"Entire team was absolutely trash": Oilers fans left disappointed as Edmonton suffers 'embarrassing' defeat to Flyers post 4 Nations break

NHL: Edmonton Oilers at Philadelphia Flyers - Source: Imagn
NHL: Edmonton Oilers at Philadelphia Flyers - Source: Imagn

Edmonton Oilers fans were frustrated after the team lost 6-3 to the Philadelphia Flyers on Saturday. The Oilers struggled defensively, allowing key goals.

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Flyers captain Sean Couturier and wingers Owen Tippett and Matvei Michkov played a strong game. They combined for four goals and four assists. Tippett's second goal in the second period gave the Flyers a 4-3 lead.

Connor McDavid had just returned from winning the 4 Nations Face-Off with Team Canada. He traveled from Boston to Philadelphia but couldn't help the Oilers avoid defeat.

After the loss, the Oilers' X account posted,

"#Oilers fall to the Flyers. The road trip continues tomorrow in Washington."
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Soon, fans joined the comment section to react to the loss.

"Embarrassing. Entire team was absolutely trash. Defence is non existent but atleast turn overs are alive and well! 🤦🏽‍♀️🤦🏽‍♀️," one fan wrote.
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"Not a great game, hope they find some energy for tomorrow. Time of the year they need to dig in and get going," another fan said.
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One fan pointed out the Oilers' mistakes in detail:

"Skinner was very bad today but his team wasn’t good in front of him as well. ... Not going to come back with 3 shots."

Here are some more reactions from fans to the Oilers' loss:

"On a positive note, they won’t be tired for the back to back tomorrow since they played at half speed today," a fan wrote.
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"MIDDAVID -3 😭 BACK TO MEDIOCRITY WITHOUT MARNER AROUND TO CARRY HIM," a fan wrote.

Edmonton Oilers lost to Flyers with second-period mistakes

The Edmonton Oilers lost to the Philadelphia Flyers despite a great first period. Matvei Michkov opened the scoring at 2:07 of the first period. John Klingberg tied it 1-1 at 7:06 with a shot from the left faceoff circle. Leon Draisaitl gave Edmonton a 2-1 lead at 9:31 after a pass from Matt Savoie.

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Owen Tippett tied the game 2-2 on a breakaway at 1:45 of the second period. Sean Couturier made it 3-2 for the Flyers at 7:13. Mattias Ekholm tied it again at 8:34. Tippett scored his second goal at 12:26, making it 4-3. Andrei Kuzmenko added a power-play goal at 15:37.

Rasmus Ristolainen secured the win in the third period with an empty-net goal at 17:01.

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