You can’t blame the hockey gods for this one. Article content

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After propping up Edmonton in a pair of wins against Columbus and Philadelphia this week, the gods did everything in their power to bail the Oilers out again in Thursday’s rematch with Blue Jackets.

The Oilers could have been on the wrong end of a Colorado-style beat down, but the Blue Jackets hit SIX goalposts, the second-most by any team in the NHL this year.

But even that wasn’t enough to help Edmonton overcome the glaring, recurring weaknesses that led to a 5-4 defeat.

After Philadelphia’s winning goal with 23 seconds left in the third period got overturned by an offside challenge on Wednesday and a 4-3 deficit got wiped out when the Blue Jackets put one into their own net

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