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In a nothing game for the Edmonton Oilers they turned in a better than solid effort and salted away the 2 points with a thrilling Draisaitl-to-McDavid overtime goal for the 4-3 winner.
The Oilers couldn’t cash on their 1 Power Play chance. But the Oilers PK unit killed 2 opportunities and have now erased 21 man-advantages in a row.
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No significant injuries along the way, and Edmonton helped eliminate the Calgary Flames from the post-season picture in the process.
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Before the puck was dropped at Rogers Place for the late game on
Hockey Night in Canada between Vancouver Canucks and Edmonton Oilers, a couple of important issues had been resolved. With their win over Montreal Canadiens, the Toronto Maple Leafs clinched first place in the North Division; while with their
loss to Ottawa Senators, Winnipeg Jets ceded their final mathematical chance to overtake the Edmonton Oilers for second. Simply put, the Oil were locked into second place no matter what happened in their final four games of the season.
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Author of the article: Bruce McCurdy • Edmonton Journal
Publishing date: May 06, 2021 • 6 hours ago • 6 minute read • Vancouver Canucks goalie Thatcher Demko (35) makes a save on Edmonton Oilers forward Leon Draisaitl (29) as Canucks defenseman Nate Schmidt (88) and Oilers forward Connor McDavid (97) jostle in front of the net at Rogers Arena on Tuesday, March 4, 2021. Photo by Bob Frid /USA Today Sports
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Game Day 52: Vancouver at Edmonton
The Edmonton Oilers are home and cooled out in second place in the NHL’s Scotia North Division, 6 points behind first-place Toronto, 7 up on third-place Winnipeg in the dwindling days of the 2021 season.
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Flames 1, Oilers 4
After a poor showing against Calgary Flames on Thursday night, the Edmonton Oilers shot out of the gate on Saturday night and dominated the early going of the tenth and final Battle of Alberta. By the 8-minute mark of the first, the Oil had built a 2-0 lead. They spent the final 52 minutes of the night defending that lead, saw it get cut in half at the midway point, but held on the rest of the way. A pair of empty netters in the final 66 seconds increased the final spread, but this was in essence another 1-goal win for the blue and orange. In regulation, as usual.