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Eighth time could be the charm for Oilers’ elusive three-game win streak and a look at McDavid’s ridiculous heater

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11.01.2026
In the 2023 season, the Edmonton Oilers did it on their first try. In 2024, it also occurred on their first attempt. In 2025, it took them four tries, and tomorrow night against the Los Angeles Kings, the Oilers will go for it on their eighth attempt.

We are talking about the elusive three-game winning streak. It usually doesn’t take this long to reach, but the Oilers have yet to string together three consecutive wins (only they and St. Louis are still searching). After an outstanding final 40 minutes in Winnipeg, the outlook for a victory tomorrow night looks promising.

The Oilers outshot Winnipeg 23-5 over the final two periods and outscored them 3-0 to overcome a 3-1 first-period deficit. After the first period, I suspect many in Oilersnation weren’t expecting a comeback, because the Oilers haven’t been good at overcoming deficits, but the Oilers buckled down and dominated the struggling Jets. Winnipeg had one decent scoring chance in the final 40 minutes and very limited possession time in the offensive zone.

The Jets didn’t have a shot on goal for the final 5:50 of the second period, and that continued for the first 14:27 of the third period. They didn’t have a shot on goal for a span of 20:17, meanwhile, the Oilers fired 18 shots on goal in that span and scored three times. I can’t recall a more dominant stretch of 20 minutes this season for Edmonton. They played fast, quick, smart and with energy. Some will try and discount it, but Trent Frederic fighting Logan Stanley gave the Oilers a boost. Frederic landed the best punch in the tilt that came with 2:21 remaining in the second period. Frederic has struggled mightily for months, but his willingness to fight a much larger man and do well was his way of contributing. When you aren’t scoring, you have to find other ways to contribute.

Connor McDavid and Zach Hyman had energetic celebrations when they scored. You could tell the team was fired up, and then Evan Bouchard scored the game-winner with a beautifully placed shot top shelf, after he had made a........

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