Your Edmonton Oilers let one slip away last night
Well, that was a kick in the teeth, eh? The Edmonton Oilers, playing on the road against the Mammoth, ended up on the wrong side of a 6-5 overtime thriller. We were up, then down, then tied it up late. It felt like one of those games where both teams just decided to trade punches, but in the end, the Mammoth landed the last one just 33 seconds into overtime on a power play goal from Clayton Keller. A tough pill to swallow when you claw back from behind twice.
The Edmonton Oilers had some bright spots, absolutely. Connor McDavid bagged a power play goal in the first, showing why he’s our captain, and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins added another to keep us in the fight. Young Vincent Podkolzin got on the board in the second, and Connor Dach tied it up in the third, which felt huge at the time. But giving up a shorthanded goal to Nick Schmaltz late in the second, and then that overtime power play winner? Those are the moments that sting, eh. The boys outshot them 31-26, but the quality chances went the other way a few too many times.
So, what now for the Edmonton Oilers? We're still sitting first in the Pacific with 88 points, 39-29-10 on the season. This loss stings, but it’s a single point in the standings, and we’ve been playing pretty good hockey lately, going 6-3-1 in our last ten. We’ve got a short memory in Oil Country, but this kind of finish, especially on the road, leaves a bit of a sour taste, kind of like when the Stantec Tower casts a shadow over your morning coffee on a clear day. We need to tighten up the special teams, especially giving up that shorthanded marker and the OT power play. The expectation here in Edmonton, from the River Valley to Manning Crossing, is that this team learns from these moments.
Oil Country — it's our time. This is Kow.
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