The Oilers have now been shutout twice, in back-to-back games as the Oilers leave Nashville with a 6-0 loss. Devan Dubynk was pulled after the first period when he let in an goal from centre ice and was replaced by Yann Danis in the second. Danis was tested early and 51 seconds into the second, Rich Clune got his own rebound and scored to extend the Nashville lead. The Predators were able to capitalize on two of the four powerplays while Pekka Rinne was sharp and stopped all 24 shots on net. The Oilers were outshot 34-24 and have now been shutout for 164:29.
Take a closer look at the game as we go Under The Scope:
David Legwand's goal from centre ice in the first period gave the Predators their second of the game. The puck took a few bounces before beating Devan Dubynk on the glove side. The goal was Legwands's fourth of the season.
7
Number of blocked shots from Nick Schultz
2
Number of games where the Oilers were unable to draw a powerplay
17
Number of hits delivered by each team in the game
2
Games where the Oilers have been shutout
Colin Wilson
G
A
PTS
PIM
+/-
2
2
4
0
+2
Pekka Rinne
SA
SV
GA
TOI
SV%
24
24
0
59:56
1.000
Shea Weber
G
A
PTS
PIM
+/-
0
3
3
0
+3
PREDATORS
Pekka Rinne
SA
SV
GA
TOI
SV%
24
24
90
59:56
1.000
OILERS
Yann Danis
SA
SV
GA
TOI
SV%
17
21
4
40:00
0.810
PREDATORS
Shea Weber - D
21:20 - 3 PTS, +3 rating
OILERS
Justin Schultz - D
21:48 - 0 PTS, -1 rating
Fifty-one second into the second, after Devan Dubynk was replaced by Yann Danis, Rich Clune was able to pick up his own rebound and score to give the Predators a 3-0 lead.
Colin Wilson had two goal and two assists in the game, making Wilson the team leader with 19 points. He had three shots on net, with 18:50 of ice time and a +2 rating for the night. In his last 18 games, Wilson has five goals and 17 points.
Theo Peckham was a heavy presence on the ice as he delivered six huge hits in the game with 18:04 of ice time and one shot on net.
It has been 164:29 since the Oilers found the back of the net. The last time the Oilers scored was by Magnus Paajarvi, early in the second period on Mar. 5 against the Columbus Blue Jackets.
"It's unacceptable. We just went two full games without a goal."
- Ryan Nugent-Hopkins on the Oilers' second shutout loss
Sunday, March 10 at Chicago
5:00pm MT
(Sportsnet-W / 630 CHED)
The Oilers will make their second stop on their nine-game road trip in Chicago to take on the Blackhawks and on Tuesday, they travel to Colorado to face division rivals, the Avalanche before heading home. Their first game back in Rexall Place will be on Friday against the Detroit Red Wings.
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