The Edmonton Oilers face off against the Carolina Hurricanes today, with Edmonton on a five-game losing streak.
This is a live report of the game, with player grades to come shortly after the end of the game.
Connor McDavid. Got little done on an early power play, but sniped a Grade A slot shot on net from a Draisaitl pass a few shifts later. Contributions/mistakes on Grade A shots (GAS): Even Strength +0/-0; Special Teams 0/0
Zach Hyman
GAS: ES +0/-0; ST 0/0
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins. He got beat wide by Kotkaniemi and took a penalty early on. GAS: ES +0/-0; ST 0/0
Leon Draisaitl. He hustled in on the forecheck and drew a penalty on his first shift, then almost connected off a Bouchard pass on thew power play. GAS: ES +0/-0; ST 0/0
Viktor Arvidsson
GAS: ES +0/-0; ST 0/0
Jeff Skinner. He lost a board battle in the first leading to two 5-alarm shots. GAS: ES +0/-0; ST 0/0
Adam Henrique. After a game some weak games where he looked like he’d put himself in the coach’s doghouse, he went hard to the net and knocked in the rebound on Janmark’s outside shot for the game’s first goal. GAS: ES +0/-0; ST 0/0
Connor Brown
GAS: ES +0/-0; ST 0/0
Mattias Janmark. He won a puck battle in his own zone to set off the goal rush on Edmonton’s first goal, then charged up ice with the puck and thew it on net, Henrique doing the rest. GAS: ES +0/-0; ST 0/0
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Vasili Podkolzin
GAS: ES +0/-0; ST 0/0
Kasperi Kapanen
GAS: ES +0/-0; ST 0/0
Corey Perry
GAS: ES +0/-0; ST 0/0
John Klingberg
GAS: ES +0/-0; ST 0/0
Brett Kulak. He lost his check Martinook on an early 5-alarm tip shot. GAS: ES +0/-0; ST 0/0
Evan Bouchard
GAS: ES +0/-0; ST 0/0
Mattias Ekholm
GAS: ES +0/-0; ST 0/0
Ty Emberson. Solid and gutsy block on the PK early on. GAS: ES +0/-0; ST 0/0
Troy Stecher. A good stick early on the PK, knocking two pucks away from the Canes. GAS: ES +0/-0; ST 0/0
Calvin Pickard. Quiet for the first 14 minutes, then two huge stops, one on an outside shot tipped by Martinook, then a point blank snipe from Jordan Staal off the rebound.
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