Mikko Koskinen couldn't maintain his momentum in the Oilers' net on Wednesday. He struggled at times as Edmonton suffered its first loss this season at the hands of the Philadelphia Flyers. (SportsnetSpec)
were better in all areas Wednesday, and yes, the better team won, as Edmonton dropped its first game of the 2021-22 season with a 5-3 home loss.
“I think he’ll bounce back. He’s played well this year,” said head coach Dave Tippett. “There was one outside the net he’d like to have back, and one inside the net he’d probably like to have back. That being said, we had enough chances to have a chance to win the game, and we didn’t do it.” “I liked parts of our game,” said Connor McDavid, who had a goal and an assist for his sixth straight multi-point game this young season. “I thought we played real quick. We had our looks. Maybe we could have defended a little better, but it is hockey and they are going to get chances. I thought we did a pretty good job, just obviously not enough to win.”
“They have great centremen and they are strong-side protected, almost every line,” McDavid said. “They are a good unit. I thought we dug in, but obviously they got the better of us on the dot.”