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The Edmonton Oilers are running out of room in the Pacific Division race. They have 29 wins and rank fourth in the standings, but recent results have created pressure. Edmonton has dropped five of its last six games,
The Edmonton Oilers face the Los Angeles Kings in a regular season NHL game on Thursday, Feb. 26, at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles.
Zach Hyman and Leon Draisaitl each picked up power-play goals to make it 6-1 on the Kings just 31 seconds into the third period, with McDavid's primary assist on his German teammate's 30th goal of the campaign giving him 100 points in 60 games – the fourth-fastest rate that No. 97 has reached the century mark for points.
If the Edmonton Oilers were looking for a pulse, they found it Tuesday night at Rogers Place. Down 4-2 entering the third period against the Ottawa Senators, Edmonton stormed back for a 5-4 overtime win — the kind of game that reminds you just how dangerous this team can be when it flips the switch.
Some more late game heroics have given the Edmonton Oilers a spark in the midst of what has been a tough stretch. Leon Draisaitl had two goals and three assists and Evan Bouchard scored the overtime winner as the Oilers overcame a two-goal deficit through 40 minutes to emerge with a badly-needed 5-4 victory over the Ottawa Senators on Tuesday.
One night after squandering multiple leads to the Anaheim Ducks and ultimately losing 6-5, the Oilers were dominant from start to finish up the freeway in Los Angeles as they cruised past the Kings 8-1 to put an emphatic end to their four-game slide.
The Ottawa Senators head west to face the reeling Edmonton Oilers at Rogers Place on Tuesday, March 3. My top Senators vs. Oilers predictions and NHL picks expect Ottawa goalie Linus Ullmark to face plenty of shots and pile up saves against Edmonton tonight.
In joining the Oilers, Connor Murphy seems to be a piece who's finally found the right puzzle. Mark Spector dives into why it's high time we found out if the defenceman can be "The Piece" for Edmonton in games that actually matter.