Puljujarvi, Koskinen’s story about Edmonton Oilers’ victory over the Jets
Oilers coach Dave Tippett always wins, whether it’s October or April, but would probably give his team a C on his report card on Saturday
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If you were in Helsinki and a hungry Saturday, you might have eaten creamy salmon soup and roasted reindeer and mashed potatoes, but if you happen to be in Edmonton, Finnish delicacies were Jesse Puljujarvi and Mikko Koskinen.
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Puljujarvi, who seems to want more puck this season with Connor McDavid’s right winger, leaned into Leon Draisaitl’s power game shot, blew 40 feet past Brick founder Bill Comrie’s son Eric and was dangerous in almost every turn the Oilers won 4-3 Winnipeg Jets.
His compatriot Mikko Koskinen could easily have won the first star in the Oilers network and given up an unstoppable goal with Kyle Connor, who ended the three overtime playoff game last May with the second shot of the game. He flashed several major defenses, many with his gloved hand, until Mark Scheifele and Josh Morrissey defeated him in the third set – both strictly without defending their defenders.
While Draisaitl fed one of these amazing 40-foot backplane Ryan Nugent-Hopkins sticks to the winner after 116 seconds, Puljujarvi and Koskinen were the story.
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Let’s start with Koskinen. He gave up three, but was excellent, especially with the early 14 first set stops.
“We were red rotten in front of him and Mikko was excellent,” said Oilers coach Dave Tippett, who always wins, whether it’s October or April, but would probably give his team a C on his report card.
At the end of the game, Koskinen hugged around when Devin Shore took Oilers’ second goal from Bordan Perlin’s shot.
– He’s come in, he’s competing, every practice, every game he’s played, he’s played well. Good sign, ”Tippett said. – Last year was a difficult year, we rode him very early, he struggled because his family was not here. Smitty (Mike Smith) came in, played really well, so Koskin’s games were random. He never got to the beat. “
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Koskinen followed every shot and made 31 stops.
“Connor’s first shot was amazing,” said the post-game interviewer.
“In fact, it was a second shot, so I didn’t let the first one in today,” Koskinen said. – As a whole, in my game, I was comfortable there. I had fun. I’m trying to do that. Last year was difficult without fans. “
He thinks he should have stopped Morrissey’s match two minutes after Scheifele’s goal, but he’s a tough mark.
“I didn’t read the play correctly,” he said.
In the attack, Puljujarvi had a handful of 20 minutes and 18 turns with four shots.
– He wants a puck, be it shooting or protection. He’s just a more mature player. He looks like a better player because he is a better player, ”Tippett said.
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“He can cover a lot of space and once you’re in his state, it’s hard to get the puck out of him. A big, junta man can do that. He gets stronger every day. He plays the game hard and intensely, ”Tippett said
So does Draisaitl, but although Tippett loved the winning streak after stealing the puck, he was lukewarm in the offensive game.
-She threw a lot of backs tonight, part for our team, part for another team, he said. “The problem is that when this happens in the playoffs, it usually goes against you, and that’s mine.”
Good luck and good night
Bakersfield Condors opened their American Hockey League camp on Monday before the show game on October 8 against Stockton. They now have 17 healthy strikers and unvaccinated Josh Archibald (on test), 10 defenders including Dmitry Samorukov (jawbone) and four goalkeepers, as well as Alex Stalock, who is at home in Minnesota with heart problems.
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They forwarded Condors captain Brad Malone, James Hamblin, Luke Esposito and Adam Cracknell. In the background are Michael Kesselring, Markus Niemelainen, Phil Kemp and Vincent Desharnais and goalkeeper Olivier Rodrigue.
Malone and Cracknell both receive letters in Bakersfield.
Last season’s Condors players are still here: strikers Tyler Benson and Seth Griffith and goalkeeper Stuart Skinner. Defenders Filip Berglund and Philip Broberg have been partners throughout the camp and four games.
TWO THUMS UP
While Skinner sat down on Saturday, Bakersfield’s No. 1 was exceptionally sharp with 36 stops in a 2-1 overtime defeat in Seattle. Of course, he doesn’t have room here right now, but he’s not far away as an NHL player to stay, at least as a backup at first.
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“We see how much he’s grown. He’s like a lot of players in that position. They learn to work. They look like a better player and he is,” Tippett said. really took a step as a goalkeeper. ”
This is it: Tippett said Archibald, who has not been on the ice since the camp began, is not yet ready for the exercises. “We’ll gather all his data and deal with this more on (Sunday) morning,” he said… Benson, who played the first four starts of the season, had a mild groin problem, understandable during all these six games -day… Evan Bouchard missed the final turn and defended one goal lead, but Tippett was not furious about his game. – He has had a good camp, but he still needs to strengthen and be tougher (defending). His puck game needs to be improved. “
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