The Edmonton Oilers went into Rogers Place on Saturday in hopes of bouncing back from the loss against the Detroit Red Wings from last night. But it wasn’t to be. Instead, the Toronto Maple Leafs ended their three-match losing streak to pick up a 4-3 victory on the road against the Oilers. But Edmonton head coach Kris Knoblauch believes it was rather the match officials’ decisions that made his team suffer.
A post by the official Edmonton Oilers X account from February 1 shared snippets from Knoblauch’s post-match presser. The Leafs dominated the first period scoring three goals. However, the Oilers HC still highlighted he “certainly didn’t think it was bad.” However, he also noted that it was actually the penalty kills that caught the team off-guard.
The penalty kills did a “pretty good job,” Kris said, with the hint of disdain in voce being hard to ignore. He went on to note the importance of penalty kills around the net and admitted “We lost two battles there,” to assert how the first period could have played out much differently than it actually did.
“I thought the penalty kill did a pretty good job, except where it’s most important around the net. We just lost two battles there.”
Coach Knoblauch on the #Oilers PK allowing two goals in the opening period.@Enterprise | #LetsGoOilers pic.twitter.com/XlHnKW7kLs
— Edmonton Oilers (@EdmontonOilers) February 2, 2025
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