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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&#8230; not-so-bright spots. Jack Campbell struggled once again posting a .833 save percentage. His game hasn&#8217;t been good enough, and I&#8217;m very sure that he&#8217;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&#8217;s see if they can rack up some wins.
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leo from the office on the powerplay. 1-0 oilers. <a href="https://t.co/p4VQT7nylf">pic.twitter.com/p4VQT7nylf</a>
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joel eriksson ek, because of course, ties it up at 1. <a href="https://t.co/462W4auWQS">pic.twitter.com/462W4auWQS</a>
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connor mcdavid regains the oilers&#39; lead. <a href="https://t.co/CBsAcMzCaT">pic.twitter.com/CBsAcMzCaT</a>
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kirill kaprizov makes it 2-2. <a href="https://t.co/3GkSxbFIQU">pic.twitter.com/3GkSxbFIQU</a>
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frederick gaudreau makes it 3-2. <a href="https://t.co/t24S0Qle7T">pic.twitter.com/t24S0Qle7T</a>
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last night, this was goaltender interference. 
tonight? crickets. <a href="https://t.co/FZJCoDZwry">pic.twitter.com/FZJCoDZwry</a>
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sam steel makes it 4-2 for the wild. <a href="https://t.co/d6yYmL0Sog">pic.twitter.com/d6yYmL0Sog</a>
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the wild get number five on the night. <a href="https://t.co/mmDNBgOKXt">pic.twitter.com/mmDNBgOKXt</a>
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hey wouldya look at that! klim kostin has his first with the oilers. <a href="https://t.co/O5ztim4GxY">pic.twitter.com/O5ztim4GxY</a>
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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.
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https://twitter.com/zjlaing/status/1598490241907978240

https://twitter.com/zjlaing/status/1598498148238127105

https://twitter.com/zjlaing/status/1598499811501936640

https://twitter.com/zjlaing/status/1598503063320670209

https://twitter.com/zjlaing/status/1598504494303961089

https://twitter.com/zjlaing/status/1598505257671462912

https://twitter.com/zjlaing/status/1598512813487820800

https://twitter.com/zjlaing/status/1598517090595786752

https://twitter.com/zjlaing/status/1598520645071286272

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Zach Laing is the Nation Network’s news director and senior columnist. He can be followed on Twitter at<a href="http://www.twitter.com/zjlaing"> @zjlaing</a>, or reached by email at zach@oilersnation.com.

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