Connor McDavid is the most exciting thing that’s happened to the Edmonton Oilers since the gravy days of Wayne Gretzky, so it only makes sense that he’s powering the team’s best start in three decades.
OK, that’s not totally fair; Cam Talbot deserves a ton of the credit for their five-game winning streak and 7-1-0 record, too.
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Those two stole the headlines once again on Friday. McDavid’s blazing speed was display on the only goal as Talbot and the Oilers blanked the Vancouver Canucks 1-0.
The @EdmontonOilers (7-1-0) have won seven of their first eight games of a season for the first time since 1985-86, when they started 8-1-0. pic.twitter.com/5DT5IJC0XM
— NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) October 29, 2016
It’s tempting to obsess about McDavid’s heroics, but the bottom line is that Talbot might just be the Oilers player who is on the hottest streak. He has now only allowed a single goal in the past three games.
Talbot has stopped 156 of 160 shots (.975) over Edmonton's 5-game winning streak. Oilers haven't trailed in 213:39.
— Jack Michaels (@EdmontonJack) October 29, 2016
So much for the Oilers merely out-scoring their problems, huh?