The Oilers’ third line of Ryan, Perlini and Kassian was on the ice together for 9:28 of 5v5 time and outshot the Blue Jackets 12-3. They had the best SF% of any Oilers forward line and their 12 shots on goal matched what the McDavid line was able to do, even though they played 2:30 more. On the downside, it was another rough game for the Oilers’ second line of Nugent-Hopkins, Draisaitl, and Yamamoto. Advertisement - Continue Reading BelowTonight, with Nugent-Hopkins in COVID protocol, the Oilers coaching staff will have some interesting decisions to make. The third line was humming pretty well against Columbus, so do they reward one of those players with a spot on the Draisaitl line?

Source: The Nation December 18, 2021 16:55 UTC