Jordan Eberle returned to Edmonton for the second time since the Oilers traded him to the Islanders and Johnny Boychuk visited his hometown for the fifth time as an Islander. Disappointingly, they wouldn’t get to please their local fans with a win.
Boychuk celebrated this most recent homecoming by tossing the puck over the glass, giving the dangerous Oilers’ power play a chance to get going. The Isles killed off that opportunity, but shortly after it ended, Ryan Pulock was whistled for tripping, and the Oilers made sure to capitalize on that one.