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>> Chris: connor mcdavid wins that draw from johnston but they will do it again. Eric furland and kelly sutherland the referees, scott cherry and ryan gibbons on the lines in this western conference final. >> Craig: the youth on the sides, against this put together line of draisaitl, mcdavid, and hyman. >> Chris: and here they come, mcdavid trying to barge through, unable to beat the defensive hinge and heiskanen out to centre. Picked off there by hyman but turns, johnston steals. From his knees unable to make that play to robertson. And draisaitl will counter. Hyman driving the lane. Across it goes to ekholm, can't get it loose in front, and then taken down. And back the other way johnston at the end of a shift. Dallas wants a change, and so do the oilers. >> Craig: almost looked like ekholm had a face plant there as he couldn't get his hands out in time to absorb that fall. >> Chris: harley steps up into the corner, a centering pass for marchment who thought he had the series winner in overtime against colorado only to have it overturned on a goaltender interference call. >> Craig: the third time already marchment has been in a tussle or a hit and no surprise at all knowing what he needs to do and trying to make an impact. Let's take a look at that one from ekholm, trying to get a bobbling puck. He got knocked from behind and oh, yeah, he had his hand on his stick. Oh, boy, that could have been a whole lot worse. It's that feeling of trying to get the shot away and unable to to and now he had nothing to brace himself. Maybe the beard had a bit of a cushion there. >> Chris: playing in his 100th stanley cup playoff game tonight. Oilers win the draw, ceci across. That shot off the stick of kulak doesn't get to the net but oilers hold the zone. After it goes carrick. Trying to win a board battle but in came sam steel to help out. Carrick and steel, former teammates with the anaheim ducks, and it will come to carrick, back in. Here's carrick try to go sifting to sift it through and that was broken up by lindell. Along the boards carrick against benn. Benn moved the puck and now ceci unable to hold the zone. Here's dadonov, benn was breaking but desharnais able to tie up dadonov and prevent the chance. Tyler seguin along with benn, move the veterans around. Seguin could be on the top line or move down to the third line and tonight he centres dadonov and benn to start. Seguin stood up bidet, puck along the boards. It will be knocked down but comes out to centre. Radek faksa will dump it back in. Faksa, series winner against the vegas golden knights. Here's draisaitl's pass, intercepted there by steel. Lindell around for tanev. Up at centre. The puck deflected down deep, and steel is on it. Out there along with faksa trying to get it back to faksa or excuse me, craig smith behind the net. Here's smith ducking under a check from draisaitl. Back to the line, lindell. That's blocked by holloway and out in comes to the dallas blue line. Dumped back in, draisaitl able to reach that ahead of smith. Faksa took down draisaitl, holloway tried to get to the net, and oettinger will cover that. Leon draisaitl taking a heavy hit. So draisaitl meeting up with craig smith just inside the line. [ ] ( ) It isn't what you spend tonight. It's who you spend it with. ( ) Get perks that make everyday life a little richer with the Scotiabank Preferred Package. You're richer than you think. Ram Power Days are here.The power to choose fromthe most awarded truck brand over the last five years. Like Ram Classic.As versatile as it is capable. Ram 1500, voted bestlarge pickup in Canada. Or Ram Heavy Dutywith a no-charge Cummins. And you don't pay for 90 days.

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holloway in behind the net, able to work that around for draisaitl. Mattias ekholm gets rid of it to the dallas line. Heiskanen for steel who is headed off. And that off a stick and about 15 rose up into the seats. So the shots 4-2 dallas. Still waiting for the series' first goal. [ ] ( ) a financial plan should include weekend plans. ( ) Make your life richer with personalized budget tips & insights with Scotia Smart Money by Advice+. You're richer than you think. Announcer: (On tv) It's all over, folks. And the run has come to an end. 'Cause you're so far away a Canadian team hasn't won in over 30 years. ( ) Maybe it's time we try something different. ( ) This playoffs season, let's cheer with the fans we've always cheered against. ( ) The Playoffs at Boston Pizza. Why does finding something to watchfeel like the end of the world? (Chime) (Roaring, screaming) I'm here to show you a wonderful place. I ain't worried 'bout it Prime Video makes it easy... This is it. to stream... This is huge. add subscriptions, rent or buy big movies and so much more. One app, one password. I ain't worried 'bout it Now I've seen everything. Prime Video. Find your happy place. Operatic singing ( ) ( ) >> Announcer: download the bet365 app. >> Chris: teams are putting their best paddle forward in canmore, alberta. Canada's ultimate challenge, new episodes sunday, watch free on cbc gem. Just over three and a half minutes remaining here in the opening period. A cautious get to know each other start here in dallas. >> Craig: it's always like that. You go from series so series and it really does change just the way that the teams react to each other, the way that the systems are. You know, teams play fairly similarly but you go now to getting used to a seven game series and for dallas, a six game one against colorado and you get the nuances of what your matchup's going to look like, who do you have to beat to the puck and win those battles and all of a sudden it changes. The first period is one you're trying to feel out what style of game it will be. >> Chris: jason robertson was cherry picking at the oiler line, a couple of times we've seen that in the opening period. Lindell by him into the dallas zone. >> Craig: and pete deboer not worried about this matchup at all, I love it, wyatt johnston with an opportunity to go head-to-head against the mcdavid line. >> Chris: 21 years of age, and they feel he's an all-situation player already for them. >> Craig: how about he and stankoven, the two top penalty killing minute guys too. Both 21. >> Chris: look at mcdavid in! But unable to get that shot to the net. Looking for his first goal in six. The oilers after dispatching vancouver, draisaitl without a goal in the last three. And mcdavid without a one in five games. But they're in the conference final. A marchment shot that's blockered away and ended up out of play off stuart skinner. >> Craig: you know, I find it's what you hope you've been able to establish if you're the oilers. Can you win without just being on the stick of mcdavid or draisaitl? Here's what he can do with a little bit of open ice. But zero points in three of the last five games of vancouver and your team still won. That's what you're looking for growth-wise from the edmonton oilers. That's going to get you to where you are now, and you hope to go further. It's that depth, and somebody else coming up with a big goal. A big goal by holloway in game six and a huge first goal by ceci in game seven. Those are the kind of performances you need. >> Chris: and he heard the talk of dallas, the deeper team. He said we're a deep team too and it started to show. Heiskanen lost his footing and it ends up being an offside against the oilers. But a rare slip up by miro haiskenan almost opened the

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