There’s low event hockey, and then there’s no event hockey.

After a six-goal outburst against the Montreal Canadiens Thursday, the Edmonton Oilers appeared to revert to their former selves — a low-scoring, low-event, low-excitement unit that found a way to lose to the Seattle Kraken in a 3-2 snoozer Saturday night in Seattle.

The head coach saw promise in the performance however, on a night where the high danger chances were scored 9-4 in the Oilers’ favour, according to Natural Stat Trick.

“There were a lot of things I liked. We had more scoring chances than (in all) but one game this year,” said Knoblauch, who was more concerned with his team’s defensive posture. “Whether it was a bad pinch or a forward not coming back … that’s where Seattle has all of their chances.”

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