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McDavid missed glorious chance in OT before winning it for Oilers

Colton Pankiw
Colton Pankiw
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May 24 2024, 4:10 am
McDavid missed glorious chance in OT before winning it for Oilers
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Connor McDavid is going to be counting his lucky stars after the Edmonton Oilers were able to take Game 1 in double overtime against the Dallas Stars.

With just over five minutes remaining in the overtime frame, Connor McDavid found himself in alone with the puck on his stick, and appeared to have Oettinger beat. Instead, the Stars goalie was able to throw his stick out in desperation, and somehow kept it out of the net.

This save in itself was incredible, but the fact it came on the best player in the world made it even more outstanding. Oettinger seemed to be somewhat in disbelief after as well, as he took a long look at the Oilers captain immediately after.

McDavid didn’t seem to let it phase him, however, as just moments into the second overtime, he was able to put one past Oettinger on a great feed from Evan Bouchard.

McDavid wound up finishing the night with two points, as he also added a helper on a Zach Hyman goal which, at the time, put the Oilers up 2-0.

The Oilers, as they have done on plenty of occasions this postseason, gave up that lead, with Tyler Seguin netting two goals, one which came in the final five minutes of the third period, to send this game to overtime.

Early in the extra frame, the Oilers appeared to be in major trouble, as McDavid of all people took a four-minute minor for high-sticking Stars forward Matt Duchene just seconds in.

Thankfully for McDavid, the Oilers were able to dig deep and kill it off, and he was able to wind up being the hero. Game 2 between these two elite teams will take place on Saturday, with puck drop set for 6:00 pm MT.

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