The Edmonton Oilers suffered their first lack of the season, falling 5-3 to the Philadelphia Flyers Wednesday night time at Rogers Place.
“That may very well be a few of the finest hockey we’ve performed all season,” Oilers head coach Dave Tippett mentioned. “A pair errors, a pair unhealthy bounces, and we’re chasing the sport a bit bit.”
LISTEN BELOW: Oilers coach Dave Tippett speaks following Edmonton’s Wednesday night time loss to the Flyers
Claude Giroux grabbed a missed shot off the backboards and wrapped it round to open the scoring. Mikko Koskinen misplayed the puck behind his internet to arrange the Flyers’ second purpose by Nate Thompson.
The Oilers got here again 35 seconds later with Tyson Barrie flipping a backhand previous Carter Hart for his first of the season. Connor McDavid had his move try tick in off Justin Braun for a power-play purpose with 17.8 seconds to go within the first.
“I believed we simply wanted a bit extra polish across the internet,” McDavid mentioned.
“I missed a pair. I believed (Puljujarvi) had some good possibilities that went awry, and I believed our D jumped in and had some nice photographs from the purpose that I’m unsure how they bought a physique (in entrance of).”
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The Flyers regained the lead with simply 0.6 on the clock when Cam Atkinson whapped a bouncing puck previous Koskinen.
LISTEN BELOW: Tyson Barrie and Connor McDavid communicate following Edmonton’s Wednesday night time loss to the Flyers
“He’s been a very good participant for a very long time and his work ethic, I feel, is an enormous a part of it,” Barrie mentioned of Atkinson.
“He’s clearly tremendous expert, however he works each shift, and he’s bought a very good shot.”
Zach Hyman scored the one purpose of the second interval, changing a move from Jesse Puljujarvi within the first minute of the body. Hyman has 5 targets in his final three video games.
Atkinson drilled a protracted shot below Koskinen to revive the Flyers’ lead 4 minutes into the third. The Oilers went on the facility play with six minutes left however couldn’t muster the tying targets.
“We positively had sufficient possibilities. Backside line is they simply bought that further one,” Ryan Nugent-Hopkins mentioned.
Sean Couturier put it away with an empty netter.
Hart made 34 saves whereas Koskinen made 30.
The Oilers, 5-1, will go to Vancouver on Saturday.
– With information from 630 CHED’s Brenden Escott
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