It was one fantastic game last night at Rogers Place, but the Edmonton Oilers lost in overtime to the Pittsburgh Penguins. The exciting battle between Sidney Crosby and Connor McDavid was satisfying and exceeded all expectations. This game was a microcosm of what the Edmonton Oilers could be for the rest of the season.
It’s hard to fathom on how anybody else would see them in any other way. It isn’t how they lost that was surprising, but their overall performance in regulation was the most encouraging. It was that tenacity and heart that was lacking from them last year but so far early in the season, that isn’t the case.