The Edmonton Oilers spent a good portion of the first half of the season trying to find their game. The vibes are much better now.
The Edmonton Oilers spent a good portion of the first half of the season trying to find their game. The Oilers won just 21 of their first 42 games and a lot of the flaws that have plagued Edmonton for years — poor goaltending, leaky defense and a lack of help for Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl — popped up again.
It looked as if the Oilers, who were one of the favorites in the Western Conference before the season, would be in a real scrap just to get into theSince Jan. 11, the Oilers have gone 8-0-1 with a +24 goal differential. And while the schedule hasn’t been a true gauntlet in that span, Edmonton took care of business against some also-rans, while also defeating Vegas, Tampa Bay and Seattle.
Campbell, who owns a pedestrian .889 save percentage and -11.3 Goals Saved Above Expected in 26 appearances this season, has posted a .917 save percentage and +1.87 GSAx in his last seven outings. With Stuart Skinner providing steady minutes all year, getting Campbell on track was vital if the Oilers wanted to make a charge up the Pacific Division. It also should be noted that Edmonton has won all five games since Evander Kane returned to the lineup.
As things stand now, the Oilers occupy the first wild-card spot in the Western Conference and are four points above the playoff cutline. But this doesn’t look like a team that will be looking behind it much longer. Instead, the Oilers seem to be on their way up the Pacific Division ladder and are just two points behind the pole-sitting Golden Knights and one point behind the Kraken and Kings .
BetMGM makes the Kraken a slight +160 favorite to win the Pacific, but the Oilers are right behind them at +250 and should flip those odds, and then some, pretty soon. Six out of Edmonton’s next nine games come against teams well outside of the playoff picture.
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