- Devils are 5-1 in their last 6 after allowing 5 goals or more in their previous game.
- Devils are 15-3 in their last 18 after scoring 2 goals or less in their previous game.
- Devils are 4-1 in their last 5 games following a loss of 3 or more goals.
- Devils are 4-1 in their last 5 Conference Semifinals games.
- Devils are 16-5 in their last 21 vs. Metropolitan.
- Devils are 13-6 in their last 19 when their opponent scores 5 goals or more in their previous game.
- Devils are 30-14 in their last 44 road games.
- Devils are 22-53 in their last 75 Friday games.
- Hurricanes are 6-2 in their last 8 Friday games.
- Hurricanes are 23-8 in their last 31 when their opponent scores 2 goals or less in their previous game.
- Hurricanes are 40-15 in their last 55 home games.
- Hurricanes are 37-15 in their last 52 games following a win.
- Hurricanes are 19-8 in their last 27 Conference Semifinals games.
- Hurricanes are 87-37 in their last 124 after allowing 2 goals or less in their previous game.
- Hurricanes are 47-21 in their last 68 overall.
- Hurricanes are 38-17 in their last 55 vs. Eastern Conference.
- Hurricanes are 49-22 in their last 71 vs. Metropolitan.
- Hurricanes are 53-24 in their last 77 when their opponent allows 5 goals or more in their previous game.
- Hurricanes are 26-12 in their last 38 games playing on 1 days rest.
- Hurricanes are 35-17 in their last 52 after scoring 5 goals or more in their previous game.
- Over is 5-1-1 in Devils last 7 Friday games.
- Under is 4-1 in Devils last 5 after allowing 5 goals or more in their previous game.
- Under is 4-1 in Devils last 5 following a loss of 3 or more goals.
- Over is 7-3-1 in Devils last 11 road games.
- Over is 3-0-1 in Hurricanes last 4 after allowing 2 goals or less in their previous game.
- Over is 3-0-1 in Hurricanes last 4 games following a win.
- Over is 4-0-1 in Hurricanes last 5 games playing on 1 days rest.
- Over is 4-0 in Hurricanes last 4 vs. a team with a winning % above .600.
- Under is 6-1-2 in Hurricanes last 9 when their opponent allows 5 goals or more in their previous game.
- Over is 4-1-1 in Hurricanes last 6 overall.
- Over is 4-1-1 in Hurricanes last 6 vs. Eastern Conference.
- Over is 4-1-1 in Hurricanes last 6 vs. Metropolitan.
- Under is 5-2-1 in Hurricanes last 8 home games.
- Under is 11-5-1 in Hurricanes last 17 when their opponent scores 2 goals or less in their previous.
- Devils are 1-5 in the last 6 meetings in Carolina.
- Devils are 2-6 in the last 8 meetings.
- Over is 5-2 in the last 7 meetings in Carolina.
- Home team is 13-4 in the last 17 meetings.
- Favorite is 7-1 in the last 8 meetings.
- Oilers are 5-1 in their last 6 games playing on 2 days rest.
- Oilers are 9-2 in their last 11 road games.
- Oilers are 4-1 in their last 5 when their opponent scores 5 goals or more in their previous game.
- Oilers are 4-1 in their last 5 Saturday games.
- Oilers are 4-1 in their last 5 Conference Semifinals games.
- Oilers are 24-6 in their last 30 vs. Western Conference.
- Oilers are 22-6 in their last 28 overall.
- Oilers are 11-4 in their last 15 vs. a team with a winning record.
- Oilers are 52-19 in their last 71 vs. Pacific.
- Oilers are 42-17 in their last 59 after allowing 5 goals or more in their previous game.
- Golden Knights are 4-0 in their last 4 games following a win.
- Golden Knights are 5-0 in their last 5 vs. Western Conference.
- Golden Knights are 4-0 in their last 4 vs. Pacific.
- Golden Knights are 14-2 in their last 16 vs. a team with a winning % above .600.
- Golden Knights are 4-1 in their last 5 Saturday games.
- Golden Knights are 21-7 in their last 28 overall.
- Golden Knights are 20-8 in their last 28 home games.
- Golden Knights are 7-3 in their last 10 Conference Semifinals games.
- Golden Knights are 41-18 in their last 59 when their opponent allows 5 goals or more in their previous game.
- Golden Knights are 51-25 in their last 76 after scoring 5 goals or more in their previous game.
- Over is 4-0 in Oilers last 4 overall.
