The Edmonton Oilers were shutout for just the third time this season. One of the NHL’s top offences just got completely goalied by a red-hot goaltender in Jake Oettinger, who’s now posted two shutouts in a row. Sometimes that’s just how it goes.
Charts and observations from the game are below!
Game events
- The Oilers had a slight edge in shots in the game, but obviously, this did not lead to the same results on the scoreboard.
- Away from shots, the Oilers were more physical than the Stars, while Dallas eked out a few more faceoff wins.
- The bigger differential came in blocks as the Oilers only had seven to their credit while the Stars more than tripled that total with 22 of their own.
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Goals
| Goal | Assists | Time | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Radek Faksa | Sam Steel, Craig Smith | 2:08 | 1st | EDM 0 – 1 DAL |
| Tyler Seguin (PPG) | Miro Heiskanen, Jason Robertson | 13:16 | 2nd | EDM 0 – 2 DAL |
| Wyatt Johnston | Thomas Harley, Radek Faksa | 16:27 | 2nd | EDM 0 – 3 DAL |
| Jamie Benn | Logan Stankoven, Wyatt Johnston | 18:42 | 2nd | EDM 0 – 4 DAL |
| Sam Steel | Radek Faksa, Craig Smith | 19:04 | 2nd | EDM 0 – 5 DAL |
- The Oilers were down early in the first period but were still in the game for quite some time.
- However, instead of finding a game-tying goal, they gave up four more goals in short order in the second half of the second period.
- The game-winning goal for Dallas came just two minutes into the game.
All situations Corsi
- Edmonton had a slight edge in shot attempts throughout the game, but they were also chasing the score all game long.
- The long green box there wasn’t an extended power play for the Stars, it just reflects Darnell Nurse’s abuse of officials penalty.
- The Oilers had a high number of shots in the net-front area but were unable to get anything past Oettinger.
- The Stars had more variation in their shot locations but all of their goals scored came from in close.
5v5 Corsi
- The Oilers ultimately gave up four goals at 5v5, which is simply not good enough.
- Their defence was shaky and some questionable plays were seen on the ice, including a bad pinch from Nurse which led to a 4-on-1 for the Star’s third goal of the game.
- Despite getting some good net-front shots the Oilers actually had a bit of a void in between the faceoff circles. Some more volume in that area could have opened up more angles to beat Oettinger, but we’ll never know.
- The Oilers’ defence was not good against Dallas as they didn’t do much to bail out Calvin Pickard.
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