1st Rnd '25 Playoffs: The Battle of Ontario V - More of the Same - LFG!

[Artnes]

Game 3 OT winner as well for both backbones

 

[Habsy]

I'm perfectly fine with Ottawa and Tampa dropping out early. More than fine with it actually.

 

[Cal Gal]

Just nothing like a fuckin' hockey team.

 

[HossHater_420]

wow had to come out of hiding for that one. definitely scared the neighbours with the screaming glg

 

[Habsy]

Just nothing like a fuckin' hockey team.

Puck bunnies never die

 

[soco22]

View: https://youtu.be/915iXcTjDz8?si=25eAStxXYcyhcewQ

Looks like it could be Matthew’s goal as I watch again

 

[Cal Gal]

Puck bunnies never die

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Dude, I ran the scoreboard for my Oakland team one time 'cuz scorekeeper had some kind of hissy fit about something. I almost got kicked out of the rink for yelling at the refs!

 

[Habsy]

Would have been a better story had you gotten kicked out. Try harder next time. Up that intensity!

 

[zeke]

48.2xgf% 5v5

Knies 13:12, 55.1%, +.14 --- Matthews 14:36, 46.7%, -.06 --- Marner 14:36, 32.8%, -.52
Holmberg 13:24, 81.1%, +.23 --- Tavares 15:00, 79.7%, +.69 --- Nylander 15:12, 56.3%, +.20
McMann 12:42, 59.0%, +.09 --- Domi 13:30, 51.7%, +.02 --- Pacioretty 12:24, 65.6%, +.18
Lorentz 10:42, 13.9%, -.83 --- Laughton 10:00, 25.9%, -.29 --- Jarnkrok 10:00, 37.8%, -.10

Rielly 20:12, 78.9%, +1.04 --- Carlo 17:06, 51.9%, +.04
McCabe 18:06, 73.2%, +.37 --- Tanev 16:24, 57.2%, +.21
Benoit 17:06, 11.8%, -1.11 --- OEL 17:42, 13.8%, -.69

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But hey, Playoffs Rielly is a thing again, and he's PPG again, even with no PP time.


One point of concern might be that maybe they targetted the 4th line / 3rd pairing on the road and that might burn us against a better team. Then again, you'd figure that they would target the Domi line and not the Laughton line, so I dunno what happened here tbh.

 

[mbow30]

Mbow - were you there with me for that?

Yep

 

[soco22]

Thinking more, in past years I would bitch how we didn’t have the very best face off guy for when there is the most critical draw.

This series we have gotten a lot of goals (mostly PP) from dominating the face offs

 

[zeke]

so have we ever been up 3-0?

 

[MindzEye]

so have we ever been up 3-0?

Swept Ottawa in 98 or some shit, didn't we?

 

[soco22]

so have we ever been up 3-0?

Against the sens before under Sundin era

 

[MyNameIsJonas]

Probably should find a new goalie

Also Oilers apparently going with Pickard, lol

 

[Habsy]

A sweep may break Wehave for good. I fear for the water supply.

 

[zeke]

Thinking more, in past years I would bitch how we didn’t have the very best face off guy for when there is the most critical draw.

This series we have gotten a lot of goals (mostly PP) from dominating the face offs

auston crushed in on the dot tonight. again.

 

[Pwner]

View: https://x.com/mirtle/status/1915590490017140929

 

[CRL]

Probably should find a new goalie

Also Oilers apparently going with Pickard, lol

They don’t have other options

 

[soco22]

auston crushed in on the dot tonight. again.

Bergeron would just dominate us for years on any d-zone or special team draw. I can’t remember the last time we had the very best guy for draws on either team. This series we have both JT and Matthews that can win 80 percent of those important face offs.