- Over is 4-0 in Oilers last 4 vs. Pacific.
- Over is 4-0 in Oilers last 4 vs. a team with a winning record.
- Over is 8-1-1 in Oilers last 10 Saturday games.
- Over is 5-1 in Oilers last 6 Conference Semifinals games.
- Over is 8-2-1 in Oilers last 11 when their opponent scores 5 goals or more in their previous game.
- Over is 26-10 in Oilers last 36 road games.
- Over is 32-14-5 in Oilers last 51 vs. Western Conference.
- Over is 9-4-2 in Oilers last 15 games playing on 2 days rest.
- Under is 13-6 in Oilers last 19 after allowing 5 goals or more in their previous game.
- Over is 6-1 in Golden Knights last 7 when their opponent allows 5 goals or more in their previous game.
- Over is 5-1 in Golden Knights last 6 overall.
- Over is 5-1 in Golden Knights last 6 after scoring 5 goals or more in their previous game.
- Over is 5-1 in Golden Knights last 6 vs. Western Conference.
- Over is 4-1 in Golden Knights last 5 games following a win.
- Under is 4-1-1 in Golden Knights last 6 Saturday games.
- Over is 9-3 in Golden Knights last 12 home games.
- Over is 7-3-1 in Golden Knights last 11 vs. Pacific.
- Underdog is 8-2 in the last 10 meetings.
- Road team is 7-3 in the last 10 meetings.
- Over is 4-1 in the last 5 meetings in Vegas.
- Oilers are 4-1 in the last 5 meetings in Vegas.
- Over is 4-0-1 in the last 5 meetings.
Oilers up 3-0 in the 1st period.
Beautiful goal by McDavid.
Beautiful goal by McDavid.
Another level': Draisaitl nets two more as Oilers tie series.
LAS VEGAS -- Leon Draisaitl's two goals Saturday did more than just help pace the Edmonton Oilers' commanding 5-1 victory against the Vegas Golden Knights in Game 2 of the Western Conference quarterfinals.Draisaitl's performance was one of the primary reasons the Oilers departed the desert with a tied series -- and momentum -- entering Game 3 on Monday at Rogers Place in Edmonton. Those two goals are also responsible for starting a conversation about how the Oilers superstar center could be in position to own one of the most historic individual postseason efforts in NHL history.
The conversation in question? Could Draisaitl break the record for the most goals in a single postseason? The mark is shared by Reggie Leach and Hall of Fame forward Jari Kurri.
Leach scored 19 goals in 16 games with the Philadelphia Flyers during the 1975-76 playoffs, while Kurri tied the record with 19 goals in 18 games with the Oilers in the 1984-85 playoffs.
As for Draisaitl, the 2020 Hart Memorial Trophy winner already has 13 goals through eight games.
"You just get ready for the next one," said Draisaitl, when asked about the record. "I think it's a cliché and everyone will say it, but that's just the way it is. That's the way we work. That's the way every player in this league works. You do your part and try to do it as good as you can every night. You move on and get ready for Game 3."
Draisaitl's run started when he scored seven goals in a six-game first-round series against the Los Angeles Kings. He continued by scoring all four of the Oilers' goals in a 6-4 defeat to the Golden Knights in Game 1 on Wednesday.
How he scored two goals Saturday was a representation of the strategy the Oilers applied to tie the series. It was also a contrast from what happened in Game 1, in which the Golden Knights used an aggressive forecheck to limit scoring chances in part by taking away time and space.
Edmonton was immediately aggressive in the first period by drawing what would be its first of six power-play chances, which Draisaitl converted for a 1-0 lead less than three minutes into the game. Less than five minutes later, defenseman Evan Bouchard scored another power-play goal to double the lead.
Vegas was on the power play when Oilers superstar Connor McDavid created a turnover, grabbed possession and held off a defender with one arm before using the other to poke the puck past Golden Knights goaltender Laurent Brossoit for a short-handed goal and a 3-0 lead.
Draisaitl cemented the Oilers' first period with another goal with less than four minutes left in the first for a 4-0 lead.
"At this point, nothing surprises me about what he does," Bouchard said of Draisaitl's two-goal game. "He had another two tonight. What is that? 13, right? In eight games, it's something that doesn't happen very often."
What the Oilers did in the first period was another reminder of what they did in the regular season and in the first round of the playoffs: convert on the power play and, when possible, control possession. They finished the regular season leading the NHL with a 32.4% success rate on the power play while their shot-share saw them own possession 52.27% of the time in 5-on-5 play, according to Natural Stat Trick.
