Calvin Pickard starts in net for Oilers; Filip Gustavsson starts for Wild
Boldy and Rossi score for Wild to jump in front 2-0
Hyman adds one to the game for the Oilers assisted by Draisaitl and McDavid
Then McDavid ties it 2-2 on a powerplay before the first period ends.
Hartman scores for Wild 3-2
Nugent-Hopkins evens the score 3-3 before the end of the second period.
Podkolzin scores from Arvidsson, and Brown, makes it Oilers 4-3 five minutes into the third period.
McDavid unassisted makes it 5-3
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Jan 13
Skinner starts for Oilers; Kuemper starts for Kings
Scoreless stalemate in first period
McDavid scores late in second period to make it 1-0 in favor of Oilers.
Hyman scores on PP (his 14th) makes it 4-3, Edmonton's first lead in the game taken in the third period, and that's how the game finishes.
Jan 11
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Perry ties it 3-3 end of second period
Henrique pots one with 4 minutes left in the second period
Pickard starting for Edmonton, Soderblom starting for Chicago
Chicago scores twice in the first period 2=0
Edmonton scores in the second period 2-1
Chicago replies 3-1
Jan 9
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Oilers outshoot Penguins 43 - 26 in losing cause
Penguins take a 4-1 lead in the first period and Crosby scores on PP in second period 5-1
Draisaitl scores in second period to make it 5-2 Penguins
Nugent Hopkins scores his 11th of the year to make it 5-3
Scrappy third period on both sides of the puck.
Skinner shutout (doesn't count because Pickard came to relieve him in the first period). Nevertheless, outstanding goaltending from Stu Skinner in Boston.
Henrique scores for Oilers, 1-0 lead, 9 and a half minutes in. . .
Skinner takes a hard hit in the crease, Pickard comes in to replace him and Skinner returns for the second period.
Second period, McDavid on a breakaway puts it top right corner behind Swayman Oilers 2-0
Then Henrique from Hyman and Skinner makes it 3-0 second period.
Oilers outshooting Bruins 29 to 12 in two periods.
Arvidsson finds the empty net Oilers win 4-0
Opinion
When the Oilers make the powerplay rush with McDavid it would be nice if another Oilers forward was breaking into the zone at the same time.
It would be an impressive break-in to the opposition zone for the speedy McDavid and either Podkolzin, Kapanen, Draisaitl, or Hyman.
Oilers 3 Kraken 1 second period in Seattle.
Kraken come close to tying the game in the third period but Oilers hold them off and Draisaitl scores his 29th (league-leading) in an empty net.
Oilers took the lead 1-0 and Utah tied it in the first period 1-1
Oilers jump on Utah early in the second score twice 3-1
Oilers have killed 43 of 47 penalties.
Oilers hold their lead through two periods, 3-1 entering the third period in the Big E on New Year's Eve!
4-1 Oilers at game end.
Oilers post Christmas California swing brings home 1 out of a potential 6 points, a loss to a division rival for 2 place, and a two lackluster performances by Oilers goaltending. Oilers took a first period lead in Anaheim versus Ducks, Draisaitl and Bouchard 2-0 Oilers; Gauthier of Anaheim scores his fifth of the season to make it 2-1, Second period, Oilers' Draisaitl scores -- 3-1; Third period Ducks tie the game and win 5-3 in the end by scoring 4 unanswered goals (one in the empty net).
Dec 28 4-3 LA ties in third period, wins game in Overtime!
Great pace for the first game after Christmas.
Oilers checking in the second period is excellent. Kuemper in goal for L.A. keeps the Kings in the game.
Opinion
Skinner is having a great season 2 as the Oilers starter, but the numbers don't tell the story. He's ranked 30th overall in with a .895 save percentage and a 2.85 Goals Against Average, and one shutout.
But as they arrived at Christmas break Skinner had a respectable 13 wins, and was holding a few clinics on a big man playing goal. Knoblauch says the coaching staff is happy with the goaltending from Skinner and Pickard.
The start of the season was busy for Stu because new defensemen had arrived. A few of his troubles with the overall averages and GAA can be identified in the positional play of the new group of players. The game flows a lot smoother with defensemen like Kulak, Emberson, Nurse, and Ekholm working hard to play the offensive style without hanging the goaltenders out to dry.
Pickard has provided excellent relief and Skinner's December average was near the top of the NHL. I think Skinner is a great choice for Number One on Team Canada. Too bad they didn't make it.
Oilers have won 8 out of their last 9 as the Christmas break arrived, and now have second place in the Pacific Division, 5 points behind first place Vegas Golden Knights.
Second place Oilers return to play Saturday, Dec. 28, in L.A., when they can put points between them and third place Kings.
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On Saturday, Dec 21, Edmonton worked hard peppering the net and fighting to tie San Jose in the last minute of the game! Drai sent one home in a few seconds of OT
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