Preview: Here come the Oilers

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16-12-6, 38PTS, 3rd in the Pacific Division
Connor McDavid: 20G-36A-56PTS; Leon Draisaitl: 17G-30A-47PTS; Evan Bouchard: 6G-26A-32PTS
Tristan Jarry: 11-3-1, 2.77 GAA, .905 save percentage

The Flying McDavids come to town to face the…Flying Geekies? Sure, why not? After all, if someone told you back in August that Morgan Geekie would have more goals than Connor McDavid when Edmonton visited TD Garden in December, you’d probably think they were flying high too.

In more recent news, the McDavids are more about two other guys: Leon Draisaitl, who recorded his 1,000th NHL point in Tuesday’s win over Pittsburgh, and Tristan Jarry, the newly acquired goaltender.
Draisaitl, of course, remains extremely good, so there’s really nothing new there. It’s pretty cool that his middle name is Tim.
Jarry, however, was acquired from the Pittsburgh Penguins in what sure seemed like a lateral move (shipping out Stuart Skinner). The former Penguin has won his first two games as an Oiler, but he has allowed seven goals in those two games.
If you want to laugh at some ridiculous numbers: McDavid has 14 points (yes, 6G-8A-14PTS) in his last five games. Draisaitl has 10 assists in that same span.
The story has been kind of “same old Edmonton” for the Oilers this season: an elite offense but a leaky team defense, much of which can be pinned on goaltending. In a weird twist, their GF/G and GA/G are exactly the same at 3.41. I guess they’re just going to tie every game for the rest of the season. That’s how averages work.
Shockingly, Edmonton has the league’s best power play at close to 33%. I know, who would have thought?
Vladislav Kolyachonok, claimed off of waivers by the B’s earlier this week, skated with the team on Wednesday. No word yet on if/when he’ll make his debut for the Bruins, but Marco Sturm confirmed he was claimed to bring depth to the blue line amid a growing list of injuries.

See

ya tonight!