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Monday Musings: Rest Helps Oilers, Injuries Across the League, Stats, the Month of Giving begins and More

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A mental, emotional and physical reset seemed to help the Edmonton Oilers.

Edmonton is in a stretch where they play just once in six days. They had consecutive days of practice for the first time in almost a month, and it paid off as they played their most complete game of the season en route to a 4-0 victory over the Seattle Kraken. Stuart Skinner was excellent. He didn’t face a heavy dose of quality shots, but he stopped a breakaway and made a few other key saves during his 26-save shutout. The Oilers’ penalty kill was a perfect 6-for-6, the power play went 2-for-2, and they scored two goals 5×5.

They started strong, and never allowed Seattle to take over the game for an extended period of time.

It is only one game, but in order to dig out of a funk, you have to take multiple steps to get out of the hole. Saturday was a good initial step, and tomorrow the Oilers begin a five-game homestand against Minnesota, Seattle, Winnipeg, Buffalo and Detroit. Minnesota will be the toughest test, while Detroit, Seattle and Buffalo are like the Oilers and have won less than half of their games.

Winnipeg is 13-11, but they are 1-4 since announcing Connor Hellebuyck is out four-to-six weeks, and when they come to........

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