It was a game that turned out exactly how we thought it would.
The Jets traveled to Edmonton with all of four or five regular NHL players with the rest of the lineup looking more like what we’ll see in the AHL, and while they hung around ok for the first couple of periods, they ended up being no match for the Oilers who iced a regular lineup and played the heck out of Connor McDavid in a lopsided 7-3 preseason game.
SCORING SUMMARY
HIGHLIGHTS
First Period
The Oilers dominated play for a good portion of a penalty filled first frame but Eric Comrie held his ground pretty well. The Oilers did get a 1-0 lead on a nice rush by Jesse Puljujarvi on the power play that was defended poorly by Joe Morrow and Logan Stanley
Oilers get the first goal. 1-0. #NHLJets pic.twitter.com/55EfuliCrP
— JetsNation (@NHLJetsNation) September 21, 2018
Second Period
The Oilers took a 2-0 lead early in the second as a Logan Stanley turnover (he really had a bad game tonight) led to a Ryan Nugent-Hopkins goal. The Jets did rally though with a nice individual effort by Marko Dano and then a very nice sequence of passing between Brandon Tanev, Josh Morrissey and Andrew Copp that ended up giving Adam Lowry an easy tap-in to tie things up.
Another bad turnover and lazy defending helped the Oilers re-take the lead before the period ended.
Oilers make it 2-0! #NHLJets pic.twitter.com/yqXY6eFugi
— JetsNation (@NHLJetsNation) September 21, 2018
Dano gets the Jets on the board! #NHLJets pic.twitter.com/dMqR510pqI
— JetsNation (@NHLJetsNation) September 21, 2018
Lowry ties it up! 2-2! #NHLJets pic.twitter.com/cpavokDtRe
— JetsNation (@NHLJetsNation) September 21, 2018
Oilers make it 3-2 #NHLJets pic.twitter.com/K9pwLOG9AX
— JetsNation (@NHLJetsNation) September 21, 2018
Third Period
The Oilers top line continued to torch the Jets and their top defensive pairing of Trouba and Morrissey as McDavid sniped one and then set up two more as the Oilers busted things wide open in the third.
Sami Niku did provide a little bit of joy for Jets fans in that final period though as his heads-up slap pass to Copp was a thing of absolute beauty.
Some Oilers scrub with bad hair makes it 4-2. pic.twitter.com/m71kJiY2zm
— JetsNation (@NHLJetsNation) September 21, 2018
Copp brings the Jets within 1! 4-3! #NHLJets pic.twitter.com/r4gyF8aSUv
— JetsNation (@NHLJetsNation) September 21, 2018
Oilers make it 5-3. #NHLJets pic.twitter.com/4MlsZnPK87
— JetsNation (@NHLJetsNation) September 21, 2018
Oilers make it 7-3 and take the win in a meaningless game. pic.twitter.com/IqZE6PnlwQ
— JetsNation (@NHLJetsNation) September 21, 2018
JN PLAYERS OF THE GAME
For Winnipeg: Andrew Copp – His pass to Lowry finished off a great passing drill for the Jets and his goal was more of a product of Niku’s amazing passing, but hey at least he finished it.
For Edmonton: Connor McDavid – What else is there to say? McDavid went all McDavid on the Jets tonight. Kinda funny that the Oilers played him so much – almost a minute more than any other forward on the ice – in a meaningless pre-season game though.
HOT TWITTER TAEKS
I know it’s preseason and all but Brossoit impressed me more than Comrie. #NHLJets
— PegCityJake (@PegCityJake) September 21, 2018
I like what happened tonight with #NHLJets barebones lineup and us being clearly able to see why some youngins just ain’t ready for the show, despite some decent performances against the Iowa Wild last game.
— Scott Campbell (@NHL_Campbell) September 21, 2018
Don’t think Logan Stanley is ready for NHL..#nhljets
— Golfnut (@sparkywpg) September 21, 2018
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NEXT FLIGHT
Expect a whole different roster tomorrow night as the Jets “return home” (most of them already there as they didn’t travel to Edmonton) to take on the Calgary Flames. Puck drop at Bell MTS Place is 7 PM.
Mcdavid played 18 min tonight. He averaged 22 last year. It’s not like they played the crap out of him.
Mcdavid deserves better than that mess of an organization.
How many Cups do the Jets have Sharky? That’s right ZERO! The Oilers will have another before the Jet’s make it to the finals.
Kid you were in diapers last time they won the cup and you’ll be in diapers again next time they win it.