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The siege continued and Evan Bouchard made it 2-0 before the second period break. Just 16 seconds after the break, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins made it 3-0. Mattias Ekholm used a power play after 47 minutes to make the final score. New signing Viktor Arvidsson prepared three of the four goals.

Playing with a variety of shots on goal is nothing new for the Oilers. They rank second in the NHL with 34.6 shots on goal per game. However, efficiency has been a problem so far. With Friday's four goals, they improved their yield to 2.25 goals per game, which is still the second-worst figure in the league.

“If you play like that, sooner or later it will bear fruit,” explained Ekholm. “It was just a matter of time before the puck went in. In the end, that's exactly what happened. We just have to keep going.”

The game against the Penguins gives hope that the Oilers can play in their usual form again. Last season, Edmonton had the fourth-best offense in the league with 3.56 goals per game.

Skinner at his best

Just like the Oilers' attack, the Oilers' defense and goaltending have not been at their best so far. But that also changed against Pittsburgh. In his first five games of the season, Skinner had a catch rate of 86.6 percent and a goals against average of 3.74 goals per game.

But on Friday he was at his best and was insurmountable. He stopped all 27 of the Penguins' shots. Even in the two outnumbered situations, the Oilers didn't let anything go wrong. He earned the fifth shutout of his NHL career.