Talbot solid in Oilers 3-2 win the night before his wife gives birth to twins
EDMONTON — Cam Talbot had a big night in net for the Edmonton Oilers before an even bigger morning.
After allowing six goals on 23 shots in a disappointing 6-2 loss to the Buffalo Sabres on Sunday, Talbot stopped 31 shots on Tuesday as the Oilers came away with a 3-2 victory over the winless Carolina Hurricanes — this despite his wife being scheduled to give birth to twins early on Wednesday morning.
“I knew I had a job to do tonight and that I would feel a lot better tomorrow morning going in there (the hospital) with two points,” Talbot said. “Personally, I needed a big bounce-back game after the last game I had.
“It was also big as a team, as we have let those kind of losses snowball in the past and tonight we showed we were more of a resilient group.”