Game 24. Long post follows with base game statistics including some for the Colorado Avalanche. Read, don't read, up to you. These are BASE stats not detailed ones. My comments and observations at the end. Statistics for Edmonton Oilers at Colorado Avalanche November 30th, 2024 Edmonton Oilers: Kapanen 1 Goal (First as an Oiler) Podkolzin 1 Goal (GWG) (third game in a row he's scored one) Kulak 1 Goal (Fifth Goal of the Season) Nuge 1 Goal (Empty Netter), 1 Secondary Assist (second game in a row) McDavid 1 Primary Assist Stecher 1 Primary Assist (GWG) C Brown 1 Secondary Assist (GWG) Emberson 1 Primary Assist J Skinner 1 Secondary Assist Henrique 1 Primary Assist (Empty Netter) Bouchard 1 Secondary Assist (Empty Netter) S Skinner 27 Saves on 28 Shots = .964 Save %age (Exceptional) Colorado Avalanche: Kovalenko 1 Goal (PP) Lehkonen 1 Primary Assist (PP) Girard 1 Secondary Assist (PP) Georgiev 28 Saves on 31 Shots = 0.903 Save %age Oilers Avalanche Shots on Goal 32 28 Hits 9 16 Faceoffs Won 37 16 PP 0/2 1/5 Penalty Mins 14 8 Giveaways 2 11 (10 per NST) Takeaways 3 (2 per NST) 9 Blocked Shots 15 (9 per NST) 9 (8 per NST) 3 Stars: 3-Kovalenko (1G (PP)), 2-Podkolzin (1G), 1-Skinner (.964 Save %age) Player TOI PP TOI PK TOI SOG +/- PIM Hits Blocks Giveaways Takeaways Ekholm 22:570:135:31 0 2 2 0 0 1 0 Bouchard 21:022:580:07 2 2 2 2 1 0 0 Nurse 20:080:193:28 1 1 0 1 4 0 0 Emberson 19:560:005:07 1 1 0 1 2 0 0 Kulak 19:130:003:24 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 Stecher 14:100:090:15 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 Nuge 21:512:494:49 4 2 0 0 1 0 1 McDavid 20:213:000:09 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 Draisaitl 20:063:030:13 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 C Brown 15:450:342:28 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 Henrique 15:270:184:12 4 2 2 1 1 0 0 Janmark 14:290:002:57 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 Kapanen 14:130:001:13 1 1 0 3 2 0 0 Podkolzin 13:030:001:39 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 J Skinner 11:270:310:00 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 Perry 9:432:480:00 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 Ryan 8:180:000:10 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 Caggiula 6:160:000:00 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Oilers Faceoff Breakdown: Won Lost Percent Draisaitl 15 7 68.2 Ryan 8 1 88.9 Henrique 6 4 60.0 McDavid 5 3 62.5 Nuge 1 1 50.0 Janmark 1 0 100.0 C Brown 1 0 100.0 Avalanche's Faceoff Breakdown: Won Lost Percent Mittelstadt 5 9 35.7 MacKinnon 5 9 35.7 Rantanen 2 5 28.6 Wagner 1 1 50.0 O'Connor 1 0 100.0 Kelly 1 7 12.5 Ivan 1 5 16.7 Kiviranta 0 1 0.00 Again, waiting for surgery, couldn't watch or listen to the game just some highlights after the fact. "...This is a story about control, my control Control of what I say, control of what I do And this time I'm gonna do it my way I hope you enjoy this as much as I do" That is the opening to Janet Jackson's song Control and Control is what the Oilers did for most of this game. They had it. They used it. First period late on a Janmark penalty the PK finally gave up one but that's ALL they gave up. Stuart Skinner credited the PK for the win tonight and they played a massive part in it but he made a TON of great stops. The Avalanche goal was a one timer from Leon's spot by a player with a great shot. Zero chance, can't blame Stu. After this, ALL OILERS. After what seemed like a storm in front of Georgiev, Connor spotted Kapanen who batted it in for his first goal as an Oiler. Connor had 2 D on him so Kasperi had some breathing room and made it count. Assists to Connor and Nuge (who also had the Empty Netter for 2 points on the night). On to the second period. Potsgoalsin (Podkolzin) redirects a nice wrister by Stetcher that I doubt Georgiev even saw with both Pods and an Avalanche D in front of him. This was the game winning goal, the third game in a row Pods has scored in, and it was pretty. Third period, Kulak gets his fifth goal of the season with assists from his linemate Emberson and from Jeff Skinner. Nice shot through multiple screens and, again, I doubt Georgiev even saw it. Final goal on the night a nice empty netter by Nuge with a great