Edmonton Oilers power play heating up, Connor McDavid rips home a beauty
The Edmonton Oilers are facing off against Utah HC tonight, and their power play seems to be heating up.
The team got off to a slow start, getting down 2-0 early on, but at 9:44 in the 2nd period Russian sniper Vasily Podkolzin got the Oilers on the board.
Shortly after, the Edmonton Oilers were gifted their first power play of the night, and Leon Draisaitl wasted no time notching his 17th of the year, evening up the score 2-2.
Seconds after the Oilers evened things up 2-2, Utah HC's Robert Bortuzzo took a bad call, and Connor McDavid sniped home a beautiful goal, putting the Oil up 3-2.
The Edmonton Oilers are now heading into the 3rd period with the lead, but the slumping power play has now come alive in Salt Lake City.
Currently, the team ranks 27th in the NHL, scoring at just15.8 percent -- a drastic decline for seasons prior.
Edmonton Oilers sniper Zach Hyman is currently sidelined with an undisclosed injury, and veteran forward Corey Perry received a strategic promotion on the Oilers 1st PP unit -- a gamble that has paid off so far.
Although the Edmonton Oilers are known for being the most lethal power play unit in the NHL, the results so far have been underwhelming.
Corey Perry's textbook body positioning on both power-play goals was instrumental, and it's likely that head coach Knoblauch will stick with this unit given how well they're clicking.
Hopefully the Oilers stay poised and head to Colorado tomorrow with an added 2 points in the bank.
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