The Oilers finished the first period with a shot-share of more than 69% in addition to converting 50% of their power-play chances. As it relates to the postseason, the Oilers are now fourth in shot-share percentage at 52.35% while their power play continues to leave opponents searching for answers as they lead the league with a 56% success rate.
"They had the puck, they held onto it, and they were strong on it," Golden Knights coach Bruce Cassidy said. "Cutbacks, you name it. The [offensive] zone support above the goal line, all those things. Stuff we didn't do well enough to tilt the game back in our favor. We weren't hard on the puck."
A three-time 50-goal scorer, Draisaitl scored 52 in the regular season to further reinforce his place as one of the game's premier players and most dangerous scorers.
Last year, he scored seven postseason goals but was still second in the NHL with 32 points in 16 games. Those contributions helped the Oilers advance to the Western Conference finals, where they were eliminated by the eventual Stanley Cup champion Colorado Avalanche.
What Draisaitl did a year ago created the expectations that he could be in line for another significant postseason push this year.
He ended Saturday leading the Stanley Cup playoffs in goals, points, points per game, even-strength goals and power-play goals. His 13 goals also mean Draisaitl is now two goals shy of equaling the number of goals that the Minnesota Wild and Winnipeg Jets each scored before they were eliminated in the first round.
Then there's this bit of context: Draisaitl is six goals shy of scoring more goals in this postseason than he had in his previous postseasons combined.
"Obviously, he's playing on another level," McDavid said. "I'm not sure why anyone would be surprised at this point because he's the best player in the world a lot of nights. He's showing that on a regular basis. Like he talked about, we're here for a lot more than just scoring goals and putting up points. That's not what it's about at all. That's not what we're doing here. It's just part of the piece."
- Hurricanes are 4-1 in their last 5 vs. a team with a winning record.
- Hurricanes are 24-8 in their last 32 when their opponent scores 2 goals or less in their previous game.
- Hurricanes are 38-15 in their last 53 games following a win.
- Hurricanes are 20-8 in their last 28 Conference Semifinals games.
- Hurricanes are 88-37 in their last 125 after allowing 2 goals or less in their previous game.
- Hurricanes are 48-21 in their last 69 overall.
- Hurricanes are 39-17 in their last 56 vs. Eastern Conference.
- Hurricanes are 50-22 in their last 72 vs. Metropolitan.
- Hurricanes are 54-24 in their last 78 when their opponent allows 5 goals or more in their previous game.
- Hurricanes are 27-12 in their last 39 games playing on 1 days rest.
- Hurricanes are 36-17 in their last 53 after scoring 5 goals or more in their previous game.
- Devils are 5-1 in their last 6 Sunday games.
- Devils are 15-4 in their last 19 after scoring 2 goals or less in their previous game.
- Devils are 7-2 in their last 9 home games.
- Devils are 8-3 in their last 11 after allowing 5 goals or more in their previous game.
- Devils are 16-6 in their last 22 vs. Metropolitan.
- Devils are 15-36 in their last 51 vs. a team with a winning % above .600.
- Over is 4-0-1 in Hurricanes last 5 after allowing 2 goals or less in their previous game.
- Over is 3-0-1 in Hurricanes last 4 when their opponent scores 2 goals or less in their previous game.
- Over is 4-0-1 in Hurricanes last 5 games following a win.
- Over is 4-0 in Hurricanes last 4 Conference Semifinals games.
- Over is 5-0-1 in Hurricanes last 6 games playing on 1 days rest.
- Over is 5-1-1 in Hurricanes last 7 overall.
- Over is 5-1-1 in Hurricanes last 7 vs. Eastern Conference.
- Over is 5-1-1 in Hurricanes last 7 vs. Metropolitan.
- Over is 5-1-1 in Hurricanes last 7 vs. a team with a winning record.
- Under is 6-2-2 in Hurricanes last 10 when their opponent allows 5 goals or more in their previous
- Over is 4-1 in Devils last 5 Conference Semifinals games.
- Over is 18-8 in Devils last 26 after allowing 5 goals or more in their previous game.
Head to Head Trends
- Hurricanes are 2-6 in the last 8 meetings in New Jersey.
- Home team is 14-4 in the last 18 meetings.
- Hurricanes are 7-2 in the last 9 meetings.
- Over is 4-1 in the last 5 meetings.
- Favorite is 8-1 in the last 9 meetings.
