The Edmonton Oilers have picked up at least a point in their last five games.

Unfortunately, Tuesday’s game against the Nashville Predators saw the Oilers fall 4-3 in overtime in the second game of a back-to-back. By getting a point, the Oilers move into a tie for first in the Pacific Division, albeit with three more games played than the Vegas Golden Knights. Let’s take a look at what happened in this one.

Andrew Mangiapane played his second consecutive game, and just three minutes into the first period, turned the puck over at the Predators’ blue line. The initial odd-man rush was snuffed out, but Steven Stamkos picked up the loose puck at the faceoff dot and ripped it past Tristan Jarry.

With about three minutes left in the first period, the Oilers’ lethal power play got a chance. A cross ice pass to the front of the net found Leon Draisaitl at the side of the net, but he was stopped. Picking up the rebound was Zach Hyman, who scored his second goal in as many games.

Early in the second period, the Oilers took a penalty but had a strong kill. Shortly after the kill ended about three minutes into the middle frame, the Predators restored their lead. Matthew Wood’s shot from the point was stopped, but Erik Haula banged in the rebound.

It’s been well known that Draisaitl dominates the Predators, and this game was no different. Seven minutes into the second, the Oilers forced a turnover in the offensive zone after a faceoff loss. Draisaitl got some separation, and Kasperi Kapanen found him with a nice pass for the one-time goal.

The Oilers got their first lead of the game thanks to another power play goal with seven minutes left in the second. Again, it was Hyman right in front of the net who was the first to get to the loose puck, a typical goal for the winger. Unfortunately, the Predators tied the game just 38 seconds later.

In overtime, Ryan O’Reilly flipped the puck over Evan Bouchard in the neutral zone, which would’ve led to a breakaway for an exhausted Roman Josi. However, Jarry came out to play it, getting a stick on it at the same time Josi did. A quick pass from Brady Skjei to Josi in the corner allowed the Predators’ defenceman to walk it off in overtime.

The Oilers looked like a team in the second game of a back-to-back. Although the Oilers outshot the Predators 31 to 27, the Predators had 2.72 expected goals to the Oilers’ 1.29 expected goals, according to Natural Stat Trick.

Tristan Jarry and Jake Walman each made their return to the lineup in this game. Walman had a solid game, blocking a shot and playing 17:14 of ice time with two shots on goal. Jarry did not have a good game, allowing four goals on 27 shots for an .852 save percentage. He did make one big save early in the third period, but he needed to be better.

Connor McDavid’s point streak has reached 20 games, as he picked up two assists, both on the power play. Leon Draisaitl continues to play incredible against the Predators, scoring a goal and picking up two assists. Zach Hyman scored twice, giving him 16 goals and 25 points in his last 22 games, after scoring just two assists in his first six games.

Kasperi Kapanen continues to impress on the second line, picking up an assist on Draisaitl’s goal. Vasily Podkolzin had another strong forecheck, this time getting assist on that goal for his troubles. It’s a pretty solid line.

Over the past two games, the line of Mattias Janmark, Curtis Lazar, and Trent Frederic had found success, taking home 78.1 percent of the expected goals over their 21 minutes of action. Ike Howard replaced Lazar on the line in this game, and the trio had 0.02 percent of the expected goals. Yikes.

The third line is also not ideal at the moment. Mangiapane has filled in the past two games, but a bad turnover led to the Predators’ first goal of the game. He played alongside Jack Roslovic and Matt Savoie, with the trio having 51.1 percent of the expected goals. Howard should probably be back on this line, or maybe even Quinn Hutson.

This was the first time the Oilers have lost in their cream-coloured alternate jerseys. Coming into this game, they were 4-0-0 while out-scoring the opposition 30-10. Well, they’re now 4-0-1, with their last game in the jerseys coming on January 31st.

The Oilers are back in action on Thursday, as they return home for one game against the New York Islanders at 7:00 PM MT. Thankfully, the eight-game home stand is quickly approaching after a matchup against the Vancouver Canucks on Saturday.