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That it embarrasses the Ducks and galvanizes them for Game 7.

The Ducks snapped a four-season Game 7 losing streak Wednesday with a 2-1 victory over the Edmonton Oilers that was their most complete performance of the 2017 postseason.

Drake Caggiula had put the Oilers out in front early with his third goal in the last four games, challenged defenceman Shea Theodore as he took the puck out from behind the Ducks’ net. “We’re so close and it’s only going to get better”.

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You know the history, and we are all struggling to have faith. They fell behind the Oilers just 3:31 into this seventh game, but the rest of the night largely belonged to Anaheim, which finally showed some veteran mettle in the playoffs’ biggest crucible.

“Obviously its a new year, new teams, (but) for some of us, it means a little bit more, ” Anaheim center Ryan Kesler said. The former Cup-winning GM of the Boston Bruins thought it was important for his youngish team to get into the playoffs so they could see “how hard it is” and “how fun it is” too.

With a defensive corps that compares favorably to Anaheim’s depth, it’s no surprise that three of the top five scorers for Nashville are defensemen. And they made it through Game 4 against Anaheim intact, the series even at 2-2. I’m sure that you could poll 100 people, and 99 of them would say they’d rather play at home. Germany is fourth in Group A with one regulation win, one overtime win and two regulation losses (five points). But I think I’ve talked a lot about the young guys, especially on the back end, that have stepped in and played a critical role. With just three healthy defencemen on the bench, and Benoit Pouliot being pressed into blue line duty for two shifts, Benning rushed back from the medical room. At least Anaheim didn’t have to travel, but the Predators have been resting since their clincher over St. Louis last Sunday.

“Melker plays an up-tempo, high-energy game and brings flexibility to our lineup wherever he plays”, GM Doug Wilson said in a release. “You take this long to get to the playoffs, and you don’t perform and play to your standards, that’s what hurts”.

With Eberle making $6-million a year for two more seasons, there is speculation that he’ll be traded over the summer. Carlyle has warned his players to think of Rinne as a third defenseman on the ice capable of starting a rush with a breakout pass. Again, we lost both of them but those are the kind of games of the flow within the flow. I feel like I’m a better player, all-around. But Detroit scored a shorthanded goal later in the first period and an even-strength goal in the second period and held off a late push by the Ducks. The Predators since have added Filip Forsberg, James Neal, Ryan Johansen, Viktor Arvidsson and Kevin Fiala to give the coach quality offensive talent.

“I’m definitely proud to be a part of this group”, said Oilers captain Connor McDavid.”It’s fun to be a part of this”. However defense leads to offense, so if the defense can make plays it will lead their offense to make plays.