<p>Leave it to Jason Gregor to <a href="https://oilersnation.com/2025/10/01/gdb-7-0-edmonton-oilers-seattle-kraken-game-preview-8pm-oilers/">nail the obvious game day prediction</a>: &#8220;Oilersnation celebrates at the end of the night, regardless of the outcome, because it means only one more preseason game remains.&#8221;</p>
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<p>That&#8217;s exactly what happened on Wednesday night in a game that I could imagine few <a href="http://oilersnation.com/combinations">Edmonton Oilers</a> were excited to play in. With a flu bug running through the room, the club was forced to recall three players from the AHL who had been recently sent down: Viljami Marjala, James Hamblin and Connor Clattenburg.</p>
<p>They might&#8217;ve been the only excited ones, as there wasn&#8217;t much to cheer for in the Oilers&#8217; 4-2 loss.</p>
<p>It didn&#8217;t take long for the scoring to open, as with Darnell Nurse in the penalty box for tripping, Josh Mahura would take a long shot, beating <a href="https://oilersnation.com/2025/09/25/edmonton-oilers-goaltending-tandem-considered-among-worst-nhl/">Calvin Pickard</a> clean.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Josh Mahura blasts one from the point and gives the Kraken a 1-0 Lead 📹: <a href="https://twitter.com/EdmontonOilers?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@EdmontonOilers</a> via Oilers+ <a href="https://t.co/EawDUslej6">pic.twitter.com/EawDUslej6</a></p>
<p>&mdash; Oilersnation.com, Oily Since ‘07 (@OilersNation) <a href="https://twitter.com/OilersNation/status/1973575106661327122?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 2, 2025</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>Six minutes later with the Oilers on a power play of their own, Kraken defenceman Jamie Oleksiak would send a puck to Edmonton&#8217;s end. Pickard would go out to play it behind his net, but he bobbled the puck, allowing Ryan Winterton to score on a wraparound.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Ryan Winterton steals the puck from Pickard and wraps it around to give the Kraken a 2-0 Lead </p>
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<p>Seattle&#8217;s special teams remained special in that first, as with just over five minutes left in the frame, Eeli Tolvanen would give the Kraken a 3-0 lead with a half-slapper that, once again, would beat Pickard clean.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Eeli Tolvanen with the one-timer to give the Kraken a 3-0 lead.</p>
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<p>&mdash; Oilersnation.com, Oily Since ‘07 (@OilersNation) <a href="https://twitter.com/OilersNation/status/1973580472929452444?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 2, 2025</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>The Oilers managed to show some life, however, as Darnell Nurse would score on a power play with under three minutes left in the period.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Darnell Nurse cuts the lead to 3-1 with a wrister from the point!</p>
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<p>&mdash; Oilersnation.com, Oily Since ‘07 (@OilersNation) <a href="https://twitter.com/OilersNation/status/1973581783980785789?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 2, 2025</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>Edmonton carried that juice over into the second frame, as it would take just 28 seconds for Matt Savoie to score his first pre-season goal. It wasn&#8217;t anything flashy, though, as Adam Henrique would fire a pass to the middle of the ice that deflected off Savoie and in. They all count the same.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Matthew Savoie taps it home after a great play from Ike &amp; Henrique! </p>
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<p>&mdash; Oilersnation.com, Oily Since ‘07 (@OilersNation) <a href="https://twitter.com/OilersNation/status/1973586757582201313?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 2, 2025</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>The score would stay the same until the third period where Winterton would score his second, driving to the net on a two-on-one and tipping a pass over Pickard&#8217;s shoulder.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Ryan Winterton scores his 2nd of the night extending the Kraken lead to 4-2</p>
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<p>&mdash; Oilersnation.com, Oily Since ‘07 (@OilersNation) <a href="https://twitter.com/OilersNation/status/1973600087432634642?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 2, 2025</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>Edmonton wraps up their pre-season schedule Friday with a visit to the Vancouver Canucks.</p>
<h2>Takeaways&#8230;</h2>
<ul>
<li>The Oilers decision to wait in posting their lineups in the pre-season is nothing short of silly, but when they did, something caught my eye: the defensive pairing of Darnell Nurse and Alec Regula. There&#8217;s been talk about Regula making the team out of camp, and he&#8217;s played with <a href="https://oilersnation.com/2025/09/26/edmonton-oilers-roster-battles-noah-philp-david-tomasek-atro-leppanen/">Arto Leppanen</a>, Cam Dineen, Brett Kulak and now Nurse in the pre-season. Leppanen&#8217;s been impressive and while he&#8217;s likely destined for the AHL Condors to kick off his North America tenure, he&#8217;s somebody who could be an early recall. Dineen is a possible AHL partner if Regula is sent down, but Kulak and Nurse — as we all know — will be NHL regulars this year. Nurse and Regula led the way in ice-time among defencemen.</li>
<li>Speaking of Leppanen, he was paired with Troy Stecher, and with them on the ice at five-on-five, the Oilers outshot the Kraken 5-2 and controlled 75.06 percent of the expected goal share.</li>
<li>Matt Savoie was all over the ice. Along with the goal, he took six shots on goal on eight attempts, generating six high-danger scoring chances and 1.49 individual expected goals. I can&#8217;t wait to see he does this season.</li>
<li>The Oilers couldn&#8217;t stay out of the penalty box taking six minor penalties, struggling to kill them as they allowed two power play goals against.</li>
</ul>
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<p><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Zach Laing is Oilersnation’s associate editor, senior columnist, and The Nation Network’s news director. He also makes up one-half of the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLRSWOpthKmdtmFOKQDd7TQdTU2KSKXYvX">DFO DFS Report</a>. He can be followed on X at</span></i> <em><a href="http://www.x.com/zjlaing"><span style="font-weight: 400;">@zjlaing</span></a></em><i><span style="font-weight: 400;"><em>,</em> or reached by email at zach.laing@bettercollective.com.</span></i></p>
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Leave it to Jason Gregor to <a href="https://oilersnation.com/2025/10/01/gdb-7-0-edmonton-oilers-seattle-kraken-game-preview-8pm-oilers/">nail the obvious game day prediction</a>: "Oilersnation celebrates at the end of the night, regardless of the outcome, because it means only one more preseason game remains."


