
THE BRIGHT SIDE

- Darnell Nurse just keeps getting better and it’s hard not to get excited to watch him develop. I said it on the podcast (below) and I’ll say it here too: if Garth Snow wants Darnell Nurse as part of the Hamonic deal then I’d want Chiarelli to do nothing. This guy is a stud.
- The Oilers had another really good start. The Capitals are a solid hockey team and the Oilers carried the play through the first 20 minutes. The Oilers outshot the Caps 13-7 in the first period.
- It was good to see Klefbom come back after taking the stick to the face.
- It’s a sad day when outshooting teams is an actual highlight. Oilers outshot the Capitals 33-30.
- Anders Nilsson looked solid tonight, and he gave the team a chance to win. With the way Nilsson seems to have taken hold of the net I wonder when the next time Talbot will see the crease. Nilsson finished the night with 29 saves and a .967 save%.
- The penalty kill was great again tonight and killed off all three Capital chances.
- At least we won the Corsi? (54/43 according to War-on-Ice)
THE FACE PALMERS

- Day 20 without Connor McDavid. It’s only been 20 days… seriously.
- I almost missed the start of the game due to this stupid snow that’s happening right now. I know that has nothing to do with the game but I felt it was worth mentioning.
- The Oilers needed their power play to score on the four minute advantage and they couldn’t get it done. The Oilers went 0/3 on the power play in a night where they desperately needed it to score.
- It didn’t help that those four minutes came as a result of Oscar Klefbom taking a stick to the face and so he couldn’t man the point. Klefbom did return to the game later, and he was very lucky. Backstrom’s stick was basically on his eyeball.
- How annoying was Holtby on that four-man-advantage in the second period? Guy looked like Dominic Hasek out there. Either that or the Oilers were shooting directly at him (also possible).
- Actually, I hate Braden Holtby.
- How many one goal losses have we seen this season (the answer is nine)? The Oilers have to find a way to win some of these. The Oilers deserved to win this game and it’s annoying that they did not.
- Anyone have a goat we can sacrifice? I didn’t want it to come to this.
SCORING SUMMARY
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13:28 | WSH | 1 – 0 WSH |
BEST OF THE TWEETS
Hey Connor, it’s Mess… let’s not make this awkward… do you have Leon’s number?
— Rob Tychkowski (@Sun_Tychkowski) November 24, 2015
Somebody needs to cut 4 inches off Yak’s stick…. @OilersNation
— Con-Air McDavid (@ConAirMcDavid) November 24, 2015
Just chillin watching some @EdmontonOilers hockey?? #hopewillneverdie @OilersNation #letsgoboys pic.twitter.com/ckmdU1R8W5
— Stephanie Turner (@oilcountrygurl) November 24, 2015
@OilersNation having Holtby in my fantasy team really doesn’t make it better!!
— Joshua Field (@eljosho12) November 24, 2015
@OilersNation “If we keep playing the way we’ve been playing . . . . we’re going to lose a lot of 1 goal games” #oilerpositives??
— Cam (@azoilfan4) November 24, 2015
@OilersNation totally making the moral victory playoffs and great odds for the moral victory Stanley Cup.
— Brian MacKay (@Tooq) November 24, 2015