The Edmonton Oilers had one game remaining before their bye week. Win, and extend the win streak to 16 games to tie the second-longest streak in NHL history; lose, and head into the break with a loss. Well, the Oilers opted for the former and continued their winning ways right into the All-Star break.
Charts and observations from the win are below!
Game events
- Edmonton’s shot totals were quite low all things considered. The team is third in the NHL with 33.8 shots per game, so putting up just 21 is surprising.
- It was a physical battle as both teams racked up 28 hits.
Goals
| Goal | Assists | Time | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (PPG) | Leon Draisaitl, Connor McDavid | 7:55 | 1st | NSH 0 – 1 EDM |
| Leon Draisaitl (PPG) | Connor McDavid, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins | 11:39 | 2nd | NSH 0 – 2 EDM |
| Connor McDavid | Mattias Ekholm, Evan Bouchard | 9:12 | 3rd | NSH 0 – 3 EDM |
| Colton Sissons | Luke Evangelista, Cole Smith | 13:25 | 3rd | NSH 1 – 3 EDM |
| Zach Hyman | Leon Draisaitl, Connor McDavid | 16:41 | 3rd | NSH 1 – 4 EDM |
- The Oilers getting two power play goals as the only two goals in the first two periods was a big relief for them, and getting that third goal was timely as the Predators had a third period push that only saw one goal.
- Essentially, the Oilers didn’t play their best hockey, but they didn’t have to with the goals they got in the game.
All situations Corsi
- The Oilers didn’t have any prolonged offensive zone time, whereas the Predators had a couple of instances, mainly surrounding their first power play of the second period, as well as their third period comeback attempt.
- Edmonton’s shot attempts totalled under 50 while the Predators had almost 70—this is a pretty stark differential for the Oilers in any game.
- The Predators were actually all over the Oilers in this game as it was won by Edmonton thanks to the outstanding play in net by Stuart Skinner.
- The Oilers didn’t have their usual spray of high-danger shots as their offence actually didn’t look quite as effective as other games during this win streak.
5v5 Corsi
- At 5v5, the Oilers actually held the edge for most of the game, but there were no instances of 5v5 dominance but rather just a team playing to get to the break.
- The shot locations at 5v5 were not in Edmonton’s favour at all. The team was not effective with their shots and barely tested Kevin Lankinen.
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