In a remarkable display during Game 3 against the Edmonton Oilers, Vancouver Canucks' Brock Boeser scored a first-period natural hat trick, contributing significantly to the Canucks' current lead. The game saw strategic plays, with Boeser scoring crucial goals that brought the score to 2-1 in favor of the Canucks. His performance this playoffs has been outstanding, tallying 8 goals so far, just behind Zack Hyman and Valeri Nichuskin who lead with 9 goals each. The Canucks' effective gameplay disrupted Edmonton's top unit, particularly during a sequence where J.T. Miller drew attention from Oilers' key players McDavid and Ekholm, setting up Boeser for one of his goals. The Canucks have shown superior performance in 5 on 5 play, while Edmonton has been criticized for having too many passive players.
Shouts to Brock Boeser though
Brock Boeser first period hattrick against the Oilers to open Game 3. What is Edmonton doing??? 5 on 5 Canucks are the better team right now. Edmonton way too many passengers.
Brock Boeser with a natural hatrick. He has 8 goals in the playoffs, only Zack Hyman and Valeri Nichuskin have more at 9 goals. The Donnie and Dhali Post gameshow right after the game on CHEK.
Brock Boeser is just absolutely crushing these playoffs
Two Oilers, McDavid and Ekholm, chase Miller in the corner. He feeds Boeser, unchecked in the high slot. 2-1 Canucks.
J.T. Miller drew Ekholm and McDavid, as the the Oilers' top 5-man unit completely broke down in their own end. Finds Brock Boeser, who makes no mistake, and the #Canucks have a 2-1 lead.
Tough bounce against the #Canucks, who did an excellent work to get Edmonton's vaunted PP1 off of the ice. Myers blocked a shot from the flank, but the puck trickled perfectly to Mattias Ekholm and it's 1-0 Oilers.