Players from both the Flames and Oilers doggy-piled on the ice throughout a 3rd-time period brawl in Video game 3 of the next-spherical Stanley Cup playoff collection on Sunday night time.
Flames forward Milan Lucic charged Oilers goalie Mike Smith, who was handling the puck powering the internet, with his back again turned away at the time.
Lucic’s challenging hit smashed Smith towards the boards, producing him to reduce his helmet. Players from each teams promptly skated about to intervene although punches flew powering the net. The Oilers ended up up 4- at the time in the Battle of Alberta, many thanks to Evander Kane’s hat trick.
Lucic’s penalty bundled a 5-minute key for charging and a 10-minute recreation misconduct. Edmonton’s Zack Kassian, Tyson Barie, and Brett Kulak acquired two minutes apiece for roughing — the exact penalty Flames gamers Nikita Zadorov, Trevor Lewis, and Brett Ritchie been given.
“I really do not think my head hit something,” Smith reported just after the game. “My helmet arrived off, but I did not get hit in the head. I did not definitely know what took place. I was actively playing the puck, and the future matter I know, I’m acquiring buried into the end boards.”
Smith was compelled to depart the match because of to the NHL’s concussion protocol and was replaced by backup Mikko Koskinen, who didn’t deal with a shot in his 4:19 in the web.
Smith returned to a standing ovation before he gave up a goal to Flames defenseman Oliver Kylington. But it wasn’t more than enough to conquer the Oilers, who topped the Flames 4-1 in Activity 3 to choose a 2-1 collection lead.
Calgary mentor Darryl Sutter stated he thought Lucic tried using to sluggish down even though approaching Smith prior to the collision.
“They called [it a penalty for] charging, appropriate? Can you imagine if Looch did charge?” Sutter mentioned. “What would have happened there? He really tried to gradual it down a little little bit, I feel. But it is what it is, it is the score [being 4-0] and who it was and which is what they named.”
The Oilers host the Flames for Game 4 on Tuesday.
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