In Edmonton,the visiting Ottawa Senators used their special teams to defeat the Oilers, 5-2.
The Senators held the Oilers to one strike in seven power play chances.
Craig Anderson made 24 saves in the win.
A rejuvenated Tyler Ennis scored once and had three points in the win.
“We knew it wasn’t good enough in Vancouver (a 5-2 loss at the Vancouver Canucks on Tuesday),” Ennis said. “We still didn’t come out with our best in the first period, but we stuck with it and got the win.”
Jujhar Khaira and Oscar Klefbom (power play) scored for the Oilers.
“It’s not the night we wanted, you have to give them credit, they worked extremely hard, they competed and competed harder than us,” Oilers defenseman Adam Larsson said. “We need to find a way to win these games. You don’t want to go into March and look back at these games. We have to learn from it.”
Artem Anisimov had the Sens’ power play goal, and Connor Brown scored along with Ennis to give the Sens a 3-1 lead.
“Not a great start. Anderson was great, he held us in the game, but they certainly had a lot of speed,” Senators coach D.J. Smith said. “We adjusted and found that speed in the second period. Big power-play goal, which we haven’t had a ton from. I thought we played some good defense that allowed us to get some offense.”
Anthony Duclair and Vladislav Namestnikov rounded out the scoring.
“We haven’t been getting the puck luck, but we’ve been playing really well defensively,” Brown said. “It was good for myself and for a couple of guys in this room to find the back of the net.”
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Mikko Koskinen got the start for the Oilers, but as given the hook after surrendering three goals and making just nine saves.
“We just stopped playing the right way and we cheated for offense. It doesn’t matter who you play, if you play that way, you’re not going to win many games,” Leon Draisaitl said after the loss.
Mike Smith made 12 saves in relief.
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