Jesse Puljujarvi #13, Edmonton Oilers Mandatory Credit: Jean-Yves Ahern-USA TODAY Sports
The playoffs start tonight for the Edmonton Oilers. The first-round matchup against the Winnipeg Jets is set and things are going to be interesting.
Before the puck drops tonight I want to talk about five players that need to be on their A-game if the Oilers are going to walk away with a win in this series. While everyone expects Connor McDavid to be at his best, everyone around him needs to match it for Edmonton to win game one.
All that hard work to get home ice in this series could be for nothing if the Oilers lose one home game, plus with no fans in the stands the home-ice advantage really doesn’t mean much and neither does the fact that the Oilers beat the Jets in 7 of their 9 matchups this season.