Best game of the year!! The third period is why people watch sports. I'm not going to even try saying I'm this hockey expert or greatest fan ever, but this game is going to be in my head for a loooonnnnng time.

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So the Oilers beat the Preds last night, and me and Del were there. Rexall was excited and completely behind their team. Despite the Oil being behind, the place didn't give up but kept on cheering. The game is all I can think about, it was great! The first period was blah and showed it would be a long night. Quick period by period summary for those who wanna know what I thought of the game.

First: The Oilers gave absolutely no faith to Ty Conklin. As soon as there was a possibility of a shot reaching goal, everyone dove in front causing a giant screen. He ended up facing around 2-3 shots, officially 2 but I remember seeing more. I remember one moment the Oilers collapsed and made a tent around Conklin and basically gave the Preds target practice.

Second: Nashville getting a bit more physical, as Jason "I go fast and but only straight" Chimera got rocked hard by a Pred. Rexall gave a huge "ooohh!" That was the hit of the night. But anyways, the Oilers get their first goal from Moreau who was not going to be denied, and everyone knew it. Of course, the Preds bounce back with one bleh goal, and one completely shitty one. Then, they get a 5 on 3 for almost a minute and a half. PK comes up big and we're down by one for the third.

Third: Period of the year!! The Oilers continued coughing up the puck, but you can credit Nashville for trying to be aggressive instead of sitting back. Whenever the Oilers set up behind the net, no Nashville players were at the red line, but instead in or near the Oiler zone. Friggin aggressive. But anyways, the Oil tied it 2-2, immediately get downed 3-2, then tie it, grab the lead at 4-3 and then lead Nashville tie it at 4-4. Then finally Ulanov slaps one in and soon everyone is leaning in or standing to watch the last minute of play. It was friggin intense, and Nashville came close a few times. In the end, the Oilers managed to get the puck out and Nashville was forced to ice the puck to get whistles, with the last icing occuring with 4.8 seconds left. Rexall went KrAzY for the icing call because we all knew, that was it.

Well, there was more and I was trying to be "quick". There wasn't really any highlight reel goals, and some were lucky like Walkers' 2-1 goal or Dvorak's behind the net off an ankle shot goal. There was also a bunch of moments where there were scrambles at the Nashville net, and no one knew what the hell was going on but hoping for the red light to go on. And one last night, the crossbar saved Ty Conklin. He would be lynched in the papers if not for the Predators hitting the crossbar in the last minute.

Well... that's all folks for now! Time to try to do homework...