Well tonight’s game in Edmonton against the Atlanta Thrashers was one of the most spirited games I have seen the Oilers play in a long time. They came out flying in the first period, and entering the third period had a 2-1 lead. That’s where things got interesting…
Not only did they score two goals in the third to take a 4-1 lead, they participated in probably the largest runble of the season. After all was said and done, there was 184 penalty minutes as a result of the scrum. You can see the official NHL superstats for more.
Sutton is a wuss, and when he had the chance to fight Laraque passed. He then went after Brewer, so we know what Sutton is made of (not that Brewer is a small guy, just no Georges). Everyone on the ice at the time got into the action – even the goalies! A stroke of genius by Conklin to leave the net and fight Nurminen as Atlanta lost their other goalie to injury earlier in the game (meaning that with Nurminen’s game misconduct, Atlanta had no goalie for the last 2 minutes).
The best part was definitiely Bishai’s fight with Aubin. Bishai ended up on the Atlanta bench and landed four or five excellent punches – FROM THE BENCH! Hemsky got the empty net goal at the end, so the Oilers won with a final score of 5-1.
Now I hope the Oilers keep up the intensity and move up the standings in the last part of the season!
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