The Edmonton Oilers will glance to rebound from their lopsided opening-night loss after they host the Chicago Blackhawks on Saturday.
The Oilers had been thumped 6-0 through the visiting Winnipeg Jets on Wednesday. Edmonton goaltender Stuart Skinner allowed 5 aims on 13 photographs ahead of Calvin Pickard changed him.
“We were given punched lovely just right, however we’ve got all the time been ready to reply,” Oilers trainer Kris Knoblauch stated. “Closing yr, I used to be pleased with our guys, after we did have a nasty recreation we normally replied actually smartly. We’re going to see this weekend. It is one recreation. After this weekend, undoubtedly that will probably be a inform of the place we’re at.”
The Oilers will search a greater efficiency after they proceed their four-game homestand opposed to the Blackhawks. Edmonton received all 3 conferences between the golf equipment ultimate season. The Oilers picked up a 4-1 victory on house ice on Dec. 12, edged the Blackhawks 2-1 on Jan. 9 in Chicago after which earned a 3-0 victory in Edmonton on Jan. 25.
Ahead Leon Draisaitl recorded aims in 8 directly contests opposed to the Blackhawks relationship again to Nov. 20, 2021, till he did not to find the online within the Jan. 25 recreation. Alternatively, he had 3 assists within the latter contest.
Saturday is the primary of 3 conferences between the Oilers and Blackhawks. The groups will meet in Chicago on each Jan. 11 and Feb. 5.
Chicago arrives in Edmonton for the second one recreation of a back-to-back set searching for its first win of the season.
The Blackhawks, on a four-game street commute to start out the season, misplaced 2-1 in time beyond regulation to the Winnipeg Jets on Friday after losing their season opener 5-2 to the Utah Hockey Membership on Tuesday.
Ryan Donato had the lone Chicago objective in Winnipeg, and the Blackhawks had been 1:04 from choosing up their first victory of the season ahead of Jets ahead Mark Scheifele tied it after which received it in time beyond regulation.
“We performed a forged recreation,” Donato stated. “(Blackhawks goalie Arvid Soderblom) performed nice, however you have to play 60 mins of excellent hockey, now not 59. On the finish of the day, we did some just right issues, however it is simply now not just right sufficient.
“We are roughly ill of (in search of positives). We are at some degree now the place we’ve numerous veteran guys who’ve been across the league — those ethical victories can handiest ultimate for goodbye, and I believe guys are getting ill of it, and it is simply now not just right sufficient. Now we have were given to play 60 mins of excellent hockey and are available out with a win.”
Captain Nick Foligno and ahead Teuvo Teravainen scored the Blackhawks’ aims in Salt Lake Town.
Connor Bedard, the NHL’s Calder Trophy winner as rookie of the yr ultimate season, has two assists via two video games. The nineteen-year-old middle scored a objective in his lone recreation opposed to the Oilers ultimate season.
Chicago goalie Petr Mrazek, who might be in line Saturday after Soderblom performed Friday, stopped 22 of the 26 photographs he confronted at Utah. He’s 3-6-0 with an .895 save proportion and a three.01 goals-against moderate in 10 occupation appearances opposed to Edmonton.
Soderblom misplaced his handiest occupation get started opposed to the Oilers 5-4 on Nov. 30, 2022, when he made 36 saves.
–Box Stage Media
