Game 3 Showdown: Will the Same Old Offenses Dominate or Surprise Us All?

For the Oilers there are really three names that you have to think about – Leon Draisaitl, Connor McDavid, and Stuart Skinner. Those three are the key to the Oilers winning and losing games. I watched a play the other night where McDavid skated through I think four different Panthers players and passed the puck to his teammate for a score. It was poetry in motion. He is one of only a handful of guys in the league that can do that. It wasn’t just that it was impressive, it was that the play directly resulted in a score for the Oilers. You can’t expect something like that every night, but with McDavid maybe you can. Draisaitl is another guy that can score at any time and you always need to have a body on him. With those two playmakers, the Oilers legitimately have a chance in every games. The biggest question is Stuart Skinner. He had a good year, but has allowed a total of eight goals in the first two games of the Stanley Cup. He also was beaten by these Panthers last season. Perhaps the good news for Edmonton is that Skinner got better as the series went on last season. If he can do that again, perhaps Canada can reclaim a trophy. 

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