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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
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.

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.

Games 37-43:
PP% — 22.7, 17th overall.
PK% — 76.9, 15th.

Season totals:
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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