Simply 20 seconds into the sport, Leon Draisaitl stayed sizzling as he scored his seventh purpose in seven video games to present the Edmonton Oilers a 1-0 lead over the Calgary Flames. Jeff Skinner scored to place the Oilers up two. The Flames stormed again and scored two to tie it, however Edmonton received their third on the facility play and an empty-netter to win their second in a row with out Connor McDavid. The Oilers are 6-2-1 of their final 9 video games.
Stuart Skinner received the win for the Oilers, taking part in effectively and making 28 saves. He mentioned it felt good to bounce again after a tough outing in opposition to the Columbus Blue Jackets.
Draisaitl had a purpose and two assists, whereas Zach Hyman scored his second in two video games. The Oilers are discovering their recreation on the proper time and whereas the outing wasn’t good, it was a strong recreation from the workforce and each level with out their captain counts.
Evan Bouchard performed 24:46, was a plus/minus +2, and had two assists. Brett Kulak additionally performed greater than 20 minutes and was significantly efficient.
The Oilers evened up the Battle of Alberta at one recreation apiece.
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Hyman famous after the sport that issues are all the time a little bit extra intense after they play Calgary. When requested about how he’s beginning to discover his recreation and the workforce is coming alongside, he responded, “It’s an 82-game season.” For that cause, he wasn’t too nervous that he’d not been scoring to begin the season.
He additionally famous that dropping the very best participant on the planet and never having him makes the wins much more particular. “Leon’s been excellent, he’s actually stepped up.” He famous that the Oilers are actually lucky to have the very best participant on the planet and who he believes is the second-best participant on the planet.
Mattias Ekholm mentioned it’s been nice to see guys stepping up and that McDavid’s absence offers others a chance. He famous that when McDavid comes again, will probably be good if everybody has discovered their stride and the workforce can go on a roll. Ekholm referred to as Draisaitl underrated and sometimes underappreciated.
Head coach Kris Knoblauch mentioned the sport wasn’t good as they took their foot off the gasoline on the finish of the sport, however he was happy with the workforce for locating a technique to pull out a win.
For Calgary, that is one other loss after a sizzling begin to their season. They battled onerous and made it shut on the finish, however finally fell quick. Calgary drops to 1-5-0 of their final six.
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