Oilers Break 6-Game-Losing-Streak With Win Over Blue Jackets

 It wasn't the Blue Jackets night.  Clean and simple.  Merzlikins had some great saves in the first and second period, before he was pulled for Korpisalo in the third.  However, after a Oilers Powerplay lead to two goals by Puljujarvi, and another goal by Ryan in the first period put the Oilers up 3-0, it was more or less a runaway train.  Another goal would come for the Oilers at 16:41 in the second period, by Perlini.  

At 4-0 to start the third, as I said above, Korpisalo would relieve Merzlikins in net.  Thankfully, Nyquist would score at 6:28 in the third, preventing an Oilers Shutout.  An assist would go to Sillinger on this goal.  At 16:38 Danforth would also find the Oilers net.  An assist would go to Werenski this time.  However, an empty net would lead to a fifth, and final, Oilers goal.  This time it would come from Foegele.  The final would be Oilers over Blue Jackets, 5-2.  

Again, there were several great saves by both Merzlikins and Korpisalo.  However, the team not setting the pace tonight really hurt them, as has become the norm this season.  Also, the Oilers had been riding a painful 6 game losing streak.  All but one of those six game have happened in their home stadium, in Edmonton Canada.  It's a pain every franchise knows, and tonight they just wanted the win more, I feel.  

If you'd like an upside to tonight's Blue Jackets loss, Korpisalo did great.  Tonight was his first time in net, for a game, in a couple weeks.  In the third period there were 16 shots on his goal, he blocked every single one.  Good job, Korpi!  

Remember, Saturday's game has been put on hold, for now, due to the Calgary Flames issues with a Covid-19 outbreak.  The team has made plans to spend the weekend at home, in Columbus, before making the journey to nearby Buffalo, New York on Monday, December 20th.  Puck drop for this game is still scheduled for 7:00 PM EST.  We'll see if the team can manage to pull out one more road game win, before we head into the holiday break.  

Until then, go CBJ!        

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