Edmonton won every countable category that matters — shots, hits, blocked shots, power play — and Chicago never had the volume to make Knight's exceptional night mean anything.
Edmonton's 39-shot assault overwhelmed a Chicago team that couldn't generate enough to punish a Jarry performance that left margin on the table. This was a structural mismatch — a Pacific division leader dictating every phase of a game against a Central basement side with no answer for Edmonton's second-period engine.
⚡TURNING POINT
Savoie's power-play conversion at 12:13 of the second doubled the lead before Chicago had generated any meaningful pressure, removing the possibility of a single tying goal flipping the game. A two-goal deficit at that stage forced Chicago into a reactive posture they never had the shot volume to escape.
🏆WHY EDM WON
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Edmonton's 39-shot output created sustained territorial dominance that made their three goals structurally inevitable — Chicago's 18 shots offered no equivalent pressure.
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The power play converted at 33.3%, with McDavid facilitating the decisive second goal; that goal alone decided the two-goal cushion that survived Chicago's third-period push.
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Podkolzin's empty-net goal at 18:59 sealed the game after Chicago pulled Knight, punishing a team that had no 5v5 goal-scoring depth to stage a real comeback.
📉WHY CHI LOST
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Chicago generated only 18 shots — insufficient volume to sustain any comeback regardless of how Knight performed.
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Chicago took 6 PIM to Edmonton's 2, gifting the power play opportunity that produced the game-deciding second goal.
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Knight conceded 2.30 goals fewer than league average on 33 shots — Chicago's loss had nothing to do with goaltending and everything to do with offensive failure.
Three Stars
Matt Savoie1st
EDM, C
1G1 PPG5 SOG19:07 TOI
His power-play finish doubled Edmonton's lead at the pivotal mid-second moment that structurally ended Chicago's path back into the game.
Adam Henrique2nd
EDM, C
1G2 SOG12:28 TOI+1
His opening goal broke a scoreless deadlock and forced Chicago to chase, establishing the second period as Edmonton's decisive stretch.
Spencer Knight3rd
CHI, G
32 savesSV% 0.970conceding 2.30 goals fewer than league average on 33 shots
Knight's margin kept this a 3-1 final against a team generating 39 shots — the deficit reflects his team, not him.
