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Despite Draisaitl’s goal: Oilers’ opening defeat in the NHL
Vancouver’s Tyler Myers (M) and Evander Kane of the Edmonton Oilers fight for the puck. photo
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The start of the NHL season went really wrong for most German professionals. Leon Draisaitl and the Edmonton Oilers got it worst.
Previously, Tim Stützle and the Ottawa Senators lost 3:5 to the Carolina Hurricanes in the first game of the season. The national player made it 3-3 in the final third, but in the end the host fans celebrated.
Lukas Reichel and his teammates also left the ice as losers. The attacker lost 1:3 to the Boston Bruins with the Chicago Blackhawks.