THE BRIGHT SIDE

- Jordan Eberle had some great follow up on the puck to bang home his 25th goal of the season. He also added an assist on Maroon’s power play goal in the third period.
- Connor McDavid scored a goal (his 15th) by swinging his stick at the puck when it was on Lecavalier’s stick, right in front of Quick. You would think that Lecavalier would have known better but I guess he’s not used to someone as fast as Connor. McDavid followed that up with a primary assist on Patrick Maroon’s power play goal in the third period. Another two points for Calder McDavid! Connor McDavid now finds himself on a seven game point streak.
- Patrick Maroon has been so much better than I think anyone expected when he was brought over from the Anaheim Ducks. Maroon put home his 8th goal of the year with a beautiful shot, through a crowd, on the power play. He followed that up with his 9th goal by driving to the net and banging home a loose puck. I love this guy.
- Jordan Oesterle put up another assist tonight and quietly played a team high 22:20 while finishing the night an even 0 on the night.
- The Oilers went 55% in the face off circle. No small feat against the Kings.
THE FACE PALMERS

- Crazy start to tonight’s game. The Kings scored and the Oilers responded within a minute, then the Oilers scored and Kings returned the favour.
- How did Jeff Carter’s goal count? I know I may be biased but that seemed like blatant goaltender interference to me.
- I won’t complain about the refs again. I won’t complain about the refs again. I won’t complain about the refs again. I won’t complain about the refs again. I won’t complain about the refs again.
- The Oilers power play is so bad that they were just as likely to give up a shorthanded goal as they were to score one of their own. Although they did score a PP goal tonight, they also allowed a shortie which always seems worse. The Oilers went 1/4 on the power play.
- Tonight was not Laurent Brossoit’s night. Actually, Brossoit hasn’t had an overly great run since being recalled after the trade deadline. I wouldn’t say that this run is enough to give up on Brossoit, not even close, but it does make it clear that the Oilers will be in the market for a backup goaltender in the offseason. Brossoit finished the night with 27 saves and an .844 save%.
- When you put up four goals you should have a good chance to win the game. The Oilers were let down by their goaltending and defensive lapses that resulted in goals.
- The Hall-Draisaitl line had a tough night tonight. They couldn’t get much going and always seemed to be on the ice for goals against. Maybe it’s just me, but that’s what I saw.
SCORING SUMMARY
1ST PERIOD | |||
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00:16 | LAK | Tyler Toffoli (28) Wrist shot – ASST: Brayden McNabb (8), Milan Lucic (30) | 1 – 0 LAK |
00:38 | EDM | Jordan Eberle (25) Backhand shot – ASST: Jordan Oesterle (5) | 1 – 1 Tie |
09:53 | EDM | Connor McDavid (15) Wrist shot – ASST: NONE | 2 – 1 EDM |
10:20 | LAK | Jeff Carter (19) Wrist shot – ASST: Milan Lucic (31), Luke Schenn (11) | 2 – 2 Tie |
2ND PERIOD | |||
03:11 | LAK | Tyler Toffoli (29) Snap shot – ASST: Milan Lucic (32) | 3 – 2 LAK |
13:07 | LAK | Andy Andreoff (5) Wrist shot – ASST: Tyler Toffoli (23), Jeff Carter (35) | 4 – 2 LAK |
17:26 | LAK | SHG – Trevor Lewis (8) Wrist shot – ASST: Brayden McNabb (9), Jonathan Quick (3) | 5 – 2 LAK |
3RD PERIOD | |||
09:22 | EDM | PPG – Patrick Maroon (8) Wrist shot – ASST: Andrej Sekera (24), Jordan Eberle (21) | 5 – 3 LAK |
16:50 | EDM | Patrick Maroon (9) Tip-in – ASST: Connor McDavid (30), Adam Clendening (6) | 5 – 4 LAK |
19:27 | LAK | EN – Jeff Carter (20) Wrist shot – ASST: Tyler Toffoli (24), Jake Muzzin (31) | 6 – 4 LAK |
BEST OF THE TWEETS
@OilersNation I am almost done a bottle of wine in prep for the game….
— Ashley Mckinnon (@littleashley84) March 27, 2016
Refs on w/ toronto: Interference? Yes. Against who? Oilers. Oh. Never mind. Can’t let them win a challenge. @OilersNation @jsbmbaggedmilk
— Joachim Chau (@joekdo) March 27, 2016
@OilersNation it’s obvious the NHL wants us to get Mathews.
— Kevin Maloney (@Kevin_F_Maloney) March 27, 2016
@OilersNation that was no goal by Maroon… But in fairness, puck could have hit the mesh In back of net and refs may have waved it off
— Jeff Hall (@JeffHall87) March 27, 2016
@OilersNation He went from a pencil crayon that no one used, to a fan favorite
— Adam Jacob (@YQROilersFan) March 27, 2016
Maroon didnt have one of his gloves off before Lucic started punching. Therefore, Milan Lucic will be suspended 3 games! #aggressor #Oilers
— Jake D. (@Baresnake) March 27, 2016
#ELPH IS MAKING A COMEBACK @Oilersnation
— Tyler Collin (@JimTheMonk) March 27, 2016
It’s a tie game if the @NHL had professional referees
— Matt Henderson (@Archaeologuy) March 27, 2016
Patrick Maroon
With Ducks 54 GP 13 Points -13
With Oilers 12 GP 11 Points +8
— Joey Degner (@joeydegner) March 27, 2016
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