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Oilers look to rebound from Game 1 thumping by Chicago

After being routed in Game 1, the Edmonton Oilers have to quickly get on track when they host the Chicago Blackhawks in the second game of their best-of-five Western Conference qualifying round series on Monday night.

The 6-4 result in Saturday's Game 1 was perhaps a little flattering to the Oilers, who scored twice in the final four minutes to make the score respectable. In between those last four minutes and Connor McDavid's opening score at 2:34 of the first period, however, Chicago dominated most of the play.

The Blackhawks responded to McDavid's goal by building a 4-1 lead by the end of the opening period, and then led 6-2 after the first two frames.