The Oilers in Seven — part six: Please make it stop
By Zach Laing
4 years agoHello, hello, hello.
Welcome back to part six 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.
Feedback is welcome in the comments, or on Twitter.
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
Games 37-43: 2-4-1, .357
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
Games 37-43: 2-4-1, .357
Season record: 21-17-5, ,547 points %, 17th in the NHL
Games 1-7:
PP% – 45.5, 1st overall.
PK% – 88.5, 5th.
PP% – 45.5, 1st overall.
PK% – 88.5, 5th.
Games 8-15:
PP% — 9.5, 26th overall.
PK% — 81.8, 18th.
PP% — 9.5, 26th overall.
PK% — 81.8, 18th.
Games 16-22:
PP% — 39.1, 2nd overall.
PK% — 92.0, 3rd.
PP% — 39.1, 2nd overall.
PK% — 92.0, 3rd.
Games 23-29:
PP% — 35.7, 4th overall.
PK% — 85.0, 10th.
PP% — 35.7, 4th overall.
PK% — 85.0, 10th.
Games 30-36:
PP% — 28.5, 6th overall.
PK% — 68.7, 28th.
PP% — 28.5, 6th overall.
PK% — 68.7, 28th.
Games 37-43:
PP% — 22.7, 17th overall.
PK% — 76.9, 15th.
PP% — 22.7, 17th overall.
PK% — 76.9, 15th.
Season totals:
PP% — 30.0, 1st overall.
PK% — 83.6, 4th.
PP% — 30.0, 1st overall.
PK% — 83.6, 4th.
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 | RATE G37-43 + LEAGUE RANK | SEASON TOTALS |
| CF% | 44.02 – 30TH | 50.13 — 16TH | 48.97 — 18TH | 47.45 — 23RD | 45.43 — 29TH | 46.08 — 23RD | 47.11 — 28TH |
| GF% | 54.55 – 10TH | 50.00 — 17TH | 48.65 — 18TH | 44.12 — 24TH | 30.00 — 31ST | 36.24 — 30TH | 44.04 — 28TH |
| XGF% | 41.96 – 30TH | 53.25 — 10TH | 52.79 — 8TH | 48.58 — 20TH | 42.15 — 29TH | 49.55 — 14TH | 48.30 — 24TH |
| GF/60 | 3.1 — 9TH | 1.89 — 29TH | 3.19 — 10TH | 2.5 — 15TH | 1.56 — 30TH | 2.19 — 26TH | 2.36 — 29TH |
| GA/60 | 2.58 — 11TH | 1.89 — 4TH | 3.36 — 25TH | 3.16 — 24TH | 3.65 — 30TH | 3.53 — 25TH | 3 — 24TH |
| TEAM SH% | 12.95 – 3RD | 6.25 — 28TH | 10.71 — 9TH | 8.57 — 14TH | 5.56 — 30TH | 7.78 — 25TH | 8.35 — 21ST |
| TEAM SV% | .9167 – 11TH | 93.23 — 4TH | 88.82 — 23RD | 90.59 — 23RD | 88.33 — 30TH | 87.86 — 28TH | 90.15 — 25TH |
| PDO | 1.046 – 3RD | 99.5 — 20TH | 99.5 — 16TH | 99.2 — 19TH | 93.9 — 30TH | 95.6 — 29TH | 98.5 — 27TH |
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 | RATE G37-43 + LEAGUE RANK | SEASON TOTALS |
| CF% | 43.96 — 30TH | 50.56 — 17TH | 49.23 — 19TH | 45.96 — 25TH | 47.66 — 23RD | 46.66 — 22ND | 47.43 — 27TH |
| GF% | 59.57 — 5TH | 45.45 — 23RD | 54.00 — 9TH | 45.24 — 24TH | 39.53 — 28TH | 41.30 — 28TH | 47.89 — 23RD |
| XGF% | 40.50 — 30TH | 52.59 — 12TH | 50.49 — 14TH | 47.41 — 24TH | 47.18 — 22ND | 51.74 — 10TH | 48.51 — 22ND |
| GF/60 | 3.95 — 3RD | 1.84 — 30TH | 3.83 — 5TH | 2.68 — 16TH | 2.42 — 26TH | 2.71 — 25TH | 2.88 — 19TH |
| GA/60 | 2.68 — 11TH | 2.21 — 5TH | 3.26 — 19TH | 3.25 — 24TH | 3.7 — 30TH | 3.85 — 27TH | 3.13 — 21ST |
| TEAM SH% | 15.64 — 1ST | 6.07 — 29TH | 12.80 — 4TH | 9.45 — 17TH | 8.17 — 23RD | 9.22 — 22ND | 9.98 — 14TH |
| TEAM SV% | .9177 — 9TH | 92.50 — 4TH | 88.78 — 22ND | 90.50 — 21ST | 87.50 — 30TH | 87.38— 27TH | 89.85 — 23RD |
| PDO | 1.074 — 1ST | 0.986 — 23RD | 101.6 — 10TH | 99.9 — 19TH | 95.7 — 29TH | 96.6 — 27TH | 99.8 — 18TH |
Stats via Natural Stat Trick, glossary with definitions here.
Player Stats
Stats via Hockey Reference
What it all means
The Oilers are playing some of the worst hockey of their season this last month. It’s been… rough to say the least.
For the second seven-game set, the Oilers put up an awful .357 points percentage bringing up some awful memories as the team continues to sputter. Edmonton needs to look at their defensive zone play as one of the roots of these issues.
For the fourth set in a row, Edmonton has given up 3 or more GA/60 and are amongst the bottom of the barrel in that stat all season long. Goals for, too, have largely dried up in recent weeks.
Mike Smith’s ability to give good goaltending at the start of the year is gone, but the good news is the bottom-six is seeming to wake up and contribute more than they had early in the season.
All in all, Edmonton has been shot and they can’t control the bleeding. At even-strength, I’m expecting there to be some positive regression in the future. Edmonton’s shooting percentage and save percentage are both unsustainably low and could provide some room for the team to bounce back in the next set of games.
The Oilers are continuing their eastern road trip with a stop in Boston Saturday morning, before rolling through Toronto and Montreal. They head back west for an away game against Calgary, then embark on a homestand against Nashville, Arizona, and Calgary once again to close out their next seven-game set.
Banked points from early this season are dwindling away and if Edmonton wants to be playoff-bound, they need to bounce back in this seven-game set.
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