Oilers practice: Coach, players on NHL power play woes [Video]

It’s too soon to blow it up, says the bench boss.

Edmonton Oilers head coach Kris Knoblauch told media Monday after practice that although his team’s usually potent power play has been sputtering badly to start the season, he’s not ready – yet – to make changes to it.

Through six games in the 2024-25 season, the Oilers’ success with the man advantage sits 30th among the National Hockey League’s (NHL) 32 teams having converted just one of 15, just 6.7 per cent, of their opportunities.

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Knoblauch said he’s “cautious about changing things.”

Can’t blame him. Last season, the Oilers ranked fourth (26.3 per cent) among teams in the power-play department, a year after they paced the NHL at a record 32.4-per-cent clip.

Knoblauch also pointed out Edmonton isn’t the only team with an elite power play that’s struggling.

Indeed:

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