GAME THREAD - 2022 BOA Game 3: Edmonton Oilers vs. Calgary Flames

Oilers pull out of Calgary with a split. Now at home, can they take a series lead?

By Jeff Chapman@NewWaveOil May 22, 2022, 5:45pm MDT

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NHL: Stanley Cup Playoffs-Edmonton Oilers at Calgary Flames

Edmonton Oilers (1-1)

Calgary Flames (1-1)

-PLAYOFFS-

Round 2, Game 3

22 May 2022

Rogers Place

6 PM MT

TV: CBC

Radio: 630 CHED

SB Nation Opponent: Matchsticks and Gasoline

The Oilers are back home after earning a split with Calgary on the road. Can they keep the good times rolling with a win tonight?

Oilers morning skate:
- Same forward lines as last game. (Draisaitl isn’t taking the skate; Shore is filling in this morning.)
- No Nurse on the ice. Kulak is rotating with Ceci and Barrie. Broberg and Russell are skating as a pair, so that’s an indication Nurse should play.
— Daniel Nugent-Bowman (@DNBsports) May 22, 2022

THREE THINGS TO LOOK FOR

The Oilers again went down 2-0 early in the first, and 3-1 afterwards. Fortunately, they were able to score four after that. A win’s a win, but let’s try to see the Oilers get ahead early instead of the Flames.
If the forwards are remaining the same, I’ve got to ask what the plan is for Archibald (4:39 TOI in game 2) and Kassian (4:17 TOI in game 2). Might as well dress nine defencemen if you’re going to run only 9 forwards. Or, Dylan Holloway.
Oilers are 1/10 on the power play this series so far. Let’s see that a bit higher with a few goals tonight, hey?