The Edmonton Oilers with Leon Draisaitl have received the next defeat in the NHL and continue to slip.
Due to the 2: 3 at the New Jersey Devils, the Oilers only take third place in the Pacific Division, the Los Angeles Kings passed 3-0 against the Washington Capitals, leader Vergas Knights also won 4: 0 at Columbus Blue Jackets. Only the first will certainly reach the playoffs.
The defeat was the eighth in the past eleven games. In the second third, Draisaitl scored the goal for the meantime 1: 1 and remains at the top of the list of goal scorer with 47 goals. The Oilers would also be a fourth in the table via the Wildcard rating.
NHL
Only the first three teams in the four divisions certainly reach the playoffs, i.e. a total of twelve. In addition, there are the four best teams (Wildcard) regardless of their placement in the division – two from the east, two from the west. These 16 teams play the winner of the Stanley Cups out of. The games run in the mode “Best of Seven“.
Ottawa can continue to hope for playoffs
The Ottawa Senators with Tim Stützle won 6: 3 against the Boston Bruins and are fourth in the Atlantic Division with the fifth victory in a row. However, Ottawa shortened the gap to third place, the current Tampa Bay Lightning Tampa Bay Lightning lost 3: 4 to Penalts at the Philadelphia Flyers.
Stützle contributed a template to victory. According to the current status, the senators would also be fourth in the playoffs.