2021 Stanley Cup Playoffs: Jets 5 Oilers 4 in OT post-game 3 recap

Three Winnipeg Jets goals in three minutes and three seconds to tie this game 4-4 in the 3rd to send it to OT. As Dennis Beyak would say Bang-Bang-Bang. Jets win 5-4 in OT. Nikolaj Ehlers with the game-winning goal. Jets have a 3-0 series lead.

For those who would like to take a deeper dive into the advanced stats click here to see the results from the game via Natural Stat Trick.

Notable:

Only so long you can hold Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl off the scoresheet.

Nikolaj Ehlers scored twice in his first game back in the lineup.

Pierre-Luc Dubois got his first playoff point with the Jets.

Multi point game:

Nikolaj Ehlers 2G
Josh Morrissey 1G 1A
Pierre-Luc Dubois 2A

Players interviews:

Coach interviews:

Illegal Curve Post-Game Show:

Topics:

1) Play of Nikolaj Ehlers
2) Faceoffs
3) What was it like being part of the comeback.
4) His thoughts on the Archibald hit and it being the turning point.
5) The success of the 2nd power play unit.
6) Emotion on the bench during the three minute stretch of comeback.
7) Can the momentum of the OT win be carried over to game 4?
8) The Lowry line vs the McDavid line in OT.
9) Courage, resilience and early series success helping out?
10) Continuing the theme of ‘staying in the fight’.

Highlights:

Up next:

The Jets are right back in action tomorrow for game 4. The Morning Papers will go live tomorrow at 7 am on illegalcurve.com.

Post-game Podcast:

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