6:54: Edmonton continues to not help itself, conceding a total of 20 giveaways and six takeaways through nearly 37 minutes. They're lucky not to be trailing, as Columbus has been piling the pressure on Stuart Skinner in Edmonton's net with the Oilers unable to get the puck out with confidence right now.
11:44: OFFSIDE. McDavid puts it five-hole under Merzlikins on the power play, but Columbus challenges for offside and it's overturned. McDavid sauced a sideways pass to Hyman on the zone entry, but he crossed the line juuuust ahead of the puck.
12:59: Sean Kuraly and Mattias Ekholm head off with coincidental minors for roughing, and now Boone Jenner is being called for tripping Darnell Nurse in the offensive zone. Edmonton will have a mini 4-on-3 advantage, having already found the back of the net on their first power play.
20:00: The second period is underway!
FIRST PERIOD
0.0: Edmonton & Columbus are all square at 1-1 through 20 minutes, but the OIlers will feel that they've got improvements to make in the intermission.
4:34: Columbus goal. The Oilers netminder can't keep making up for these defensive mistakes, and another mishap in their own zone leads to Dmitri Voronkov finishing off Kent Johnson's feed under the sliding Stuart Skinner. 1-1.
6:43: The Oilers turn it up ice and Zach Hyman nearly gets a breakaway, but he finds Leon Draisaitl for an open backhand chance that's eaten up by Merzlikins.
9:23: Edmonton's goalscorer Warren Foegele goes off for holding. Columbus goes to their first power play, already with an 8-4 shots lead but trailing 1-0 on the winger's goal.
11:06: NO CHANCE, JOHNNY! Gaudreau cherry picks for a breakaway, but the former Flames forward's shot meets the swift glove of Stuart Skinner, who's been locked in early here at Rogers Place.
12:30: PP2 COME THRU! Edmonton's second power-play unit gets the opening goal through Warren Foegele's 10th of the season after Evander Kane got the puck wide and kicked it back to the middle for the winger to slide under Elvis Merzlikins. 1-0 Edmonton.
