Article 6G672 The Oilers have the brilliant Connor McDavid. What went wrong?

The Oilers have the brilliant Connor McDavid. What went wrong?

by
Colin Horgan
from US news | The Guardian on (#6G672)

Edmonton were tipped by many to go all the way this season. Then they lost their opener 8-1. Things haven't got much better since

Were we all wrong about the Edmonton Oilers? The supposed Stanley Cup favourites opened the season with an 8-1 loss against the Vancouver Canucks. A fluke? No. Two nights later, another loss - again, to the Canucks. The Oilers went 2-7-1 through their first 10 games and now sit in seventh place in the Pacific division. On Monday night, the Oilers lost again, 6-2 - to the Canucks. How did this happen?

Special teams: The team's once-mighty power play, which was an impressive 32.4% last season, is converting only a quarter of the time nowadays.

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