Oilers Za Su Gefe Jerin Wasanni Da Avalanche Kafin Hutu

EDMONTON, AB – A daren Juma’a, Edmonton Oilers za ta kammala jerin wasanninta da Colorado Avalanche a Rogers Place kafin NHL ta dakatar da jadawalin ta don gasar 4 Nations Face-Off.

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Oilers na da burin share fage a karawar da za su yi da Avalanche a karo na uku a jere a daren Juma’a a Rogers Place a wasansu na karshe kafin hutu na 4 Nations Face-Off. Za a iya kallon wasan a Sportsnet da karfe 7:00 na yamma MT ko a saurara kai tsaye a tashar rediyo ta Oilers, gami da 880 CHED.

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Bayan sun lashe dukkan wasannin biyu da suka gabata a Denver a wannan kamfen – 4-1 a ranar 30 ga Nuwamba da kuma 4-3 a ranar 16 ga Janairu – Oilers na iya share fage a jerin wasannin da Avalanche a karon farko tun 2016-17 da nasara a gida, inda suka yi 14-3-1 a wasanni 18 da suka gabata. Oilers sun lashe hudu daga cikin wasanni shida da suka gabata na kakar wasa ta yau da kullun da Colorado kuma sun samu akalla maki a cikin bakwai daga cikin wasanni takwas da suka gabata, inda suka tafi 4-1-3 a wannan lokacin.

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Karawar ta daren Juma’a za ta kunshi uku daga cikin manyan ‘yan wasa hudu a gasar Nathan MacKinnon, Leon Draisaitl da Connor McDavid, da kuma biyu daga cikin manyan ‘yan wasa shida da ke kare ragar a Cale Makar da Evan Bouchard.

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Tare da wani aikin maki-maki daga Draisaitl a ranar Laraba a cikin nasarar karin lokaci 4-3 akan Chicago, dan kasar Jamus ya kwace jagorancin tseren maki na NHL na dan lokaci kafin MacKinnon ya yi rijistar taimakawa uku a cikin nasarar 4-2 a ranar Alhamis akan Calgary Flames. Avalanche ta zo Oil Country a ranar Juma’a don buga wasan na biyu a jere kuma tana da rikodin mafi kyau na biyu a NHL a waɗancan yanayin tare da rikodin 4-2-0.

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Draisaitl yana da maki 81 a wasanni 54 a wannan kakar, wanda ya hada da kwallaye 38 wadanda suka sanya shi gaba da Mark Scheifele na Winnipeg da biyar don jagorancin gasar a wannan sashen. Shi ne mafi yawan kwallayen da ya ci a wasanni 54 a cikin aikinsa, kuma wanda ya lashe kyautar Hart Memorial, Art Ross da Ted Lindsay Award na 2020 yana bukatar karin hudu don zama dan wasa na hudu mai ci a gasar da ya samu akalla yanayi shida da kwallaye 40.

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Da yake magana game da Blackhawks, Draisaitl ya kafa Jeff Skinner da wuri a farkon lokaci na uku don kwallayen dan wasan na 10 na kakar wasa kafin ya mayar da tagomashin kusan mintuna bakwai daga baya, yana amfani da juyi kuma ya zame shi zuwa Draisaitl don isar da harbi mai sauri wanda ya daga Oilers zuwa jagorancin 3-1 a cikin na biyu na wasanni biyu a jere bayan nasarar da suka samu a ranar Talata da ci 3-2 akan St. Louis Blues a karin lokaci.

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Skinner ya sami dawowar nan take tare da Draisaitl da Vasily Podkolzin bayan sauya layi da kocin Head Kris Knoblauch ya yi a ranar Laraba a Chicago wanda ya tura shi zuwa layi na biyu, inda ake sa ran zai kasance a ranar Juma’a da Avalanche.

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A cikin wata hanya mai kama da Talata a St. Louis, Blue & Orange dole ne su dakatar da karin ci daga abokan hamayyarsu kafin su yi ikirarin karin maki a karin lokaci bayan da Chicago ta yi amfani da sabbin kafafunsu daga hutu na kwanaki uku don sanya Oilers a kan kafafu ta hanyar cin kwallaye biyu a cikin mintuna takwas na karshe na ka’ida.

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Kyaftin Connor McDavid ya rubuta babban taimako a duka kwallayen karin lokaci, yana ba wa Oilers nasarar mutuwar kwatsam a wasannin baya-bayan nan da suka ci gaba da jagorar Vegas Golden Knights don matsayi na farko a Pacific Division tare da rikodin 34-16-4.

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Mai tsaron gida Calvin Pickard ya dakatar da harbi 29 kuma yana da 10-1-0 a wasanni 11 da suka gabata na Edmonton, yana tabbatar da zaɓi mai iyawa a duk lokacin da ya taka tsakanin bututu. Dan wasan mai shekaru 32 yana da 14-3-1 a wannan kakar kuma nasara daya ce kawai daga daidaita mafi kyawun wasanni 15 na aikinsa daga 2016-17 yayin da yake memba na Avalanche kuma ya fara wasanni 48.

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Golden Knights ta doke New Jersey Devils 3-1 a daren Alhamis don kawo karshen jerin rashin nasara na wasanni hudu kuma ta rage tazara tsakaninta da Oilers zuwa maki biyu, tare da Edmonton da Vegas suna da wasa daya da za su buga kafin hutun 4 Nations Face-Off.

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Colorado tana da 4-3-0 tun lokacin da ta yi hulda da dan wasan gaba Mikko Rantanen zuwa Carolina Hurricanes a cikin wata yarjejeniya ta blockbuster a ranar 25 ga Janairu wanda ya ga sun sami Martin Necas, wanda ya zura kwallaye biyu kuma ya taimaka a cikin nasarar 4-2 a ranar Alhamis akan Flames don ba da kansa maki takwas (3G, 5A) a cikin wasanni bakwai tun lokacin da ya shiga Avalanche.mai tsaron gida Mackenzie Blackwood yana da 13-6-2 tare da 2.03 GAA da .923 SV% a cikin bayyanar 21 (fara 20) a matsayin memba na Avalanche, bayan ya ba da kwallaye hudu akan harbi 28 a taron da ya gabata da Oilers a ranar 16 ga Janairu. Ya riga ya ninka adadin nasara tare da Avalanche (13) fiye da yadda ya yi a matsayin memba na Sharks (6).

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Bayan fara Pickard a ranar Laraba, ana sa ran Stuart Skinner zai kasance a cikin shuɗi da Avalanche bayan ya mayar da Oilers zuwa duk nasarorinsu guda biyu akan kungiyar Central Division a wannan kamfen. A ranar Alhamis da rana, Oilers ta sake tura cibiyar Noah Philp zuwa AHL‘s Bakersfield Condors tare da yuwuwar dan wasan mai shekaru 26 ya buga wasanni har shida a kan hutun 4 Nations Face-Off. Ya rubuta taimako kan wani mataki na wasanni tara wanda ya wakilci aikin NHL na biyu na aikinsa.