Oilers’ Dallas playoff collapse highlights special teams’ woes
Thursday, May 22, 2025, 5:21 pm
The Edmonton Oilers’ playoff hopes took a nosedive in Dallas as a disastrous penalty kill and special teams missteps unraveled a promising start. Commentators and former pros alike lambasted the game’s strategic blunders, turning a potential victory into a chaotic collapse—proving that even elite teams can have a spectacular off night when the ice isn’t on their side.
It looked so good… …until it looked so bad. But the truth about the Edmonton Oilers chances after that Game One loss to Dallas lies somewhere in the middle. That and more in this list of… Random Thoughts It is a seven-game series. Breathe. But if you lose Game Two…it’s a problem. Edmonton can only…
WATCH BELOW: On the latest episode of Oil Spills, Postmedia’s Rob Wong speaks with Edmonton Journal Oilers writer Gerry Moddejonge to talk about the Oilers 6-3 loss to the Dallas Stars in Game 1 of the Western Conference Final, why the Stars are a tough opponent and when we could see the return of…
Fitting that the Edmonton Oilers’ media availability Thursday was at the Dallas dining salon Rotisserie 2 … feature item on the menu, roasted penalty kill. Yeah, food for thought — how the Oilers found themselves on a spit in Game 1. On the mourning after the day before, we’re left to digest how…
The Oilers penalty kill went 1-for-4, surrendering all three goals in a span of 5:26 before six minutes expired in the third period.
The only things missing from Edmonton’s epic collapse Wednesday night in Dallas were Auston Matthews and Mitch Marner. It was cringeworthy stuff. When a comfortable 3-1 third-period lead deteriorates into a 6-3 defeat thanks to three power-play goals on three separate power plays in less than six…
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