That’s one hell of a way to lose a hockey game.

On Thursday evening, the Edmonton Oilers played the sixth of seven on this road trip. This time, it was a matchup against the Tampa Bay Lightning, with the Oilers falling 2-1 in overtime on the second game of a back-to-back, moving their season record to 9-9-5. Let’s take a look at what happened in this one.

For the first time in a while, the Oilers scored the first goal of the game. It took just 92 seconds to get on the board, as Leon Draisaitl picked off a breakout attempt and found Trent Frederic in the slot. Frederic one-timed it home for his second goal of the season.

The score stood at 1-0 until two and a half minutes left in the game, as Nick Paul walked into the Oilers zone and roofed it on Calvin Pickard to tie the game up at one. It looked as if the Lightning were offside, but the Oilers didn’t challenge.

Unfortunately, the Edmonton Overtime Merchants were unable to win in overtime, as Andrei Vasilevskiy made a terrific save on Jack Roslovic on one end, before Jake Guentzel ended it on a breakaway.

Low-scoring games tend to be boring, but this one wasn’t. The Oilers were fired out of the cannon in the first period, finishing hits and causing turnovers. It was a very chippy game, and as the game wore on, the Oilers’ fatigue started to show. Still, they preserved and nearly pulled out a win.

This was a loss, but just like the game against the Washington Capitals the night before, the Oilers played well. It’s easily the best they’ve played over a 120-minute span this season. It’s hard to say they deserved a win in this one, but they got in at 2:30 AM ET, so a point is a solid result.

Calvin Pickard is the only reason they got that point. The veteran netminder looked like a player playing for a job, stopping 33 of 35 shots for a .943 save percentage. He’s earned himself some more time, and maybe even a start on Saturday.

Jake Walman took a beating in this game. First, he was drilled hard by Curtis Douglas, with Darnell Nurse dropping the mitts with the 6-foot-9 forward. Then, he blocked a shot and was wobbled. Overall, Walman played a little over 10 minutes. Alec Regula was the only Oilers’ defenceman who played fewer minutes, and he was hit in the head with a puck, but returned later that period.

Coming into this game, the Oilers were outscored 15-0 when Brett Kulak was on the ice during five-on-five play in November. That streak came to an end as he was on the ice when Trent Frederic scored. Kulak had a solid game.

History almost itself. Frederic’s first goal came in another low-scoring game, a 2-0 victory over the New York Rangers at the start of the season. The Oilers held onto a 1-0 lead for a long period before Adam Henrique buried the puck into an empty net. Unfortunately, the same didn’t happen on Thursday.

The Oilers rarely win in Tampa Bay, with the most recent win coming on Nov. 8, 2022, the same game Evander Kane suffered a serious wrist injury. Before that game, their most recent win came all the way back in 2009.

Saturday is the final game of this road trip from hell, as it’s a Stanley Cup Final rematch from the past two years. Time to get some revenge, as that game has a 5:00 PM start time.