EDMONTON A day after a triple-overtime loss ended their season in an unexpected fashion, the Edmonton Oilers were trying to move on. A regular season of promising steps forward failed to translate into playoff success for the Oilers, who were swept in the first round of the playoffs by the Winnipeg Jets. As sweeps go, this was a hard-fought one. Three of the games went to overtime, while the Jets won the series opener 4-1 with a pair of empty-net goals inflating the scoreline. Still, when Kyle Connor s goal in triple overtime Monday gave the Jets the decisive 4-3 win in Game 4, it marked another year of the Oilers failing to make any noise in the post-season despite having the superstar combo of Connor McDavid and another superstar in Leon Draisaitl.
It s still very fresh: McDavid, Oilers look to move on from early playoff exit
Edmonton Oilers console goaltender Mike Smith (41) after he allowed the game-winning goal during third overtime period NHL Stanley Cup playoff action against the Winnipeg Jets, in Winnipeg on Tuesday, May 25, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Fred Greenslade May 25, 2021 - 4:10 PM
EDMONTON - A day after a triple-overtime loss ended their season in an unexpected fashion, the Edmonton Oilers were trying to move on.
A regular season of promising steps forward failed to translate into playoff success for the Oilers, who were swept in the first round of the playoffs by the Winnipeg Jets.
Oilers swept in first round of playoffs, couldn t close against Jets
Lack of scoring depth contributes to four-game loss in best-of-7 series by Tim Campbell @TimNHL / NHL.com Staff Writer
The Edmonton Oilers were eliminated from the Stanley Cup Playoffs by the Winnipeg Jets, losing 4-3 in triple overtime in Game 4 of the Stanley Cup First Round on Monday.
Edmonton (35-19-2) was the No. 2 seed from the Scotia North Division but was swept by No. 3 Winnipeg, losing the final three games of the best-of-7 series in overtime. The Oilers had won seven of nine regular-season games against the Jets.
As sweeps go, this was a hard-fought one. Three of the games went to overtime, while the Jets won the series opener 4-1 with a pair of empty-net goals inflating the scoreline.
Still, when Kyle Connor s goal in triple overtime Monday gave the Jets the decisive 4-3 win in Game 4, it marked another year of the Oilers failing to make any noise in the post-season despite having the superstar combo of Connor McDavid and another superstar in Leon Draisaitl. It s still very fresh and very raw, McDavid said in a video conference Tuesday. Obviously we have to get over it at some point and learn our lessons, move on and continue marching forward.
The first-overall selection in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft is set to become an unrestricted free agent on July 1, free to sign with any team of his choosing