“We’re getting points on the board and that’s all that matters,” said captain Connor McDavid

A quarter of the way through the season, the Edmonton Oilers are about a quarter of the way to where they need to be as a hockey team. Article content

Right now the formula is playing about 30 strong minutes a night and hitting the gas midway through the in the third period to see if they can overcome it. It’s relying too heavily on too few players, getting spotty goaltending and being bailed out by the power play. Article content Article content

It’s playing on a razor’s edge — 13 one-goal games and going to overtime nine times in 20 starts.

“We’re just scraping and clawing our way through the first quarter,” said captain Connor McDavid , who is finding his own high-water mark with six

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