The Edmonton Oilers couldn’t muster a goal Monday night, falling 3-0 in a pre-season road game against the Seattle Kraken.
Matty Beniers opened the scoring for Seattle early in the second period, beating Olivier Rodrigue with a shot from the left wing. Tyler Benson had a breakaway to pull the Oilers even but was stymied by Martin Jones. Later in the second, Kraken goalie Joey Daccord fired a long pass ahead to Ryan Donato. Donato was forced behind the net but held the puck and his balance long enough to slam a wrap around behind Ryan Fanti.
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The Oilers went on a five-minute power play late in the second when Jacob Melanson was slapped with a match penalty for a check to the head on James Hamblin. However, the Kraken extended their lead on a shorthanded goal by Morgan Geekie in the first minute of the third.
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Martin Jones (13 saves) and Daccord (16 saves) combined for the shutout. Rodrigue stopped eight of nine shots for the Oilers while Fanti turned away 16 of 18.
The Oilers will play in Calgary on Wednesday. The Face-off Show is on 630 CHED at 5:30 p.m. The game will start at 7 p.m.
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