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The Edmonton Oilers breezed past the Calgary Flames on Wednesday night's Battle of Alberta, which saw Connor McDavid doing more Connor McDavid things, setting a new National Hockey League record alongside some contributions from depth, and not to mention a shutout for Tristan Jarry before the Edmonton Oilers hit the road in New York, first starting off against the New York Islanders on Saturday. Welcome back to Oilers Digest. I am your host, Joseph Greco, and in today's video, we're going to be first things first, taking a look at the one and only Connor McDavid who continues to do Connor McDavid things setting a National Hockey League assist record who is as he has now recorded an assist in every single game so far this season so last night no different for Mr. McDavid two assists two points plus one with only 18 minutes 50 seconds time on ice much better workload for Connor McDavid and yesterday's four nothing win over the Calgary Flames but the big storyline for McDavid is now collecting an assist in every single game so he's played 13 games he's collected an assist in all 13 games so far this season and with that a new National Hockey League opening assist record 13 straight games with an assist joining some elite company surpassing Sebastian Aho who set that record not too long ago with a 12 game season opening assist streak Connor McDavid with his 13th game straight with an assist collecting it against a division rival in the Calgary Flames so yesterday was the Battle of Alberta always a fun game between these two teams last night we saw the Edmonton Oilers dominate at home in front of their fans before they head out into the road much much needed win in my opinion after suffering two losses at home first against the Leafs and then a shootout loss against the Detroit Red Wings now one thing I do want to highlight about yesterday's game was the time on ice share was probably in my opinion the best we've seen all season long some great work by Mike Babcock to get everyone an even spread of time on ice no one really had an insanely big workload as you can see all those defensemen within the you know one to two minute range apart from one another and even the forward group Connor McDavid not overworked in yesterday's win it's nice to see that we're not overly reliant or overly aggressive with how much we're playing these guys because as i said not too long ago it is an 84 game season and so you cannot rely on McDavid, Bouchard, Draisaitl night in and night out to put up 25 26 27 minutes i mean you're talking about half a game per game so nice easy win yesterday you take it and you run obviously nice to see as i mentioned that good time on ice spread and a nice performance by Tristan Jarry to get a shutout against the Calgary Flames and in response to yesterday's performance with those two assists and making some NHL history McDavid kept it calm and cool as expected saying all you want to do is win the game and that came first and foremost so despite the fact that McDavid seems to be collecting some sort of record every single night it's clear what his focus is and the focus is on the team not surprised this has always been Connor McDavid he is someone who puts team first ahead of himself moving on I want to take a look on that second line and a player who has strung together now two strong games and And that is Colton Dooly, who is building his case to be a left winger for the remainder of the season. And thank goodness for this, because I am someone who since game one has said Colton Dooly is not a natural centerman at the National Hockey League level. They continue to force him at center. And I just didn't like what I was seeing from Colton Dooly. I believe he does his best work on the wing. And with the injury to Zach Hyman and the return of Jason Dickinson to the lineup, it now has allowed for Colton Dock to play on that left wing. And that opportunity has really allowed him to blossom. although no points in yesterday's game we're now seeing two straight games where he's getting a lot more time on ice and he's doing a lot of work with that time on ice so as i mentioned didn't get a point in yesterday's game was a plus one but some good time on ice good doing a good job getting his legs going being involved in the play and creating chances for his team that is now two straight games so obviously against the Detroit Red Wings when he was moved to that left wing immediately collecting two points Monday night Wednesday night as i said uh already no points but strong performance from him unfortunately for him he is a little bit frustrated with the situation where he did cause Devin Cooley to leave the game in a post-game interview he did indicate that he was just trying to make a play crash towards the net and create a chance so unfortunate play for Doc and Cooley in that regard for those of you who are not aware Devin Cooley was removed from the game after a collision with Colton Doc so hope that Devin Levi sorry Devin Cooley is okay and is able to make a recovery sometime soon. With that said, before we move on, I just want to say that they need to continue building him on the wing and keep him on the wing. Keep him beside Nugent Hopkins and Kapanen until Hyman and Savoy return, and then you start to look at your wings being a lot more deep than you had anticipated. You could do a second line of Doc with Nugent Hopkins and Hyman, or put him on third with Dickinson. You could do Doc Dickinson and Kapanen which in my opinion is a very valuable solid third line so you start to see some options you start to see that depth spread out you're looking at put Colson Savoy Hyman Doc as wingers obviously Kapanen as well even though Kasper Kapanen in my mind has not really had the strongest start to the season I think