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3 Takeaways from Canucks 5-3 loss to the Edmonton Oilers

By Joshua Rey

May 3, 2021; Vancouver, British Columbia, CAN; Edmonton Oilers forward Alex Chiasson (39) checks Vancouver Canucks defenseman Alexander Edler (23) in the third period at Rogers Arena. Oilers won 5-3. Mandatory Credit: Bob Frid-USA TODAY Sports
May 3, 2021; Vancouver, British Columbia, CAN; Edmonton Oilers forward Alex Chiasson (39) checks Vancouver Canucks defenseman Alexander Edler (23) in the third period at Rogers Arena. Oilers won 5-3. Mandatory Credit: Bob Frid-USA TODAY Sports /
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May 3, 2021; Vancouver, British Columbia, CAN; Edmonton Oilers forward Alex Chiasson (39) checks Vancouver Canucks defenseman Alexander Edler (23) in the third period at Rogers Arena. Oilers won 5-3. Mandatory Credit: Bob Frid-USA TODAY Sports
May 3, 2021; Vancouver, British Columbia, CAN; Edmonton Oilers forward Alex Chiasson (39) checks Vancouver Canucks defenseman Alexander Edler (23) in the third period at Rogers Arena. Oilers won 5-3. Mandatory Credit: Bob Frid-USA TODAY Sports /

J.T. Miller gets two points

One bright spot of this game was J.T. Miller. He managed to get two points on Tuesday.

The first was an assist on Nate Schmidt’s goal from the point that tied the game at one apiece.

This Canucks season hasn’t really been full of highlight-reel moments (other than the goalies I guess.) but Miller scored a pretty nice one in this game.

About 39 seconds after the Oilers got the goal that made it 3-1, the Canucks got the puck out of their own zone and Nils Hoglander flipped it to Brock Boeser and it looked like Darnell Nurse beat him to it but the puck came to Miller skated by the Oilers defenders and made a pretty slick move and beat Koskinen on the backhand,

As nice this goal and two points were, it wasn’t enough for a victory.

Connor McDavid couldn’t be stopped

Gee, that Connor McDavid guy is really good right? The best player in the NHL (No, it’s not Auston Matthews and no, it’s not Nathan McKinnon, it’s simply McDavid.) managed four points against the Canucks which brings his point total to 91 in only 50 games. That is on pace for about 102 points in 56 games and in a full 82 game season that would be on pace for 149 points. You have to admit that is incredible and there is a good chance he will reach the 100 point plateau sometime in the next three games against the Canucks.

It was like watching a player in the EA NHL video games whose attributes have been all edited to 99 overall. He assisted on Jesse Puljujarvi and Tyson Barrie’s goals and got his 30th which was a strange one that went off Travis Hamonic’s stick and went off Braden Holtby’s glove who thought he had it in his glove. The Oilers captain got his 31st in the empty net.

McDavid really was everywhere on the ice with his explosive speed and excellent playmaking and the Canucks really couldn’t contain him. Number 97 always looks dangerous on the ice and it was no different on Tuesday as he got plenty of scoring chances and made life difficult for the Canucks.  He really is an exciting player to watch but one that you can love and hate if you’re a Canucks fan.

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