Just when you start to toast this Oilers team for their growing character, developing culture and commitment to each other, they lose by three. When the horn sounded in Vancouver Sunday evening and the Edmonton Oilers won their 17th game of the season, I fired out the following tweet:“One of the most impressive things about this Edmonton Oilers team so far this season is how they refuse to get on a losing streak. Khara, however, took a hooking penalty early in the second period that provided a power play that resulted in a goal by Artem Anismov. It was three goals on eight shots in the second period on Koskinen and inspired Tippett to give the six-foot-seven Finn the hook in favour of Mike Smith. The Oilers came into the game with a 9-2 record versus the Eastern Conference, the second best record in the NHL.

Source: National Post December 05, 2019 12:56 UTC