Oilers establishing consistency structure as season rolls on
As the Jets continue to heat up, McKee is getting more substance than the Azimont style.
WINNIPEG He doesn’t look like a guy who went into this season with just one NHL game on his resume.
When Mickey Ezimont steps on the ice, people watch.
Not even because of its flash and dash. This is a meat and potatoes type of player who fights every single shift.
Comparisons continue for the November 11 call-up to the Manitoba Moose of the American Hockey League.
Some observers see a bit of Mathieu Perreault and/or Brandon Tanev, combining an energetic buzzy side with the Tazmanian Devil.
Winnipeg Jets head coach Rick Bones drew a parallel with Vancouver Canucks winger and former Moose forward Alexander Burrows earlier this week.
“Burr just came off that bench and just played his heart out and there’s a different level of skill and everything, experience and everything, but he brings what Mickey did Bounce said. But Burr was a big guy and he played really hard. You saw that on every shift. He’s always where he supposed to be he’s always provoking somebody. So if you really watch him, So you’ll see something he does pretty much every shift. We need to do that.
Well, that mission has been accomplished on that front for most of the 13 games Eyssimont has suited up for the Jets this season, and Friday against the Chicago Blackhawks was no different.
Although he didn’t finish with any points, he continued to fit in well on a line with Pierre-Luc Dubois and Kyle Connor and got under Jake Johnson’s skin to the point that he drew a double-minor against Blake Wheeler to score a power-play goal that turned out to be the game-winner. With the victory, the Jets improved to 18-7-1 on the season, including an impressive 10-2, two-game sweep within the Central Division. set that included a 5-2 win over the St. Louis Blues on Thursday night.
The Jets open a three-game homestand against Alex Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals on Sunday night.
Jets defenseman Josh Morrissey added two more assists to give him 25 on the season, matching his season total for 2021-22 and just shy of his career high during the 2019-20 campaign. There is one.
After playing most of the game with 11 forwards a day after losing Sako Manlainen to a suspected shoulder injury, the Jets were down to just five blueliners for most of Friday’s contest.
Logan Stanley, playing for just the second time since missing 18 games with a broken foot awkwardly went into the endboards early in the first period when he appeared to miss a rim as the Blackhawks He was followed by forward Sean Lafferty.
Stanley appeared to favor his left knee or ankle when he left the ice and while he returned for a shift before the end of the first period, he did not participate in another game and when the Jets It will be reviewed if it comes back. Home.
The loss of Stanley meant increased minutes for the remaining five D-Men, including Morrissey, who finished with just under 27 minutes of ice time.
He’s a horse. He likes to be on the ice. Sometimes he gives me a bad look when I don’t put him out there Jets associate coach Scott Arnell told reporters in Chicago. Great and everything that has happened to him this year is based on his great attitude, great work ethic.
I knew he was a good player, knew he had offensive ability. But man, he showed it as a power-play quarterback. There’s a lot of pressure at that position. But on the other side, he A good defender. We play him almost every night against the other team’s top line. He’s real mobile and has a great stick and his anticipation and his reads are real smart.
Morrissey is not only impressing the new coaching staff, but he has also caught the attention of his teammates with his impressive play.
Obviously he’s contributing on every end of the ice. And he’s playing a lot of minutes said Jets forward Cole Perfetti, who scored his sixth goal of the season after Morrissey’s strong play on the offensive blue line. started the scoring, told reporters. His defensive game speaks for itself, but obviously in this league it’s tough to score as a defenseman and put up the numbers he’s putting up. It’s pretty impressive. It’s great to have a guy like that on the team. He’s very Gifted offensively, he skates so well and can get into the rush. And then be the first guy back. He’s fun to play with, and he makes it look so easy out there. The Jets are fortunate to have Dylan Samberg patiently waiting to return to the lineup after sitting out the past two games as a healthy scratch.
Samberg is in contention for the sixth spot on the depth chart and had a good stretch of games before Stanley returned, scoring his first NHL goal last Sunday against the Anaheim Ducks before adding an assist.
With Menalanen unavailable for the foreseeable future, veteran forward Sam Gagner jumped back into the lineup with David Gustafsson and Axel Jonsson-Fjallby on the fourth line.
AThat also allowed Johnson Hickens to jump into Manalanen’s place on the checking line with Adam Lowry and Morgan Barron.
Harkins spent some time in a unit with Lowry before finding himself on the sidelines as a healthy scratch, but he’s taken advantage of the increased responsibility over the past two nights using his speed to make an impact.
Harkins was instrumental in the Jets’ third goal, putting pressure on the forehand before finding Adam Lowry in front of the net for his sixth goal of the season.
He’s a shooter Lowry told reporters. That was an unbelievable pass there.
Jets backup goalie David Rittich turned in another solid effort, finishing with 22 saves to improve to 4-2 on the season as Connor Hellebyk was given a relatively rare evening off.
It’s not an easy task Lowry said. It’s not the most favorable position for a goaltender to be in but all you can ask is that they give you a chance to win, that they’re ready for you at the start of the game. I think he was. He played really well for us in the second period when we were resting and in the third period when we had the lead. We got a lot of confidence in both goalies. Both have played very well for us this year.
Pre-game report
EDMONTON AB – Can the slump against the Blue Jackets be busted?
The run of six straight at Rogers Place ended Thursday as the Edmonton Oilers look to snap out of a disappointing stretch that has seen the club fall from the top of the Pacific Division to the middle of the pack.
Even as things look bleak, the Oilers have focused on staying positive during the skid that saw them go 9-1-0 at the start of the campaign, keeping spirits high and building each other up to return to the form. was placed in the position of This will involve individual accountability, wholehearted teamwork and simplifying the game shift by shift.
