Hurricanes 5 Oilers 4

TEAM ........................... PTS .... REM
Dewhirst Destroyers ............ 223 .... 6
Halos .......................... 211 .... 3
NO SHOOTOUTS - REAL HOCKEY! .... 187 .... 3
Fourn-Y-A ...................... 177 .... 3
Scammer & Z-Dog ................ 177 .... 3
Team Slim Shady ................ 173 .... 4
K-9 Fornicators ................ 169 .... 3
Sherpa's Yaks .................. 167 .... 4
Pony Boy 2 ..................... 167 .... 3
Corndogs Rejects ............... 165 .... 3

After two periods, no one would have thought that Game 1 would be the bearer of bad news to the Edmonton Oilers. The Oilers were up 3-1 at the 2nd break and then the wheels suddenly came off. The Hurricanes brought the game back from the deficit with 4 unanswered goals, before Ales Hemsky made it interesting and with a replacement goalie in the net, the Hurricanes ice it with a Rod Brind'Amour wrap-around winner.

The real turning point of the series could be that Oilers goalie and leading point getter in the pool, Dwayne Roloson, has injured his knee and won't be able to participate in the remainder of the finals. A devastating blow to the Oilers hopes for glory. If in fact Roloson isn't able to continue on, it will leave the Destroyers only 5 players in the pool to keep things a float in the lead.

The lead remained 12 points after Game 1, but if the Oilers can capitalize on some gut-checks, then the Destroyers won't be able to count any of those winning points. The Hurricanes, on the other hand, are expected to collectively romp now over the Oilers, as secondary goaltending for the Oil had been suspect through the regular season... especially when it was the primary goaltending before the trade deadline.

Below is the scoring summary for last night's game.

Per Time Team Goal Scorer ........... Assists
1 1 08:18 EDM F. PISANI (10) ........ R. TORRES (5) J. SPACEK (7)
2 2 10:36 EDM C. PRONGER (5) Penalty Shot
3 2 16:23 EDM E. MOREAU (2) ......... M. GREENE (1)
4 2 17:17 CAR R. BRIND'AMOUR (10) ... J. WILLIAMS (10) C. STILLMAN (13)
5 3 01:40 CAR R. WHITNEY (7) ........ D. WEIGHT (12) A. LADD (3)
6 3 05:09 CAR R. WHITNEY (8) ........ M. RECCHI (6) E. STAAL (14)
7 3 10:02 CAR J. WILLIAMS (6) ....... C. LAROSE (1) A. WARD (3)
8 3 13:31 EDM A. HEMSKY (5) ......... J. STOLL (5) C. PRONGER (14)
9 3 19:28 CAR R. BRIND'AMOUR (11) ... Unassisted

The winning goal is highlighted in orange.

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