The Edmonton Oilers fell behind and met with a great goalkeeping performance in a 3-0 loss: Cult of Hockey Players Grade

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The Edmonton Oilers fell victim to two sets of defensive breakdowns, one and the other. Best of his 50-save performance by Islanders goalkeeper Ilya Sorokin in a 3–0 loss.

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Incidentally, this is an Edmonton club record for most shots at net in a shutout. The Oilers also went 0-5 on PP and allowed Shorty 1-2 on penalties.

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The effort was definitely better. But they again slowly started from the back. It’s hard at its best, let alone when you’re ‘goaled’.

Here’s the story on the tape…

Cult of Hockey Player Grade

Jack Campbell6. Close door 1^st His teammates took longer to warm up (1^st shot was 12 minutes).Dobson kick save, 1 staff^st The period wrapped around and Nelson’s close-range chance put him in his place with seven seconds left^st. allow 3 in 2^nd2, 3 for near-field deflection^rd Explodes at point-blank range within weak defense range. Stopped 28 of 31. A decent bounce effort from Campbell.

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Connor McDavid5. If you play along the wall, you can clear one zone.^st Period PK also no shoot in the early stages. He walked 4 Islanders on his way to the net in 2^nd A period rush but I couldn’t solve Sorokin. Fed Draisaitl in Dangerous 2^nd Period PP Chance. Chance to Ceci with a lot of spin and charge. lightning bolt 3^rd Hyman’s period rush turned into shots and rebounds. It came off his coverage of 1-0. 55% for him on draw night.

Warren Fogel5. Played a straight and hard match. Hard drive through slot 2^ndrifled a wrist shot that Hyman attempted twice to smash the rebound on two hits.

Zach Hyman6. Probably the best Euler. There are 11 (count ’em) shots on the net and none of them show up. Diligent Circular Rush at NYI in 1^st It ends with a wraparound attempt. Draisaitl’s beautiful pass netted hard, but Sorokin flashed his right pad with a backhand.His two shots on Forgere’s rebound^ndThe first shot from McDavid’s Rush^rd and then rebound.

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darnell nurse6. Oilers best pairing. 23-19, 53% 5v5, 5-7 high risk for/against. 3 shots at 26:48 (to lead the team). I took a penalty.

Kodi Cesi6. A few shots, a few hits, 20-15, 57% CF 5v5. He and his nurse didn’t matter.

Leon dry cite5. The official whistled a sketchy phone call to him^st 29 mates killed it after Leon slammed Lee to the board. Twice on two same shifts, not just one turnover^nd, leading to shots against .Just missed 2 top corners^nd Period PP. Giving Bouchard a chance for his PP, the shot was blocked. 5 shots.

Ryan Nugent Hopkins5. Good 1^st The period shot caused panic in the islanders’ creases. minus 3^rd Period PP and hit the crossbar with the resulting man advantage. It was his pass tipped that led to the Islanders breaking him 1-0, but in the opposite direction he was 2-3.

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Jesse Purjujärvi5. Recorded a rebound for Nijmelainen at net once^stA smart snapshot from the .2 Rush^ndDecent foresight, 0 hits.

Brett Clack4. Failed to get close enough to the opponents to prevent a pass up front at 2-0. 3-0 puck had his career, but didn’t. It was such a night for him. Neither had a primary responsibility, but they weren’t very helpful.

Evan Bouchard3. Try to be really rough. 2-0 went in straight off the stick at the slot. Holloway almost flipped Bouchard’s point shot home. A3^rd Period PP shot blocked.

Ryan McLeod5. He seemed a little more confident. I turned the puck back to Bouchard for a chance. A particularly good shot from a rush that Sorokin stepped into. Only 38% in a draw.

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Matthias Janmark4. Be quiet. All boxcars are zero.

kilm costin4.1^st Period Shot, 1 of 3. painted 3^rd Period PP. 2 hits. Move to row 4 late in the game.

marcus nimelainenCreate 5.1^st Purjujärvi made a period chance with a shot that held down the rebound. 2 hits, 8:45 playtime, all 5v5.

Tyson Barry3. Much of his game went well, but there were two glaring errors. At 1-0 couldn’t keep his man in front. Then forced to bring down his man after a blocked shot, the Islanders scored on the resulting power play. In PP he could not push one home he part of two units.

Brad Malone5. Dangerous 2^nd A period shot with Sorokin padding. 2 shots, 3 hits, 75% in a draw, 1:05 in penalties. consistent effort.

Dylan Holloway5.A2^nd The period zone continues to bring opportunities to the top of the slots. 2^nd period clear.just missed his his one^st NHL goals in 3^rd period deflection. Played a healthier 10:39, including his 1:30 on the power play.

Derek Ryan5. Rough D-zone work of 2^nd It led to a pass that gave Malone an opportunity. Spin-O-Rama Chance In The 2^nd.

The Oilers are “well” 10-10 right now. Rangers next.

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