for a good shot. Made a fine pass through a narrow lane to Ryan in tight to the net that very nearly clicked. Mattias Janmark did some strong work along the walls to win possession and advance the puck. Made a splendid play in overtime when he rode Brad Lambert off the puck hard, crunching the young Jet into the boards before turning the puck north for a strong Edmonton possession. Seconds later hammered a drive from the slot that Hellebuyck somehow got his blocker on. Made a splendid play to maintain possession on the powerplay, then fed Ryan at the doorstep for the tip-in. Provided a PP screen but got drilled on the knee by Broberg’s heavy shot and limped to the bench. Nice rush through traffic led to a tricky screened shot. Failed to cash a close-in rebound of Samorukov’s point shot. He also made a couple of strong stops inside his own line, making a good outlet pass after the first, then leading the rush and firing a slapshot and a close-in rebound on the second, Edmonton’s first 2 shots of the game after 11 minutes of play. Jesse Puljujarvi was in octopus mode in Jets territory, disrupting the breakout a couple of times in the early going. Played 10:29 with a couple of hits, 2/8=25% on the dot. Article contentīrad Malone took the game’s first penalty for slashing. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.
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