Copy Link Email X Reddit Pinterest LinkedIn Tumblr Player grades: Bitter but all too familiar loss, Edmonton Oilers beat 5-2 by Tampa Bay LightningAuthor of the article:By David Staples • Edmonton JournalPublished Mar 21, 2026Last updated 1 day ago5 minute read Join the conversation You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account.
Andrei Vasilevskiy #88 of the Tampa Bay Lightning makes a save against Max Jones #46 of the Edmonton Oilers during the second period of the game at Rogers Place on March 21, 2026. Photo by Leila Devlin /Getty ImagesArticle contentThe Edmonton Oilers played hard but found a familiar way to lose, this time 5-2 to the Tampa Bay Lightning.
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All too often this year when Edmonton’s been in tight games, and have made many excellent attacking plays, but they also made rancid defensive mistakes that cost them the game. So it was in this match, with Connor McDavid, Evan Bouchard and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins all make key errors and Edmonton simply leaked too many of the most dangerous kinds of shots against once again.
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