Leon Draisaitl had a goal and an assist to extend his point streak to 14 games, and the Edmonton Oilers held off a late push for a 4-2 win over the Seattle Kraken at Climate Pledge Arena on Saturday. This is the first time in Connor McDavid’s career that the Oilers have won two games in a row without a point from 97.
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins scored for the third straight game, and Vasily Podkolzin and Jeff Skinner also scored for the Oilers (24-12-3), who have won their last three. Calvin Pickard had 15 saves. #oilers #edmontonoilers #nhl
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Missed ur commentary on the stream, but it easy a good game
Happy about the win. Couldn’t participate in any streams, but thanks for being steady Eddie with the post game recaps Austin! I always appreciate listening to your breakdowns!
So we tied with L A , the team played well but we still need another d-man that's solid at home dman if it fits our budget..
A couple things on the topic of the McDavid rut:
1. He seemed to be using a new stick tonight, going back to the SuperTacks line that he used earlier in his career instead of the JetSpeed that he’s used for the past few seasons. I would imagine this change was made in attempt to help get out of that rut.
2. I saw a screenshot of a Jack Michaels tweet reporting on an interesting stat that this was “the first time in Connor McDavid’s career that the Oilers have won two games in a row without a point from 97.”
Great sum-up
I feel like the Oil is are playing in 3rd gear. Still racking up wins, but struggling to bury teams they are outplaying. The team as it is constituted might only have a 4th gear. A trade or two. A healthy Kane return & They’ll be set for a cup run!
Brown and Nuge played solid !!
Game 39. Long post follows with base game statistics including some for the Seattle Kraken. Read, don't read, up to you. These are BASE stats not detailed ones. My comments and observations at the end.
Statistics for Edmonton Oilers at Seattle Kraken January 4th, 2025
Edmonton Oilers:
Podkolzin 1 Goal
J Skinner 1 Goal
Nuge 1 Goal
Draisaitl 1 Goal (Empty Netter), 1 Primary Assist
Arvidsson 1 Primary Assist (Empty Netter), 1 Secondary Assist
Kapanen 1 Primary Assist
Ryan 1 Secondary Assist
C Brown 1 Primary Assist
Kulak 1 Secondary Assist
Bouchard 1 Secondary Assist (Empty Netter)
Pickard 15 Saves on 17 Shots = .882 Save %age
Seattle Kraken:
Stephenson 1 Goal
Schwartz 1 Goal
Dunn 1 Primary Assist
Kakko 1 Secondary Assist
Grubauer 28 Saves on 31 Shots = .903 Save %age (58 Minutes played)
Oilers Kraken
Shots on Goal 32 17
Hits 7 23
Faceoffs Won 33 25
PP 0/1 0/2
Penalty Mins 4 2
Giveaways 18 (15 per NST) 16 (14 per NST)
Takeaways 5 (3 per NST) 6 (5 per NST)
Blocked Shots 21 (17 per NST) 19 (16 per NST)
3 Stars: 3-Nuge (1G), 2-Podkolzin (1G), 1-Draisaitl (1G (EN), 1 Assist)
Player TOI PP TOI PK TOI SOG +/- PIM Hits Blocks Giveaways Takeaways
Nurse 25:00 0:36 1:27 0 0 0 3 4 0 0
Ekholm 24:13 0:36 2:31 2 0 0 1 4 1 1
Bouchard 21:01 1:24 0:00 2 2 2 0 2 0 0
Kulak 20:40 0:00 1:34 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
Stecher 14:53 0:00 0:00 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
Emberson 13:15 0:00 2:28 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
McDavid 22:10 1:24 0:00 6 1 2 0 0 5 0
Nuge 19:58 1:24 2:15 2 1 0 0 2 1 0
C Brown 19:24 0:00 1:31 1 1 0 0 1 2 0
Draisaitl 18:06 1:24 0:00 4 1 0 0 1 1 0
Janmark 16:22 0:00 1:34 4 0 0 0 2 1 0
Henrique 15:25 0:36 2:12 1 -1 0 0 1 1 0
Hyman 15:08 1:24 0:00 2 0 0 0 1 0 1
Arvidsson 12:30 0:00 0:00 2 1 0 0 1 0 0
Podkolzin 11:52 0:00 0:10 2 1 0 2 0 0 0
J Skinner 9:22 0:36 0:00 2 0 0 1 0 0 0
Kapanen 8:51 0:36 0:15 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
Ryan 7:57 0:00 0:00 0 1 0 0 1 1 1
Oilers Faceoff Breakdown:
Won Lost Percent
McDavid 12 9 57.1
Henrique 9 5 64.3
Draisaitl 9 5 64.3
Ryan 1 4 20.0
Nuge 1 0 100.0
Janmark 1 0 100.0
J Skinner 0 1 0.00
Arvidsson 0 1 00.0
Kraken's Faceoff Breakdown:
Won Lost Percent
McTavish 13 2 86.7
Strome 6 5 54.5
Lundestrom 3 5 37.5
Carlsson 2 3 40.0
Vatrano 1 0 100.0
Harkins 1 1 50.0
Fabbri 1 1 50.0
Leason 0 1 0.00
Still feeling awful and still waiting on eye surgery so personal comments will be limited.
From the stats: Oilers really outshot Seattle (32 to 17), Seattle really hit a lot more than the Oilers (23 to 7). Oilers were better on faceoffs (33 to 25). Neither side scored on the PP so both PK's at 100% (Oilers had one chance, Seattle 2 on the PP). Oilers had slightly more giveaways and blocked shots and one less Takeaway.
Podkolzin scored. Nuge scored again. At one point it was 3-0 Oilers. Pickard didn't get a lot of work.
Unfortunately both LA and Vegas won their games so we just keep pace.
Take care all
Finally Edmonton breaks the empty net curse! Lol
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Pods is my new favourite Oiler. Every shift, you can tell he's hustling. Love that guy.