![]() While Koskinen dominated in his brief stretch of games, with a. 907 save percentage and 2.74 goals-against average in the regular season. Mike Smith played in a whopping 70 games, while Koskinen started 12 games, but played in relief of Smith in an additional two contests. The game split between the goaltenders was, let’s say slightly ridiculous. And Tyson Barrie had a phenomenal season, as he put up an even 50 points at 5 on 5, and 63 points overall. New addition Zach Hyman had a great year as he scored 31 times and finished the year with 67 points. Most notably Ryan Nugent-Hopkins finished at a point-per-game in the regular season with 82 points. ![]() However while Edmonton’s elite duo underwhelmed by their standards, others stepped up. Leon Draisaitl had a down year as he only mustered 85 points during the season, 27 of which came on the power play. MacKinnon also led the league in points with 105. He finished third in goals behind Nathan MacKinnon and Auston Matthews who each scored 46 goals. Connor McDavid led the team with 44 goals and 99 points. The usual suspects led the team in scoring, but curiously still underwhelmed. Going 7-1-2 in their final 10 games of the regular season. Everything was going right, and the team was playing their best hockey going into the postseason. And the Oilers had the fifth-best penalty kill as well, sitting at 87.4%. However, the team was also elite defensively, finishing fifth only giving up 2.68 goals per game. Edmonton was an elite team in every area of play, leading the league in goals per game with 3.52 and tying the Washington Capitals for the best power-play percentage with 20.7. In the month of January, the team went 13-0-2 to catapult themselves into first in the Pacific division.Īnd they never held back, they dominated the regular season finishing only behind the Colorado Avalanche in the league standings. They started to heat up into the month of December before really taking off in January. ![]() Regular Season Record: 51-20-11 (First in Pacific division)Īs the season started the Oilers actually struggled early on. With all that being said, let’s see how the Oilers fared in this simulated season. Trades between CPU teams can still take place, but trades between the CPU and the Oilers cannot. Lastly, there will be no trades because, like injuries, they are too difficult to predict. Whatever the game has as the default lineup will be the lines for the duration of the season. Second, the line combinations will not be touched. First, injuries will be turned off, as they are impossible to predict. With early access now available to those who have EA Play, I decided to simulate the Edmonton Oilers season in the game’s franchise mode.īut before we get to the simulation, we have a few rules to go over. The NHL’s regular season is right around the corner, and the Edmonton Oilers are gearing up for a year where they are looking to prove their postseason failures are in the past.Īlso right around the corner is the release of the video game NHL 22, EA Sports’ newest entry in the series. Connor McDavid and Zack Kassian, Edmonton Oilers (Photo by Claus Andersen/Getty Images)
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