THIRD PERIOD

0.00: GAME OVER, OILERS WIN!!! That’s the first PLAY LA BAMBA, BABY of the preseason!!

5:13: GOING HOLLOWAY!!  Dylan chips the Bouchard shot for another quick goal! EDM 4 | WPG 0

5:47: McLEOD!!!  The Oilers centre chips a loose puck past Rittich! EDM 3 | WPG 0

9:38: HE’S A HAMBLIN MAN! James Hamblin buries a rebound off a Demers shot to extend the Oiler lead! The play was set up by a great feed from Noah Philp from the half wall! EDM 2 | WPG 0

11:47: Jets to the powerplay after a snafu at the bench leads to a too many men penalty.

14:20: CLOUDER COMES CLOSE! On the two-on-one, McLeod looks off the defender and fires a shot from in tight, but the attempt is stopped.

15:45: After a giveaway at the side of his net, Pickard makes a big stop on the Jets opportunity!

20:00: Twenty minutes to close it out! Lets go boys!

SECOND PERIOD

Nothing new to report from the second. Up 1-0 with the final frame coming up! #LetsGoOilers pic.twitter.com/MeDL6pZhp2

— Edmonton Oilers (@EdmontonOilers) September 25, 2022

0:00: One more to go in a tightly contested game!

1:00: Oilers back to the powerplay! Winnipeg has too many men on the ice!

3:24: OILERS POWERPLAY!! Mason Appleton is going to the box for tripping. Big opportunity here!

Did a little goalie switcharoo & it’s Calvin Pickard’s net now. Snaps for Stu stopping all 19 shots he faced. 🫰🙂 pic.twitter.com/RmS6gKofX4

— Edmonton Oilers (@EdmontonOilers) September 25, 2022

5:33: Goaltender switch. Calvin Pickard is in for Stuart Skinner.

5:41: HOLLOWAY! The winger finds a loose puck in the slot, spins around and hammers it on the Jets net, but the save is made by Rittich.

9:07: NIEMO FINDING BODIES! The towering Oilers blueliner levels a Jets forward coming down the right wing!

12:19: FLASH THAT LEATHER STU! Kyle Capobianco fires a point shot towards the Oilers goal, but it’s snatched out of the air by Skinner!

12:47: A big kill coming up. Dmitri Samorukov is whistled for hooking. 5-on-3 powerplay for the Jets

13:57: Jets go to the powerplay. Demers gets his stick under a Jets plater’s skate and heads to the box for tripping.

17:40: Stu stands tall!! Dylan Demelo fires a deflected shot at the Oilers keeper and he calmly kicks the shot away!

20:00: We’re back underway at Rogers Place!

FIRST PERIOD

0:00: First period over! Oilers lead courtesy of the Niemelainen point shot while shots are tied 13-13

1:33: BIG SAVE STUEY!! The Jets come in on a two on one and the cross crease pass is deflected straight at the Oilers goaltender who sprawls for the stop!

2:43: BOOOOUCH with the bomb from the point, but Rittich sees the puck through the traffic to end the Oilers powerplay.

4:43: OILERS POWER PLAY!! Holloway draws the call ad Logan Stanley heads to the box for hooking!

5:17: Getting close!! Demers slaps a shot on the Jets net and Virtanen fights to bury the rebound but to no avail.

8:02: Skinner takes a shot off the mask and play is whistled dead.

9:31: Jets to the powerplay. Brett Kulak is whistled for hooking.

14:15: Dylan Holloway drives the Jets net with a nice move, but loses the puck before he can get a shot on Rittich.

19:19: THAT WAS QUICK!!! Markus Niemelainen wrists a shot from the blueline low and past David Rittich! EDM 1 | WPG 0

20:00: PUCK DROPPED!!! Oilers hockey is officially underway again!

20:00: Teams are out on the ice for warm-ups.

20:00: Tonight’s game will begin at 4:00 p.m. MT.

TONIGHT’S LINEUP: