“Good thing that company makes a solid product… that’s a vital area”, Hendricks told the Edmonton Journal.
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Yakupov’s fourth goal of the season, scored with 3:03 remaining in regulation, came when he beat Niemi short side with a wrist shot from the slot that deflected in off his right goalie pad.
Each team has a win so far in the season series, though the Stars outshot the Oilers 95-52 over the first two games. The Stars are 13-1-2 in their last 16 home games against the Oilers…. Only Chicago’s Patrick Kane and Washington’s Alex Ovechkin have more goals this season.
Matt Hendricks of the Edmonton Oilers had the proper protection for the shot he faced last night in Dallas against the Stars… and it still nearly didn’t help. Stars LW Travis Moen, D Patrik Nemeth and D Jamie Oleksiak were scratched….
In the second period, Dallas didn’t have a shot on goal for almost 5 minutes until Talbot stopped Antoine Roussel’s slap shot from the left faceoff circle.
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Luckily, Hendricks’ equipment saved him from what could have been a much, much worse scenario, as he showed off on Twitter.
