Three games into the season, Edmonton Oilers fans have already felt just about every emotion a person can feel.

Oilers fans have felt excitement about the new season, anger over all the goals the team has surrendered, disappointment with the odd-man rushes they’ve given up, and joy that they’ve put together two wins in three games despite not playing at their best… Oilers hockey in a nutshell, baby.

With all that in mind, let’s dive into three big takeaways from the Oilers’ first three games.

Levi is making his case for the crease

The Oilers’ first two games of the season felt a little too familiar, with their netminders letting in a combined 13 goals.

Tristan Jarry gave up six goals and posted a .739 save percentage (SV%) in a loss, while Devon Levi surrendered seven goals and finished with a .682 SV%. That said, Levi may have let in more goals and posted a worse save percentage, but for the glass-half-full crew, one positive is that he won the game.

Perhaps banking two points was the reason the coaching staff turned to Levi for the start against the Seattle Kraken, or maybe they, like many others, see the upside in the young goalie. Either way, he bounced back tremendously in his start against the Kraken.

The netminder stopped 19 of 20 shots, posting a .950 SV%, and the only goal he gave up against Seattle came off a laser of a shot on the power play by Bobby McMann.

Just as important is that Levi kept his team in the fight, coming up big when his team needed him the most. The Oilers took their foot off the gas pedal in the second period, but the netminder weathered the storm and came up with some big saves to keep the game tied.

Then, Levi came up with his biggest save of the game when McMann centred the puck to Jordan Eberle, and Levi got across just in time to make a huge glove save. Moreover, it was the type of acrobatic, side-to-side save that former Oilers’ netminder Stuart Skinner couldn’t come up with on many occasions in years prior.

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[Dr. Evil voice]: "You know, I have one simple request, and that is to have technology that tells us when a fricken puck crosses the line." That said, insane save by Devon Levi. #SeaKraken

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