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GAME NIGHT: Edmonton Oilers at Columbus Blue Jackets (Edmonton Sun)

Connor McDavid is in a race with Jonathan Huberdeau for his fourth Art Ross trophy as the NHL's top point producer. He has back-to-back three-point games. And ...

Kuemper has five shutouts, No. 4 in the NHL. 3. Kuemper has quietly been a saving machine in net. Roslovic’s high was 12 goals before this breakout in the last month. Article content Article content Article content

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The Day After: Oilers drop winnable game in Columbus, Golden ... (Oilers Nation)

The Oilers looked like a team less than 48 hours removed from clinching a playoff spot on Sunday afternoon in Columbus.

It looked like they had things in the bag, as the Golden Knights were up 4-2 late in the third period, but the Sharks rallied and tied the game with one second left on the clock. - This loss pretty much guarantees that the L.A. Kings will be Edmonton’s opponent in the first round of the playoffs. Put them away early and take the life out of the game.” – Zach Hyman, on the Oilers failing to put the Blue Jackets away. If he’s better by then, Nurse could rejoin the team when they return home to finish their season against the San Jose Sharks and Vancouver Canucks in order to get some reps in before the playoffs. Hopefully he won’t be out that long.” – Tyson Barrie, on Darnell Nurse missing the game due to a lower-body injury. Do you think you can put together the ultimate playoff bracket? Edmonton’s power-play ran dry and the Blue Jackets wound up with a power-play of their own shortly after thanks to a too man men on the ice call. - All eyes were on the Sharks and Vegas Golden Knights on Sunday night. But the Oilers lacked a killer instinct in Columbus as they failed to put away a team that’s much, much weaker than them. You have to find a way to be personally sharp.” – Jay Woodcroft, on what the team took away from the loss. Instead, to Columbus’ credit, despite having nothing to play for, they took the opportunity and battled their way back. Evander Kane opened the scoring early in the first period and then Leon Draisaitl gave Edmonton another lead in the second period after Columbus tied things up.

Oilers' Evander Kane: Scores in third straight game (CBSSports.com)

Kane scored a goal on seven shots and went minus-2 in Sunday's 5-2 loss to the Blue Jackets. Kane tallied at 3:08 of the contest on a feed from Connor ...

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Oilers unable to clinch 2nd seed in Pacific Division as Blue Jackets ... (CBC.ca)

Rookie Nick Blankenburg scored his first NHL goal and added an assist to help the Columbus Blue Jackets beat Edmonton 5-2 on Sunday afternoon, ...

He trails only Toronto's Auston Matthews, who has 58 goals and is on track to become the first 60-goal scorer in the last 10 years. McDavid contributed his 75th assist, putting him second in the NHL behind Jonathan Huberdeau, and tying his career season-high. And on a personal level, we can be sharper. They put a lot into the game." "It's a dream come true, just to score a goal at home against Edmonton to go up 3-2 with 10 minutes left," Blankenburg said. "They are a real dangerous team.

Player grades: Edmonton Oilers lose the plot in final frame, fall 5-2 in ... (Edmonton Journal)

Oilers 2, Blue Jackets 5 This one had “trap game” written all over it, and sure enough, the Edmonton Oilers walked right into it.

Unable to solve Merzlikins on a couple of excellent looks of his own. Lost a battle deep in the o-zone that started the sequence of pain on the 4-2. Opened the scoring on a wicked wrist shot 3 minutes in, the first of 7 shots he fired on net. Did pop one puck free for a good Hyman chance, and set up the same winger for a breakaway shot that missed the target, Strong on the PK as well, especially one sequence where he carried the puck the full length of the ice and killed some time deep in the o-zone. Exposed on the 4-2 when he was positioned as the high forward when Ceci pinched but decisively lost the foot race that followed resulting in a wide-open 2-on-1. Had a strong game, dangerous on the attack, hustling on the back check. Missed the net on his own best chance after a good setup by Draisaitl. His on-ice shares of shots attempts were an impressive 21-5; of shots on goal 14-4; but of high danger chances, 4-4. Fired 6 shots of his own and earned his 32nd assist of the season on Draisaitl’s powerplay goal. Made a number of excellent saves, a couple of them with a little help from his friends the posts. The usual solid grinding, but missed the net on his best chances, including a breakaway that he put over the crossbar. His only impact on the game was a goalie interference penalty he took when he crashed into Elvis Merzlikins with a little help from CBJ d-man Vladislav Gavrikov. Had one good look from the slot off a Draisaitl feed but inexplicably decided to pass off and the chance disappeared. Nothing egregious, but couldn’t disrupt the pass on the 2-on-1 that sealed the deal with 3:15 to play.

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