Hello, hello, hello.
Welcome back to part five of my series Oilers In Seven where we take a look at the Oilers in, well, seven-game sets.
If you’re new to the series, welcome! For those reading once again, welcome! This series is here to give you a better understanding of the Oilers on a smaller scale.
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The Numbers

Games 1-7: 6-1, .857 points %
Games 8-15: 4-3-1, .563
Games 16-22: 3-2-2, .571
Games 23-29: 4-3, .571
Games 30-36: 2-4-1, .357
Season record: 19-13-4, 11th in the NHL, .583 points%
Games 1-7:
PP% – 45.5, 1st overall.
PK% – 88.5, 5th.
Games 8-15:
PP% — 9.5, 26th overall.
PK% — 81.8, 18th.
Games 16-22:
PP% — 39.1, 2nd overall.
PK% — 92.0, 3rd.
Games 23-29:
PP% — 35.7, 4th overall.
PK% — 85.0, 10th.
Games 30-36:
PP% — 28.5, 6th overall.
PK% — 68.7, 28th.
Season totals:
PP% — 31.4, 1st overall.
PK% — 84.4, 5th.
Even Strength
STAT
RATE G1-7 + LEAGUE RANK
RATE G8-15 + LEAGUE RANK
RATE G16-22 + LEAGUE RANK
RATE G23-29 + LEAGUE RANK
RATE G30-36 + LEAGUE RANK
 SEASON TOTALS
CF%
44.02 – 30TH
50.13 — 16TH
48.97 — 18TH
47.45 — 23RD
45.43 — 29TH
47.31 — 27TH
GF%
54.55 – 10TH
50.00 — 17TH
48.65 — 18TH
44.12 — 24TH
30.00 — 31ST
45.28 — 28TH
XGF%
41.96 – 30TH
53.25 — 10TH
52.79 — 8TH
48.58 — 20TH
42.15 — 29TH
48.06 — 26TH
GF/60
3.1 — 9TH
1.89 — 29TH
3.19 — 10TH
2.5 — 15TH
1.56 — 30TH
2.39 — 26TH
GA/60
2.58 — 11TH
1.89 — 4TH
3.36 — 25TH
3.16 — 24TH
3.65 — 30TH
2.89 — 24TH
TEAM SH%
12.95 – 3RD
6.25 — 28TH
10.71 — 9TH
8.57 — 14TH
5.56 — 30TH
8.46 — 18TH
TEAM SV%
.9167 – 11TH
93.23 — 4TH
88.82 — 23RD
90.59 — 23RD
88.33 — 30TH
90.58 — 22ND
PDO
1.046 – 3RD
99.5 — 20TH
99.5 — 16TH
99.2 — 19TH
93.9 — 30TH
99.0 — 24TH
All Situations
STAT
RATE G1-7 + LEAGUE RANK
RATE G8-15 + LEAGUE RANK
RATE G16-22 + LEAGUE RANK
RATE G23-29 + LEAGUE RANK
RATE G30-36 + LEAGUE RANK
 SEASON TOTALS
CF%
43.96 — 30TH
50.56 — 17TH
49.23 — 19TH
45.96 — 25TH
47.66 — 23RD
47.57 — 27TH
GF%
59.57 — 5TH
45.45 — 23RD
54.00 — 9TH
45.24 — 24TH
39.53 — 28TH
49.30 — 21ST
XGF%
40.50 — 30TH
52.59 — 12TH
50.49 — 14TH
47.41 — 24TH
47.18 — 22ND
47.91 — 24TH
GF/60
3.95 — 3RD
1.84 — 30TH
3.83 — 5TH
2.68 — 16TH
2.42 — 26TH
2.91 — 18TH
GA/60
2.68 — 11TH
2.21 — 5TH
3.26 — 19TH
3.25 — 24TH
3.7 — 30TH
3.0 — 16TH
TEAM SH%
15.64 — 1ST
6.07 — 29TH
12.80 — 4TH
9.45 — 17TH
8.17 — 23RD
10.13 — 10TH
TEAM SV%
.9177 — 9TH
92.50 — 4TH
88.78 — 22ND
90.50 — 21ST
87.50 — 30TH
90.32 — 20TH
PDO
1.074 — 1ST
0.986 — 23RD
101.6 — 10TH
99.9 — 19TH
95.7 — 29TH
1.005 — 14TH
Stats via Natural Stat Trick, glossary with definitions here.

Player Stats

Stats via Hockey Reference 

What it all means

Well, that was ugly. No other way to put it.
It was the Oilers worst seven-game stretch of the season putting up an awful .357 points percentage. There were moments reminiscent of the Decade Of Darkness and there were times I’m sure many turned off their TVs.
What made things tough, too, is five of those seven games were at home where Edmonton only won a single game — a 2-1 win over L.A. Edmonton bled goals giving up four-plus goals four times.
The underlying numbers were not pleasant for Edmonton, either. At even-strength, they ranked among the worst in every stat I’ve tracked this year as they didn’t really do anything good whatsoever.
If anything, the one real positive we could take away from this stretch of games is the team has continued to be red hot operating at a top of the league clip. As a whole, Edmonton’s powerplay numbers this year have been operating at a historic clip. It’s currently ranked 2nd all-time — a half percent behind the 1977-78 Montreal Canadiens.
Edmonton’s skid gets tough tonight against the St. Louis Blues, but they see some reprieve with more favourable matchups against teams like the Canucks, Canadiens, Sabres and Rangers.
Any early-season lead the Oilers built has since been squandered. They’re now in the midst of an absolute brawl in the Western Conference with four points separating the top of the Pacific Division, and the second wildcard spot.
Edmonton needs to bounce back to keep their playoff hopes up.
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