- Maple Leafs are 6-0 in their last 6 road games.
- Maple Leafs are 5-2 in their last 7 Sunday games.
- Maple Leafs are 29-13 in their last 42 when their opponent allows 2 goals or less in their previous game.
- Maple Leafs are 36-17 in their last 53 after scoring 2 goals or less in their previous game.
- Maple Leafs are 1-4 in their last 5 games playing on 2 days rest.
- Maple Leafs are 0-4 in their last 4 Conference Semifinals games.
- Panthers are 5-0 in their last 5 overall.
- Panthers are 6-0 in their last 6 when their opponent scores 2 goals or less in their previous game.
- Panthers are 4-0 in their last 4 games following a win.
- Panthers are 5-0 in their last 5 vs. Eastern Conference.
- Panthers are 5-0 in their last 5 vs. Atlantic.
- Panthers are 5-0 in their last 5 vs. a team with a winning record.
- Panthers are 5-1 in their last 6 games playing on 2 days rest.
- Panthers are 10-3 in their last 13 after allowing 2 goals or less in their previous game.
- Panthers are 72-33 in their last 105 home games.
- Panthers are 1-5 in their last 6 Sunday games.
- Under is 4-0 in Maple Leafs last 4 overall.
- Under is 4-0 in Maple Leafs last 4 games playing on 2 days rest.
- Under is 4-0 in Maple Leafs last 4 vs. Eastern Conference.
- Under is 4-0 in Maple Leafs last 4 vs. Atlantic.
- Under is 4-0 in Maple Leafs last 4 vs. a team with a winning record.
- Under is 4-1 in Maple Leafs last 5 when their opponent allows 2 goals or less in their previous game.
- Over is 8-3-4 in Maple Leafs last 15 Sunday games.
- Under is 5-2 in Maple Leafs last 7 after scoring 2 goals or less in their previous game.
- Under is 6-0 in Panthers last 6 Conference Semifinals games.
- Over is 6-1 in Panthers last 7 Sunday games.
- Under is 3-1-3 in Panthers last 7 when their opponent scores 2 goals or less in their previous game.
- Under is 5-2 in Panthers last 7 games following a win.
Head to Head Trends
- Underdog is 5-0 in the last 5 meetings.
- Road team is 5-0 in the last 5 meetings.
- Maple Leafs are 3-8 in the last 11 meetings in Florida.
- Under is 4-0 in the last 4 meetings.
- Stars are 4-0 in their last 4 games playing on 2 days rest.
- Stars are 5-1 in their last 6 when their opponent scores 2 goals or less in their previous game.
- Stars are 4-1 in their last 5 overall.
- Stars are 4-1 in their last 5 vs. Western Conference.
- Stars are 4-1 in their last 5 vs. a team with a winning record.
- Stars are 4-1 in their last 5 road games.
- Stars are 7-2 in their last 9 after allowing 2 goals or less in their previous game.
- Stars are 7-3 in their last 10 games following a win.
- Stars are 7-3 in their last 10 Sunday games.
- Kraken are 7-1 in their last 8 Sunday games.
- Kraken are 6-2 in their last 8 after scoring 2 goals or less in their previous game.
- Kraken are 9-4 in their last 13 vs. Central.
- Kraken are 2-5 in their last 7 when their opponent allows 2 goals or less in their previous game.
- Kraken are 8-20 in their last 28 vs. a team with a winning record.
- Over is 5-1-1 in Stars last 7 road games.
- Over is 14-3-5 in Stars last 22 Conference Semifinals games.
- Under is 3-1-1 in Stars last 5 after allowing 2 goals or less in their previous game.
- Over is 9-3 in Stars last 12 vs. Pacific.
- Over is 14-6-1 in Stars last 21 games following a win.
- Under is 36-17-4 in Stars last 57 games playing on 2 days rest.
- Under is 37-18-6 in Stars last 61 vs. a team with a winning record.
- Under is 5-1 in Kraken last 6 Sunday games.
- Under is 8-2 in Kraken last 10 games playing on 2 days rest.
- Under is 9-3 in Kraken last 12 overall.
- Under is 9-3 in Kraken last 12 vs. Western Conference.
- Under is 9-3-1 in Kraken last 13 vs. a team with a winning record.
- Under is 7-3 in Kraken last 10 vs. Central.
Head to Head Trends
- Road team is 4-1 in the last 5 meetings.
- Over is 5-0 in the last 5 meetings.