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That's exactly what happened on Wednesday night in a game that I could imagine few <a href="http://oilersnation.com/combinations">Edmonton Oilers</a> were excited to play in. With a flu bug running through the room, the club was forced to recall three players from the AHL who had been recently sent down: Viljami Marjala, James Hamblin and Connor Clattenburg.

They might've been the only excited ones, as there wasn't much to cheer for in the Oilers' 4-2 loss.

It didn't take long for the scoring to open, as with Darnell Nurse in the penalty box for tripping, Josh Mahura would take a long shot, beating <a href="https://oilersnation.com/2025/09/25/edmonton-oilers-goaltending-tandem-considered-among-worst-nhl/">Calvin Pickard</a> clean.

https://twitter.com/OilersNation/status/1973575106661327122

Six minutes later with the Oilers on a power play of their own, Kraken defenceman Jamie Oleksiak would send a puck to Edmonton's end. Pickard would go out to play it behind his net, but he bobbled the puck, allowing Ryan Winterton to score on a wraparound.

https://twitter.com/OilersNation/status/1973579366807511347

Seattle's special teams remained special in that first, as with just over five minutes left in the frame, Eeli Tolvanen would give the Kraken a 3-0 lead with a half-slapper that, once again, would beat Pickard clean.

https://twitter.com/OilersNation/status/1973580472929452444

The Oilers managed to show some life, however, as Darnell Nurse would score on a power play with under three minutes left in the period.

https://twitter.com/OilersNation/status/1973581783980785789

Edmonton carried that juice over into the second frame, as it would take just 28 seconds for Matt Savoie to score his first pre-season goal. It wasn't anything flashy, though, as Adam Henrique would fire a pass to the middle of the ice that deflected off Savoie and in. They all count the same.

https://twitter.com/OilersNation/status/1973586757582201313

The score would stay the same until the third period where Winterton would score his second, driving to the net on a two-on-one and tipping a pass over Pickard's shoulder.

https://twitter.com/OilersNation/status/1973600087432634642

Edmonton wraps up their pre-season schedule Friday with a visit to the Vancouver Canucks.
<h2>Takeaways...</h2>
<ul>
 	<li>The Oilers decision to wait in posting their lineups in the pre-season is nothing short of silly, but when they did, something caught my eye: the defensive pairing of Darnell Nurse and Alec Regula. There's been talk about Regula making the team out of camp, and he's played with <a href="https://oilersnation.com/2025/09/26/edmonton-oilers-roster-battles-noah-philp-david-tomasek-atro-leppanen/">Arto Leppanen</a>, Cam Dineen, Brett Kulak and now Nurse in the pre-season. Leppanen's been impressive and while he's likely destined for the AHL Condors to kick off his North America tenure, he's somebody who could be an early recall. Dineen is a possible AHL partner if Regula is sent down, but Kulak and Nurse — as we all know — will be NHL regulars this year. Nurse and Regula led the way in ice-time among defencemen.</li>
 	<li>Speaking of Leppanen, he was paired with Troy Stecher, and with them on the ice at five-on-five, the Oilers outshot the Kraken 5-2 and controlled 75.06 percent of the expected goal share.</li>
 	<li>Matt Savoie was all over the ice. Along with the goal, he took six shots on goal on eight attempts, generating six high-danger scoring chances and 1.49 individual expected goals. I can't wait to see he does this season.</li>
 	<li>The Oilers couldn't stay out of the penalty box taking six minor penalties, struggling to kill them as they allowed two power play goals against.</li>
</ul>

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<i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Zach Laing is Oilersnation’s associate editor, senior columnist, and The Nation Network’s news director. He also makes up one-half of the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLRSWOpthKmdtmFOKQDd7TQdTU2KSKXYvX">DFO DFS Report</a>. He can be followed on X at</span></i> <em><a href="http://www.x.com/zjlaing"><span style="font-weight: 400;">@zjlaing</span></a></em><i><span style="font-weight: 400;"><em>,</em> or reached by email at zach.laing@bettercollective.com.</span></i>

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