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Not bad, boys.
Not bad at all.
After a frustrating, rejecting, all-around *insert adjective here* performance against the Seattle Kraken Tuesday, the Oilers held a players only meeting Wednesday ahead of practice. Whatever was said worked, because the Oilers played one of their better games of the year last night.
They came out strong and Leon Draisaitl got them on the board 9:26 into the game on the powerplay. Kailer Yamamoto got a big one short-handed at the 18:40 mark, and the Oilers were off to the races. Come the second the Islanders responded with Mat Barzal scoring at the 4:42 mark, while Dylan Holloway and Zach Hyman later got on the board.
While Cal Clutterbuck got on the board late in the period, it wasn’t enough for the Islanders to get close.
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here is leon draisaitl's goal that made it a 1-0 game. pic.twitter.com/jZTYMNcH9J
— zach (@zjlaing) January 6, 2023
the wee yam makes it 2-0 with a short-handed goal. pic.twitter.com/X6AGfMnCqP
— zach (@zjlaing) January 6, 2023
mat barzal goes bar down to cut the oilers' lead to one. pic.twitter.com/LkQ6ksmKEY
— zach (@zjlaing) January 6, 2023
one helluva shot from dylan holloway gives the oilers a 3-1 lead. pic.twitter.com/2otON1xwxo
— zach (@zjlaing) January 6, 2023
zach hyman capitalizes on a breakaway and makes it a 4-1 game. pic.twitter.com/MrTVJCkaz6
— zach (@zjlaing) January 6, 2023
cal clutterbuck makes it a 4-2 game/ pic.twitter.com/3ggQxG25rv
— zach (@zjlaing) January 6, 2023
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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