The Edmonton Oilers stormed back from an early 2-0 deficit, only to sag in a 43-second stretch of the 3rd…punctuated by defensive breakdowns by two rather unlikely culprits. Make the final 4-3 Wild, dropping the Edmonton Oilers season record to 3-and-7…
…with the undefeated Montreal Canadians up next. Gulp.
9 Things:
9. Yes, he gave up 4 goals, but you could not really fault Cam Talbot on any of the four. And it is hard to argue that he didn’t give his team “the save”, either, as I felt he did. Exhibit “A”: The larceny he committed on Jason Zucker with 3 1/2 minutes to go in the 2nd, after a prolonged fire drill in the Oilers zone.