Player grades: Subpar netminding, penalty-killing sink Oilers' slim chances in Minnesota

The NHL did the Edmonton Oilers no favours with the scheduling of Thursday night’s game in Minnesota. Puck drop was barely 22 hours after Wednesday night’s late start in Chicago, the minimum interval allowable by the CBA. It was Edmonton’s third game in four nights and fourth in six, with travel after every game (from New York to Edmonton back to Chicago and on to Minnesota). In short, it had all the factors of what has become known as a “schedule loss”. Read More
Source: EdmontonJournal