pass from Henrique who got it from Bouchard. Things I noticed from the stats: The Oilers outshot Colorado 32 to 28. Still close but I expected more from Colorado especially considering they got FIVE power play opportunities (and we'll get to that in a bit). Oilers nine hits to 16 for the Av's so not a horribly physical game. Oilers slaughtered the Av's in the circle winning 37 to the Av's 16. PP went 0 for 2 tries and the PK finally let in one on five penalties. Oilers took 14 minutes of penalty time, Av's took 8. The kill got worked and that one goal for Colorado was a zero chance one timer on a pass across. No way Stu could have gotten across in time. Either the refs really didn't like the Oilers or they lacked discipline (or took penalties to prevent goals). Oilers had way fewer giveaways (two) to the Av's 11. They also had fewer takeaways (3) to the Av's 9. Oilers blocked more shots (I know, it must be the end times) with 15 to the Av's 9. I know the Av's were playing their 3rd game in 4 nights and both teams were on the 2nd half of back to backs but I expected more. Skinner got a great save on MacKinnon and did a great job in net (winning first star of the game with a .964 Save %age). Maybe Dallas beat them up a bit but the Av's looked like they climbed a mountain to only make it to the top then fall off. Next up, Vegas Golden Knights who got pounded by Utah HC Six to Nothing. For those that think Utah is just Arizona 2.0 you're wrong. They are not a bad team. They have needs sure but they can beat you (as the Oilers almost found out and Vegas learned much to their chagrin I'm sure). LA beat Ottawa so we make up no ground on them though we do pass Calgary (based on wins and games in hand) in the standing to take over 3rd in the Pacific. Take care all
Game 24. Long post follows with base game statistics including some for the Colorado Avalanche. Read, don't read, up to you. These are BASE stats not detailed ones. My comments and observations at the end.
Statistics for Edmonton Oilers at Colorado Avalanche November 30th, 2024
Edmonton Oilers:
Kapanen 1 Goal (First as an Oiler)
Podkolzin 1 Goal (GWG) (third game in a row he's scored one)
Kulak 1 Goal (Fifth Goal of the Season)
Nuge 1 Goal (Empty Netter), 1 Secondary Assist (second game in a row)
McDavid 1 Primary Assist
Stecher 1 Primary Assist (GWG)
C Brown 1 Secondary Assist (GWG)
Emberson 1 Primary Assist
J Skinner 1 Secondary Assist
Henrique 1 Primary Assist (Empty Netter)
Bouchard 1 Secondary Assist (Empty Netter)
S Skinner 27 Saves on 28 Shots = .964 Save %age (Exceptional)
Colorado Avalanche:
Kovalenko 1 Goal (PP)
Lehkonen 1 Primary Assist (PP)
Girard 1 Secondary Assist (PP)
Georgiev 28 Saves on 31 Shots = 0.903 Save %age
Oilers Avalanche
Shots on Goal 32 28
Hits 9 16
Faceoffs Won 37 16
PP 0/2 1/5
Penalty Mins 14 8
Giveaways 2 11 (10 per NST)
Takeaways 3 (2 per NST) 9
Blocked Shots 15 (9 per NST) 9 (8 per NST)
3 Stars: 3-Kovalenko (1G (PP)), 2-Podkolzin (1G), 1-Skinner (.964 Save %age)
Player TOI PP TOI PK TOI SOG +/- PIM Hits Blocks Giveaways Takeaways
Ekholm 22:57 0:13 5:31 0 2 2 0 0 1 0
Bouchard 21:02 2:58 0:07 2 2 2 2 1 0 0
Nurse 20:08 0:19 3:28 1 1 0 1 4 0 0
Emberson 19:56 0:00 5:07 1 1 0 1 2 0 0
Kulak 19:13 0:00 3:24 1 1 0 0 1 0 0
Stecher 14:10 0:09 0:15 2 1 0 0 0 0 0
Nuge 21:51 2:49 4:49 4 2 0 0 1 0 1
McDavid 20:21 3:00 0:09 4 1 2 0 0 0 0
Draisaitl 20:06 3:03 0:13 4 1 0 0 0 0 0
C Brown 15:45 0:34 2:28 0 2 2 0 1 0 0
Henrique 15:27 0:18 4:12 4 2 2 1 1 0 0
Janmark 14:29 0:00 2:57 1 1 2 0 1 0 0
Kapanen 14:13 0:00 1:13 1 1 0 3 2 0 0
Podkolzin 13:03 0:00 1:39 2 1 0 0 0 0 1
J Skinner 11:27 0:31 0:00 3 1 0 0 0 1 0
Perry 9:43 2:48 0:00 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
Ryan 8:18 0:00 0:10 1 0 0 1 1 0 0
Caggiula 6:16 0:00 0:00 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oilers Faceoff Breakdown:
Won Lost Percent
Draisaitl 15 7 68.2
Ryan 8 1 88.9
Henrique 6 4 60.0
McDavid 5 3 62.5
Nuge 1 1 50.0
Janmark 1 0 100.0
C Brown 1 0 100.0
Avalanche's Faceoff Breakdown:
Won Lost Percent
Mittelstadt 5 9 35.7
MacKinnon 5 9 35.7
Rantanen 2 5 28.6
Wagner 1 1 50.0
O'Connor 1 0 100.0
Kelly 1 7 12.5
Ivan 1 5 16.7
Kiviranta 0 1 0.00
Again, waiting for surgery, couldn't watch or listen to the game just some highlights after the fact.
