Hughes Twice Finds the Twine, but Edmonton Keeps Answering
Draisaitl's early third-period power-play goal wiped out the Devils' lead, and the game is still tied late.
Written during the game · 12:00 AM ET. Final was EDM 3, NJD 4 (SO).
Jack Hughes has been the best player on the ice, and the score still doesn't show it. The New Jersey forward has two goals and an assist, and his five shots on goal are the most of any skater in the game. It is tied 3-3 with 6:50 left in the third.
Both of his goals came in the second period. The first was at even strength and put the Devils ahead. The second, less than a minute later, came on the power play and made it 3-1. He also assisted on Connor Brown's power-play goal that tied the game. Edmonton answered with two power-play goals, the second from Leon Draisaitl early in the third.
The Devils have had the better of the game. New Jersey has taken 58 shot attempts to Edmonton's 35, and has 16 high-danger chances to the Oilers' four. Their chances are worth about 2.47 expected goals (how many goals the chances should produce) to 1.17 for the Oilers. Hughes's own chances were worth 0.51 of that.
Two Devils shots have hit iron, one post and one crossbar. Tristan Jarry has kept Edmonton level.