It’s more about us focusing on the process of the shift you’re playing associate coach Jim Playfair said Thursday from the Hall of Fame.
It’s a long season and there are all the little things you can talk about but really, it’s about earning the right shift-to-shift to win.
Not only did Playfair highlight each shift coming into the game against the Blue Jackets as a point of emphasis, but also the improvements that could be made at even strength — from Line 1 down to Line 4. .
Sometimes we get stuck with two lines that play one way and the other two lines are a little bit different. As we’ve gotten older, we’ve been trying to get it to where our lines are consistent. Yes, the structure is the same and the competition is the same he said.
In the long run, it’s going to be beneficial for us to dive deep into our 5-on-5 structure. That’s the biggest thing the room and the staff have bonded over. Let’s stay together, our Make it 5-on-5. Organize your 5-on-5, be more consistent and let’s find a way to score some points.
Recent layoffs have led to a decline in overall group production, and members of the Orange and Blue are empowering each other ahead of a new opportunity to right the ship.
We need our whole group Oilers alternate captain Leon Draisaitl said. Every piece is so important for us to be successful. We all have to dig a little deeper in certain areas and be a little faster. It starts with going down on the leaders. Tonight is one for us to bounce back. Good opportunity.
Conjuring confidence
Confidence has long been considered the key to success in general but in the world of sports, it is everything.
At this point, the confidence the team boasted in the first month and a half of the season has cooled, but that doesn’t mean it can’t return.
Although the Oilers have scored two goals or fewer in their last five games, going 2-for-16 on the power play and 8-for-15 on the penalty kill during that span, the club remains in the playoff race, National Hockey League They have a league-best man advantage average of 31 percent and are 10th in PKs at 82.1 percent.
As an athlete, a lot is about confidence, right? It’s a team game and if you lose six in a row, you don’t have confidence Draisaitl said. Ultimately, you need to come out of it and find your confidence. That’s what we’re paid to do: produce and be productive.
Despite the production of Draisaitl and running mate Connor McDavid hitting the skids recently, with five points in their last five games, the two superstars are tied for second in league scoring with 45 points and are unlikely to be out anytime soon. are ready for Sometimes, skaters need to be reminded of their abilities when their spirits are high.
Trust is earned, right? Playfair opined.
We’re trying to get ourselves back to being aggressive and getting up on our toes and getting that confidence back. You try to train them a little bit and get them aggressive. You’ve got to push them with you. we have to pull them along and make them believe that there is a speed with which we can moveIt is.
As the Columbus Blue Jackets enter Oil Country with a 5-9-0 record from Nationwide Arena, Thursday’s matchup is a good chance to regain some of the belief they once held.
Playfair assured, It will turn around. It will work. It will be done. It will start again.
Lineup Notes
Playfair confirmed Stuart Skinner will make his eighth start of the season on Thursday evening.
Before Edmonton’s media coverage began, the team announced that Devin Shore had entered the COVID-19 protocol, joining Ryan McLeod and head coach Tippett. That means Brandon Perlini will be in the lineup and Kyle Torres could see more ice time.
It’s unfortunate that we have Shorey out now and Zach out but it gives other guys great opportunities the associate coach said. We’ll see a little bit more of Perlini again tonight, we’ll see a little bit more of Torres tonight. Those are good opportunities for the guys.
Playfair also provided an update on the status of winger Zach Heyman, who will be out of the lineup for the second straight match. He’s day-to-day. I guess if we don’t see him in the next day or two, it’s going to be week-to-week. Right now, he’s day-to-day.
The Oilers held an optional skate Thursday morning, so line combinations and defensive pairings will be evident during warmups.
After the game: Oilers get big win over Wild to improve production.
What it took was probably two and a half months of trying to find a recipe that was sustainable long term, and I thought we played a pretty good hockey game,” Woodcroft said.
EDMONTON, AB – I think sometimes, the lessons are tough if you’re deaf to them head coach Jay Woodcroft said after Friday night’s game.
We want to make sure that when we’re taught certain lessons in the season, we’re paying attention and we use them as opportunities to grow.
After experiencing their fair share of adversity so far through 28 games this season, the Edmonton Oilers faced another tough challenge Friday night at Rogers Place.
The Minnesota Wild, who have won seven straight against the Oilers heading into Friday, have tied the Oilers’ mark with 17 wins in their last 20 trips to Oil Country, including last week’s win at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul. Let’s leave.
“They’ve had our number in recent games, so we wanted to put our best foot forward here and we needed a good start,” Ryan Nugent-Hopkins said.
The Oilers, meanwhile, were trying to end a four-game homestand against a tough opponent at Rogers Place — a place that hasn’t been the fortress they wanted it to be, going 8-7 this season. be with 0 record — navigating a slew of injuries, line changes and an already difficult journey.
Before that homestand, I don’t think we liked our home record Zach Hyman said. We want to make this place a tough place to play, and I think we did that last year and this homestand is a reminder of that.
Looking to build on an eight-goal offensive streak two days earlier against the Arizona Coyotes, the Oilers mustered what many in the locker room saw as their 60-minute effort to contain the Wild. Can say the most complete effort. 5-2 victory since 7 February 2019.
I think we definitely got better as it went on Nugent-Hopkins said of the 3-1-0 home stand. Obviously a strong effort against Arizona, then we had a good effort tonight. I thought tonight, everybody was going and played pretty solid overall for 60 minutes. Stu made some big saves and He was solid for us, but I thought. Overall, getting one over on those guys was one of our best 60-minute performances.
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