Oilers Look: Games 18-22

A win in game 22 wasn't enough to salvage this stretch. It was the 3rd in a row where the Oilers failed to be above .500 since their hot start to the year.

Games 12-17:

• Team Record: 2-4-0


• Shots For - Shots Against (Diff): 160 - 218 (-58)


• Scoring Chances For - Against (Diff): 102 - 146 (-42)


• Goals For - Goals Against (Diff): 13 - 20 (-7)


• Team Shooting %: 8.13


• Team Save %: 91.7

Games 18-22:

• Team Record: 1-2-2


• Shots For - Shots Against (Diff): 157 - 141 (+16)


• Scoring Chances For - Against (Diff): 112 - 108 (+4)


• Goals For - Goals Against (Diff): 14 - 15 (-1)


• Team Shooting %: 8.92


• Team Save %: 89.4

The Oilers had a rather unfortunate stretch here. They played better both by the math and by the eye, but the results just weren't there. This time around though, the puck luck is going to the other team and the Oilers are left to stumble around at post game interviews trying to answer "why?".

Well, the answer is simple really... other teams got good goaltending and cashed in on their chances. Pretty tough to argue that when the Oilers on multiple occasions this year scored 4+ goals on 20 or fewer shots. If the Oilers can start pulling a few more of these stretches together (with a higher conversion and better stopping rate), they can hang with the playoff teams in the west.