Said Tippett: “Russell just took a bad cut on his ear last night and was sore today. Russell will twist, battle, dart, dive, block, hack, stab and sprawl to prevent an opposition slot shot. In that heroic five minutes, Edmonton constantly disrupted the Avs attack, clearing the defensive zone 10 times, including four times on the five-on-three portion of the kill. To name names for a moment, in the three minutes of the five-on-four portion of the kill, Klefbom had one clearance, Patrick Russell had one, Markus Granlund and Jujhar Khaira combined on one, Bear and Patrick Russell combined on one, Klefbom, Leon Draisaitl and Kris Russell combined on one, Kris Russell, and Josh Archibald and Klefbom combined on one. But in Edmonton his speciality has been in the defensive slot.

Source: National Post November 29, 2019 05:15 UTC