Ex-Files Day #8; O’Reilly on the brink of elimination as Predators lose in OT
Colorado Avalanche - Casey Mittelstadt
The Avs took a commanding 3-1 lead in their first-round series with the Winnipeg Jets on Sunday with a 5-1 win. Mittelstadt set up Artturi Lehkonen for Colorado’s opening goal in the first period and played 14:01 on the night, with a club-leading five shots on goal.
Edmonton Oilers – Evander Kane
Kane, 16:23 TOI, 2 SOG
Oilers with an uncharacteristic 1-0 win take a 3-1 lead over the Los Angeles Kings. Kane has not been a significant offensive contributor, with two points in four games, but has been a physical presence and an irritant.
Nashville Predators - Ryan O’Reilly
O’Reilly had an assist and led all Nashville forwards with 22:59 in a 4-3 overtime loss to Vancouver, and had another uncharacteristically bad night in the faceoff circle in Game 4, winning less than 50% of his draws.
New York Rangers – Jimmy Vesey
Vesey 11:47 TOI, 1 SOG, -1
The Rangers completed a sweep of the Washington Capitals with a 4-2 win on Sunday and will play the winner of the Carolina Hurricanes – New York Islanders series.
Vancouver Canucks – Tyler Myers, Nikita Zadorov
Myers, 20:36 TOI
Zadorov, 22:31 TOI, 2 SOG
The Canucks improbably came back from a 3-1 deficit with two goals from Brock Boeser in the last three minutes of regulation and won on an Elias Lindholm goal in overtime. Vancouver won with third-stringer Arturs Silovs in goal with both starter Thatcher Demko and backup Casey DeSmith out injured. Even though the Preds are down 3-1 in the series, they conceivably still have a chance in this series with their opponent short-handed.
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