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McDavid leads the NHL in goals and points with 13 goals and 27 points. Draisaitl is right behind him in the points race with 25 points to his name. Kucherov is currently tied for third with the Boston Bruins’ David Pastrnak with 20 points. It’s no question that McDavid is the best skater in the NHL today. He is incredibly fast, he has fantastic edge work that lets him cut and turn at full speed like few other players in the world can manage, and he has the hands and hockey IQ to make the most of every single tool in his tool box. Draisaitl isn’t that far behind McDavid in the conversation when you talk about the best players. Draisaitl has been a better goal scorer than McDavid, though McDavid seems intent on winning a Rocket Richard this year.
The goaltending though? Talk about a Jekyl and Hyde situation in net for the Oilers. The Oilers brought in Jack Campbell from Toronto to help them shore up their net situation. Campbell has been mostly a back-up during his career, but was the started for the Maple Leafs last year where he had a roller coaster of an up and down season. Through eight starts, he has a 5-3-0 record, which isn’t bad. What is bad? An. 874 SV%, 4. 20 GAA, and he has saved 6. 04 BELOW expected.
Pat Maroon has a five-game point streak against Edmonton, stretching back to the 2018-19 season in two games with the St. Louis Blues. Over that five-game streak, he has recorded four goals and six points. His four-game goal streak against the Oilers was broken in his last game against the Oilers, but he has a two-game assist streak going against them. Corey Perry also carries a two-game assist and point streak against the Oilers into the game with a goal and three points in his previous two games against them.
The Lightning have an all-time record against the Oilers of 19-18-3 with two ties. The last time these two teams met, the Lightning lost 4-1 in Edmonton, but had won the previous five games before that. Over their last 12 games against the Oilers, the Lightning have a 9-2-1 record. The Edmonton Oilers are on the second half of a back-to-back after facing the Washington Capitals in Washington last night, while the Lightning have had a couple days off after playing against the Buffalo Sabres on Saturday. Stuart Skinner was in net for the Oilers last night, so I’d expect Jack Campbell will be playing tonight. Streaks Galore Only Pat Maroon and Corey Perry will enter this game against the Oilers with a point streak against them.
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And few players in the NHL have a better hockey IQ than Kucherov. With these three on the ice, there’s every opportunity for this to be a high scoring, dazzling offensive game. Of course, you also have one of the best goal scorers of the Salary Cap Era in Steven Stamkos, and an elite center in Brayden Point to add in to the Lightning’s side that can make dazzling plays. Edmonton also still has Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Zach Hyman that, while not as talented as Stamkos and Point, are still threats and forwards that play hard.
01 GSAx (Goals Saved Above Expected). Very respectable for a back-up goaltender. Through five starts and six appearances this year, he has a 2-3-0 record, but a. 928 SV%, 2. 62 GAA, and 5. 86 GSAx. I saw that, and had to go look at the game logs. Because either he played extremely well and just average in his two wins, or he’s played pretty well in every game, and the Oilers were just bad in a few of those games. The answer is... he was extremely good in three games, but one game in particular stands out.
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Oilers vs Lightning Odds & Live Scores - February 23, 2022 | The Action NetworkOilers7-5-0+1. 5+1. 5-141o6. 5-113+165Lightning7-4-1u6. 5-1. 5+118u6. 5-110-205Thursday 12:30 a. m. February 24, 2022 Betting Model Projections for 4 NHL Wednesday GamesOilers vs. Lightning: Can Tampa Be Trusted After a Week-Long Break? No props founddateopponentscorespreadover/undermoneylineFeb 16th@NJW 6-3-1. 5 WO 6. 5TB -310Feb 12th@ARIW 4-3-1. 5 LO 6. 5TB -295Feb 11th@COLL 2-3+1. 5 WU 6COL -105Feb 2ndSJW 3-2-1.
More Game Thoughts and Musings When I look at this Edmonton Oilers roster, I feel like there are still some questions down the depth chart. They have an amazing top end, and have bolstered their second line a bit in free agency. Their defense has a couple of very solid contributors at the top with Darnell Nurse and Tyson Barrie and they’re getting good contributions from 23-year-old Evan Bouchard who broke out last season with 43 points in 81 games, with only 7 of his points coming on the power play.
That translates to six extra goals that in theory an NHL average goalie wouldn’t have allowed. Stuart Skinner on the other hand has played some good hockey. He’s only 24-years-old and was a 3rd round draft pick by the Oilers in 2017. He made his debut in 2020-21 with one game. Last year, he had 12 starts, going 6-6-0 with a. 913 SV%, 2. 62 GAA, and 1.
Draisaitl hasn’t won a Rocket Richard, but he has two 50-goal seasons under his belt and was the 2020 Art Ross and Hart Trophy winner. Kucherov of course is no slouch either. While not as good of a goal scorer as Draisaitl, Kucherov has two 40 goal seasons to his name, as well as the 2019 Art Ross and Hart Trophy. Kucherov doesn’t get enough credit for his shooting talent, but without a doubt he’s one of the best playmakers and a top right winger in the NHL.
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