As the Edmonton Oilers begin the season 0-3-0, our Shairaz Baksh takes a look at what went wrong specifically in the 5-2 loss to the Chicago Blackhawks.
Day 1 of a fresh season usually teems with optimism, especially through the rose-colored view from the front office. In the Chicago Blackhawks’ case, the preseason might have served as a red alert.
Seth Jones also had a goal and two assists in his 800th career NHL game and Philipp Kurashev scored the other goal to help the Blackhawks improved to 1-1-1 on the season.