The Edmonton Oilers did not play a textbook game at Rexall Place on Monday night, far from it. But they did get excellent performances from a half-dozen players, and in the end that was enough for the two points. It sends the club into the Christmas break with not only a shot at the playoffs, but with an out-side shot at hosting a series. That’s getting ahead of ourselves, for certain, but hey…it’s been 10 years. Sue me.
9 Things:
9. Mark Fayne played a very quiet game, in his first action back with the Edmonton Oilers after his recall from Bakersfield.