Fernando Pisani helps Oilers hold on to thread

Fernando Pisani prevented the Oilers from being ousted in the 2006 Stanley Cup Playoffs in game 5 with an overtime goal, and short-handed at that! With their season falling before their eyes the Edmonton Oilers hung on to force game #6 in the 2006 finals between the Hurricanes and Oilers.

Game #6 kept me on the edge the entire time. I was originally hoping for a final match between two Canadian teams but Calgary and Ottawa were disappointingly eliminated fairly early in the finals.


Edmonton has kept me guessing throughout the entire series. When all of their steam seems to run out, they always show me a final trick that keeps me on edge. On an unfair tripping call against Steve Staios (Macedonian or Greek? what are you Steve?) the Hurricanes had a 1-man advantage in overtime. But keeping up with the younger Oilers was getting much more difficult for the Canes who seemed to have run out of energy. Both teams were tired when final minutes of the 3rd period wound down - for Carolina who seemed to show a sudden last burst of energy, and for Edmonton who had to defend against it with an overtired line.

But alas the younger Oilers seemed to rejuvenate themselves over the break - or perhaps it was an inspirational talk by Craig MacTavish?

Way to go Oilers !