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Oilers absolutely drill Penguins with 50 Shots; Pens no-show again

Oilers absolutely drill Penguins with 50 Shots; Pens no-show again Pittsburgh Penguins goalie Joel Blomqvist (30) stops Edmonton Oilers' Leon Draisaitl (29) as Penguins' Kris Letang (58) looks on during the second period of an NHL hockey game on Friday, Oct. 25, 2024 in Edmonton, Alberta. (Amber Bracken/The Canadian Press via AP) (Amber Bracken/AP)

EDMONTON — By the middle of the second period, the Edmonton Oilers (3-4-1) were outshooting the Pittsburgh Penguins (3-5-1) 29-5. Penguins rookie goalie Joel Blomqvist got a good look at future Hall of Famers Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl, as well as the rest of the Western Conference champions.

After claiming a 3-2-0 record, the Penguins are winless in their last four. Edmonton registered 50 shots but failed to register a shot on several odd-man rushes in the final minutes. Blomqvist stopped 46 as Edmonton beat the Penguins 4-0 at Rogers Place Friday.

Oilers forward Ryan Nugent-Hopkins ended the competitive portion of the game 16 seconds into the third period when the eluded defenseman Kris Letang beat Blomqvist with a nasty wrister against the flow for a 3-0 Edmonton lead.

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