The Edmonton Oilers were looking to extend their win streak heading into the trade deadline. Unfortunately, they were stymied by the Columbus Blue Jackets. A positive note though was that Connor McDavid reached 100 points with his second period assist on Zach Hyman‘s goal.
Charts and observations from the setback are below!
Game events
- The two teams were fairly tight across the traditional stats. The biggest difference though was the Oilers losing the puck more often than their counterparts.
- Adam Henrique and Sam Carrick made their debuts for the Oilers, while Troy Stecher will slot in after the trade deadline.
Goals
| Goal | Assists | Time | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mathieu Olivier | Sean Kuraly, Justin Danforth | 6:20 | 1st | EDM 0 – 1 CBJ |
| Alexander Nylander | Cole Sillinger | 14:54 | 1st | EDM 0 – 2 CBJ |
| Dmitri Voronkov | Unassisted | 15:21 | 1st | EDM 0 – 3 CBJ |
| Zach Hyman | Connor McDavid, Leon Draisaitl | 1:11 | 2nd | EDM 1 – 3 CBJ |
| Corey Perry (PPG) | Evander Kane, Darnell Nurse | 12:08 | 3rd | EDM 2 – 3 CBJ |
| Jack Roslovic | Alexandre Texier, Erik Gudbranson | 19:40 | 3rd | EDM 2 – 4 CBJ |
- As mentioned, McDavid scored his 100th point of the season, which came on Hyman’s 43rd marker of the year.
- Edmonton was close to tying the game but were unable to get the third goal. The poor start in the first period for the Oilers was too much to overcome.
All situations Corsi
- The two teams were neck and neck in shot attempts for most of the game.
- After the Blue Jackets’ power play, they had more momentum to suppress the Oilers’ offence, but the Oilers finally got one back on their man advantage.
- However, being down one goal, the Oilers did not have much pressure at all in the final half of the third period.
- Strong systems from Edmonton as always, as they won the high-danger shot battle. Both of their goals came from in close while the Blue Jackets’ goals were more scattered.
5v5 Corsi
- With so much of the game being penalty-free, we get pretty much the same story at 5v5.
- The Oilers weren’t exactly aggressive after going down 3–0 and score effects didn’t come into play for the visitors.
- This chart may be the most revealing. At 5v5, the Oilers were not as successful at funnelling their shots. As a result, they weren’t able to overwhelm Columbus as they often do to their opponents.
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