"...This is a story about control, my control
Control of what I say, control of what I do
And this time I'm gonna do it my way
I hope you enjoy this as much as I do"
That is the opening to Janet Jackson's song Control and Control is what the Oilers did for most of this game. They had it. They used it.
First period late on a Janmark penalty the PK finally gave up one but that's ALL they gave up. Stuart Skinner credited the PK for the win tonight and they played a massive part in it but he made a TON of great stops. The Avalanche goal was a one timer from Leon's spot by a player with a great shot. Zero chance, can't blame Stu. After this, ALL OILERS. After what seemed like a storm in front of Georgiev, Connor spotted Kapanen who batted it in for his first goal as an Oiler. Connor had 2 D on him so Kasperi had some breathing room and made it count. Assists to Connor and Nuge (who also had the Empty Netter for 2 points on the night). On to the second period. Potsgoalsin (Podkolzin) redirects a nice wrister by Stetcher that I doubt Georgiev even saw with both Pods and an Avalanche D in front of him. This was the game winning goal, the third game in a row Pods has scored in, and it was pretty. Third period, Kulak gets his fifth goal of the season with assists from his linemate Emberson and from Jeff Skinner. Nice shot through multiple screens and, again, I doubt Georgiev even saw it. Final goal on the night a nice empty netter by Nuge with a great pass from Henrique who got it from Bouchard.
Things I noticed from the stats: The Oilers outshot Colorado 32 to 28. Still close but I expected more from Colorado especially considering they got FIVE power play opportunities (and we'll get to that in a bit). Oilers nine hits to 16 for the Av's so not a horribly physical game. Oilers slaughtered the Av's in the circle winning 37 to the Av's 16. PP went 0 for 2 tries and the PK finally let in one on five penalties. Oilers took 14 minutes of penalty time, Av's took 8. The kill got worked and that one goal for Colorado was a zero chance one timer on a pass across. No way Stu could have gotten across in time. Either the refs really didn't like the Oilers or they lacked discipline (or took penalties to prevent goals). Oilers had way fewer giveaways (two) to the Av's 11. They also had fewer takeaways (3) to the Av's 9. Oilers blocked more shots (I know, it must be the end times) with 15 to the Av's 9.
I know the Av's were playing their 3rd game in 4 nights and both teams were on the 2nd half of back to backs but I expected more. Skinner got a great save on MacKinnon and did a great job in net (winning first star of the game with a .964 Save %age). Maybe Dallas beat them up a bit but the Av's looked like they climbed a mountain to only make it to the top then fall off. Next up, Vegas Golden Knights who got pounded by Utah HC Six to Nothing. For those that think Utah is just Arizona 2.0 you're wrong. They are not a bad team. They have needs sure but they can beat you (as the Oilers almost found out and Vegas learned much to their chagrin I'm sure). LA beat Ottawa so we make up no ground on them though we do pass Calgary (based on wins and games in hand) in the standing to take over 3rd in the Pacific.
Take care all
Thank you for your effort, very kind of you....😊😊
Yes good insight
Wow lots of effort!! 👍
@YEGSportsTalk why isn’t this on Spotify yet??
It's on TH-cam stop whining
@ Yeah I can listen to it on TH-cam in the work car! Jog on loser!!!
Clearly would rather it on Spotify for a reason! Hence the enquiry, your comment makes you look like the schmuck you must be!