You would go crazy trying to figure out why the Edmonton Oilers’ range of play has been so volatile this season.
Some games they look like a team destined for the draft lottery, and others, like last night, remind you why overlooking them to make another deep playoff run is foolish. The Oilers controlled the play at five-on-five against one of the NHL’s better five-on-five teams. Edmonton outshot Utah 23-13 in 54:29 of five-on-five play.
Edmonton played a solid game defensively. The only five-on-five goal they allowed was an unlucky double-deflection own goal that ricocheted off Darnell Nurse, then Connor Murphy, before fluttering into the net. Tristan Jarry stopped 17 of the other 18 shots he faced. He didn’t have to be…