MARCH 17•STAR-TELEGRAM.COM
MacKinnon Takes Over Scoring Lead and Hart ConversationNathan MacKinnon has been on an unreal scoring tear recently and has surpassed Kucherov for the top spot in league scoring. Is the Hart Trop...
Are we watching the most complete Oilers team in the McDavid era?Playoff dress rehearsal with Colorado provides a complete diagnostics report on where the Oilers stand with 15 games left to go.
MARCH 17•EDMONTONJOURNAL.COM
Zach Parise - Returns to actionParise had three shots on net and one hit in Saturday's 3-2 overtime victory over the Oilers.
ImpactParise was back in the lineup after missing three games with a lower-body injury. He returned to his normal home as a winger on the third line.
MARCH 17•ROTOWIRE
Yakov Trenin - Moved to fourth lineTrenin had one shot and five hits in Saturday's 3-2 overtime win over Edmonton.
ImpactTrenin was dropped from the third to fourth line, as Zach Parise returned from a lower-body injury. The fourth line was responsible for 12 of Colorado's 33 hits, and Trenin has 13 body checks over four games since being traded from Nashville. Overall, the 27-year-old is tied for 19th in the NHL with 184 hits.
MARCH 17•ROTOWIRE
Oilers show they can hang with Avs: 'As close to a playoff game as it's going to get'Goaltender Stuart Skinner exuded calm under pressure, making 40 saves and stopping several high-danger chances.
MARCH 17•THEATHLETIC.COM
Mattias Janmark - Generates helperJanmark notched an assist and two hits in Saturday's 3-2 overtime loss to the Avalanche.
ImpactJanmark snapped an eight-game point drought with his assist on a Sam Carrick tally in the third period. With the Oilers adding Adam Henrique and Carrick at the trade deadline, Janmark has seen more usage on the fourth line recently. The winger has 11 points, 59 shots on net, 45 hits and a minus-5 rating through 54 contests this season.
MARCH 17•ROTOWIRE
Corey Perry - Earns 900th career pointPerry notched an assist in Saturday's 3-2 overtime loss to the Avalanche.
ImpactPerry picked up the secondary helper on Sam Carrick's third-period marker. That assist was Perry's 900th career point, an achievement he reached in his 1,294th game. The 38-year-old winger has been solid in a bottom-six role for the Oilers so far. He's at 17 points, 54 shots on net, 31 hits and a minus-5 rating over 37 contests between the Oilers and the Blackhawks this season.
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