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Fans cheer as the Vancouver Canucks and Edmonton Oilers take to the ice for Game 4 of their Western Conference second-round series in Edmonton on Tuesday, May 14, 2024.Photo by Jason Franson /The Canadian Press
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The Edmonton Oilers called upon backup goalie Calvin Pickard to stave off certain doom with his first NHL playoff start in net on the way to a hard-fought 3-2 win at Rogers Place on Tuesday.
Combined with another game winner in the dying moments of the third period by Evan Bouchard, the Oilers evened the series 2-2 heading back to Vancouver for Game 5 on Thursday (8 p.m., Sportsnet, CBC).
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Here are some of the best — or worst — offerings from twitter.com during Game 4:
We’ll start with an Arturs Silovs appreciation post heading into the Edmonton games from someone who knows a little bit about what he’s talking … uh, about.
Silvos looks like the little brother I never had. At least appearance wise, he’s way better at this goalie thing.
Gonna ask my dad some tough questions if he took the booze cruise to Latvia 24 years ago….
— Eddie Lack🇸🇪🇺🇸🇨🇦 (@eddielack) May 13, 2024
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This one might stand as the post of the series. It comes from none other than former Canucks goalie Eddie Lack, a Swedish product who played for them 10 years ago. Hey, if this whole post-playing-career real-estate thing doesn’t end up working out, at least he’s got a bright future in comedy.
While we’re at it, let the comparisons continue.
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Bouchard’s not just Johnny on the Spot in this series. He’s been Mr. Consistency throughout the playoffs.
Of course, there is always a reminder to be found on twitter.com …
Remember when like 30% of Oilers fans wanted to trade Bouchard?
— Evan Wain (@thisistheevan) May 15, 2024
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All Oilers fans know there is another, darker side to the Bouchard coin. Perhaps that’s why they allow themselves to celebrate the good times he has on offence so much?
In closing, I’m not going to utter the four-letter R-word that rhymes with Wyatt, but could it already be starting? Will history repeat itself over on the West Coast in these playoffs?
#VPD is investigating after the Canucks jerseys on the English Bay Laughing Men statues were burnt overnight.
Sgt. Steve Addison: “This is disappointing to see, especially when everyone is coming together to cheer on the Canucks and enjoy a positive playoff run.”
Image source:… pic.twitter.com/ttpALES00v
— Vancouver Police (@VancouverPD) May 15, 2024
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