When the Edmonton Oilers scored just two minutes in, I knew they were going to win.
There was just something about how Connor McDavid used Zach Hyman as a backboard that made me think, “Oh, it’s going to be one of those games.” Sure enough, the Oilers soon after went onto the power play, and while Dallas was able to kill it off, it didn’t signify a momentum shift — Edmonton kept on racking up the shot counter, and soon McDavid was at it again, scoring a goal for himself again (and his 100th career postseason point to boot) on a shot that the NHL for some reason designated as an “own goal.