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Elias Lindholm scored twice and J.T. Miller and
Quinn Hughes each had two assists for Vancouver, the No. 1 seed
from the Pacific Division.
"I was just trying to follow the puck, being fast and in
position. Being ahead of the play," Silovs said. "They love to
sneak around. They're high-skilled players. They have a lot of
skill and speed. I had to be really aware of what they're doing
and be careful with the rebounds as well."
Leon Draisaitl, Evan Bouchard and Mattias Ekholm all posted a
goal and an assist for the Oilers. Stuart Skinner allowed four
goals on 15 shots for the Oilers before being lifted after two
periods. Calvin Pickard made three saves for Edmonton, the No. 2
seed from the Pacific.
Moments after Miller's empty-net attempt from the defensive zone
hit the post, Bouchard's shot deflected in off Vancouver
defenseman Ian Cole with 1:16 remaining to pull the Oilers
within 4-3.
Ekholm gave the Oilers a 1-0 lead with a power-play goal at 5:37
of the first period. Evander Kane's shot from the left circle
deflected to Ekholm on the right side, and he scored into the
open net.
Edmonton has scored a power-play goal in all eight playoff games
this season.
Lindholm tied it 1-1 with a power play goal at 8:45, deflecting
Boeser's shot past Skinner from the slot.
Boeser made it 2-1 at 13:18, receiving a pass in the right
circle from Miller and beating Skinner far side with a wrist
shot.
Boeser increased the lead to 3-1 at 18:34. Pius Suter
intercepted an Oilers clearing attempt and passed to Boeser, who
received the puck alone in the left circle, cut in front and
scored.
"We knew they were going to push and we held in there," Boeser
said. "We stuck to our structure. I think that's important.
We've talked about that a lot this year, and it just shows we
have trust and faith in our structure."
Draisaitl pulled the Oilers within 3-2 at 3:36 of the second
period, scoring on a one-timer from just above the goal line to
the left of Silovs off a pass from Ryan Nugent-Hopkins on a
power play.
"I thought we were the better team for the most part, and in my
eyes that should have resulted in a win, but that's not the way
hockey works sometimes. Just regroup and get ready for Game 4,"
Draisaitl said.
Lindholm made it 4-2 at 17:35 of the second period, receiving a
pass from Miller as he went down the slot and scoring on a
backhand shot during a power play.
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