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Oilers get lit up in Arizona; Scrivens won’t throw team under the bus

Edmonton Oilers v Arizona Coyotes

GLENDALE, AZ - OCTOBER 15: Mikkel Boedker #89 (L) of the Arizona Coyotes celebrates with Keith Yandle #3, Shane Doan #19 and Michael Stone #26 after Boedker scored his second goal against the Edmonton Oilers during the third period of the NHL game at Gila River Arena on October 15, 2014 in Glendale, Arizona. The Coyotes defeated the Oilers 7-4. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)

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The Edmonton Oilers lost. Again. That’s four straight defeats to begin the season.

If you’re into finding the positive in anything, no matter how bad, they did manage a single point in a shootout loss last Saturday.

So, there’s that. After all, following a 6-1 loss L.A. on Tuesday, head coach Dallas Eakins found a positive because players on the bench “stuck together.”

That’s nice.

And while they possess some talented players up front, like Taylor Hall and Jordan Eberle, the Oilers can’t prevent goals. Nothing over the first four games would indicate otherwise.

They’ve given up 13 in the last two games and 22 in four games, not including the shootout winner for the Vancouver Canucks.

The Calgary Flames, Canucks and L.A. Kings have all feasted on Edmonton’s complete lack of defending.

This time, it was the Arizona Coyotes that did the dismantling. The visiting Oilers lost 7-4, running their record to a dismal 0-3-1 to begin the season, while Mikkel Boedker had the hat trick for Arizona and first of his career, according to Craig Morgan of FoxSportsArizona.

Goalie Ben Scrivens allowed six goals on just 29 shots. His save percentage now sits at a cool .800 and his goals-against average hit 5.22 following Wednesday’s loss.

“We had about three different teams on the ice it seems. We played well in stretches, then didn’t play well,” said Scrivens, as per the club’s Twitter account.

“I can’t throw anyone under the bus when I’m playing like that. I’ve got to take care of my own house first,” he added.

And it wasn’t like the Oilers could just get Scrivens out of the net, sit him on the bench to calm down or think things through.

Earlier in the day, the club put fellow goalie Viktor Fasth on injured reserve with a groin strain and recalled Richard Bachman from Oklahoma City

Here’s a rapid Twitter reaction to the Oilers loss:

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