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The Day After 28.0: Oilers score nine and feel fine after offensive breakout

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The Edmonton Oilers needed that.

They really needed that.

About everything that could’ve gone their way Thursday night did in their 9-4 walloping of the Seattle Kraken, as Connor McDavid notched his 13th career hat trick, four players posted three or more points, and many a milestone was hit.

For McDavid, he’s faced some criticism all season about his shot volume, which has seen his shots on goal per hour rate and shot attempt per hour rates near the lowest of his entire career. Three goals, seven shots and eight shot attempts later…

“As I said before, I thought I passed a couple away the other night and ultimately cost us losing a 1-0 game,” said the Oilers captain. “Who knows if I score on one of those? So definitely thought about shooting a little more.”

While McDavid’s four-point night was undoubtedly big for........

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