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That lead lasted five minutes. About seven minutes into the first, Ryan Shea received a pass at the point, faked a shot, deked out his defender, and ripped it past the Jets\u2019 netminder for his first goal in orange and blue. He had a strong game.<\/p>\n
Less than three minutes later, the Oilers took the lead, one that they never relinquished. Captain Connor McDavid took the puck around the world, attempting to pass in front of the net after coming around it. While he didn\u2019t find an Oiler, the puck took a fortunate bounce off a Jet and into the back of the net.<\/p>\n
That was all of the scoring for the first period, but the Oilers got on the board about 12 minutes into the middle frame. After sustained zone time, Leon Draisaitl let go a floating wrister from the point, surprising the Jets\u2019 netminder and finding the back of the net for his first pre-season goal. Alex Formenton added a goal about two and a half minutes later.<\/p>\n
It took nearly 16 minutes into the third period for either team to score again, as Jacob Julien got the Jets to within one. That allowed them to pull the netminder, which quickly turned into a 5-2 Oilers lead as Colton Dach buried it into the open cage.<\/p>\n
What are the key takeaways from the Oilers\u2019 pre-season win over the Jets?Evan Bouchard may be a little angry that he didn\u2019t finish as a finalist for the Norris Trophy<\/a> last season. He picked up an assist on four of the five goals that the Oilers scored, finishing as a plus-four. He also totalled a game-high 25:09 of ice time.Since the 2023 trade deadline, Bouchard has spent the majority of his five-on-five action with Mattias Ekholm. But with the Swede scratched for this game, his partner was Ryan Shea<\/a>. As expected, Shea also had a strong game, scoring a nice goal and picking up two assists. Could this be the Oilers\u2019 top defence pairing to begin the season?<\/p>\n Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl were each a plus-four as well. Last season, they usually played upwards of 20-plus minutes a game, but they only played 19:13 and 19:11, respectively. Still the most for any Oiler forward, but an encouraging sign. Paired with Vasily Podkolzin, that was easily the Oilers\u2019 best line.<\/p>\n Tristan Jarry started this game and had a solid outing. Playing two periods, the netminder stopped 15 of 16 shots for a .938 save percentage. He didn\u2019t have much of a chance on the first goal either. It was another positive sign for this team.<\/p>\n Next up for the Oilers is another matchup against the Jets, as the two Canadian teams meet in Winnipeg on Tuesday at 6:00 p.m. MT.<\/p>\n Ryley Delaney is a Nation Network writer for DFOEdmonton, DFOCalgary, and Blue Jays Nation. Follow her on X at @Ryley__Delaney.<\/p>\n Letters to the Editor![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1789897091_501_image.webp\"\/)
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