he does you know he hasn't really contributed given the opportunity that he's had in the top six and first power play unit as I say that obviously he did score yesterday but too far and few between for Kasperi Kapanen. But anyway, back to Boris Goldendorff. He's done a great job driving the net and winning puck battles. So use this opportunity to try and just earn yourself some more ice time so that when everyone does get back and healthy, you can prove to the coach that you are someone who is a valuable player to the team. Additionally, a very large takeaway and positive from yesterday's game was Mr. Tristan Jarry getting a shutout his first of the season. a much needed calm victory for Tristan Jarry no controversy no problems no headaches no close game no bad goal something that he really needed I said in the last few videos his home record since being traded to Edmonton has been abysmal he's had a few rough games a few decent games but no real great games yesterday a nice shutout to try and gain a little bit of momentum and confidence just as an individual and as a team before you face the Islanders and the Rangers on saturday and sunday night later this week so a nice easy 24 save shutout for Tristan Jarry very calm cool and collected in the crease was it wasn't really overly challenged in my opinion but at the end of the day making the saves is his job and he did just that yesterday i think this kind of game from him can sort of build some momentum so as we can see here back-to-back quality starts for Tristan Jarry obviously didn't get the results against the Red Wings but it was a quality start nonetheless a nice shutout yesterday so now you're looking at you know four quality starts in the last five to six games for Tristan Jarry which is something to build on something to be pleased with in terms of his play and as I'm sure as an individual and as a team the coaching staff as well are satisfied with the numbers that they're seeing from Tristan Jarry again for the most part this season has been good not great I thought yesterday is a good way to kind of cap off the homestand with a nice win a nice shutout before again you hit the road and a lot of positives taken away from the players in yesterday's game Tristan Jari indicating that he believes that the team did a good job of keeping everything to the outside making it easy for him to see the puck and make the saves this has been kind of a reoccurring theme for the Oilers where they've done a much better job of not giving up too much in and around the net as the season has progressed which is something that I'm sure Mike Babcock has worked tirelessly and effort and put in a lot of effort in and then Connor McDavid backing Tristan Jari pretty much saying nah nah And don't listen to him. He made a lot of big saves early in the game and in the second period. Nice to see everyone rally behind one another, support one another. As this is, in my opinion, and as Mike Babcock has said, it's a good confidence builder for the team and Tristan Jari. Obviously, as a team, sometimes when you see, I have a goalie that gives up a lot of weak ones, although they will never admit it and never say it. In my opinion, I do believe that sometimes in the back of your head, you don't have the same confidence when you step on the ice. And as a goalie, you definitely don't have that same level of confidence. so good shout out to build some confidence as an individual and as a team as a whole you got two interesting matchups against the Islanders and the Rangers both teams kind of up and down all season long so just get the wins when you can especially on home ice so good way to close out the home stand especially seeing as how you get another contribution from your depth with Joseph contributing his fourth goal of the season off a nice feed from Connor McDavid and Jason Dickinson returning to the lineup getting his legs going with about 13 minutes time on ice and collecting an assist and a plus one in last night's game so good to see some depth contributions in that regard good to see Jason Dickinson return getting his some not heavy minutes but getting his legs going again back-to-back Saturday Sunday you're going to need everyone to step up especially because Zach Hyman is now officially on the IR he was dealing with some upper you know some neck and head pain yesterday he got shifted to the IR so obviously not ideal but good to see some contributions from the depth players for the Oilers, especially considering how just a few days ago I said that this is going to be a difference between them being a great team and a good team. Just a few little details before we wrap up today's video. The Oilers with their win yesterday are now 7-0-0 when leading through two periods, which is a very, very impressive stat. Tells me that once they're winning, they're not giving up too much and they are continuing to remain competitive. They're not playing it safe. They're continuing to go out and get goals something that I really really like I like the team efforts when they're up after two periods I think I haven't really seen a game where you think oh gosh they're going to give this one away so very positive in that regard as well as I mentioned about 10 times this video the next two games will be against the Islanders and the Rangers this weekend so that is all I have for you guys in today's video I hope you guys enjoyed let me know your thoughts on yesterday's game Tristan Jari's play also not to mention the play of the D-core meaning maybe Jake Walman is going to have to really earn himself a spot back in this lineup and there is no guarantee that he is going to be a regular going forward let me know your thoughts down below in the comment section give the video a thumbs up subscribe if you're new and I'll catch you in the next video toodles