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The Day After Highlights 24.0: Edmonton Oilers lose 5-3 to Minnesota Wild
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By Zach Laing
Dec 2, 2022, 08:00 ESTUpdated: Dec 2, 2022, 11:28 EST
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Far from an ideal night.
A tough one, at that. The Oilers have had a rigorous travel schedule the last 10+ days with an east coast road trip, one game at home, then a mid-west back-to-back.
And on Thursday night against the Minnesota Wild, the Oilers looked gassed. It cost them as they lost 5-3.
There were some bright spots for the Oilers. Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl both had two-point nights with each scoring a goal and an assist. Evan Bouchard got on the scoresheet for the fourth game in a row with an assist. Klim Kostin, with three seconds left on the clock, got his first with the Oilers.
There were also some uh… not-so-bright spots. Jack Campbell struggled once again posting a .833 save percentage. His game hasn’t been good enough, and I’m very sure that he’s more than aware of it. While the Oilers scored first, they allowed two back-to-back goals in the second. Yin and the Yang, I suppose.
All in all, the Oilers are heading back home for a nice little homestand. Let’s see if they can rack up some wins.
THE DAY AFTER IS PRESENTED BY BETWAY
joel eriksson ek, because of course, ties it up at 1.
connor mcdavid regains the oilers' lead.
kirill kaprizov makes it 2-2.
frederick gaudreau makes it 3-2.
last night, this was goaltender interference. tonight? crickets.
the wild get number five on the night.
hey wouldya look at that! klim kostin has his first with the oilers.
Zach Laing is the Nation Network’s news director and senior columnist. He can be followed on Twitter at @zjlaing, or reached by email at zach@oilersnation.com.
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