The Edmonton Oilers wrap up their New York road trip with a Saturday morning matchup against the Rangers at Madison Square Gardens
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You can watch Saturday's game on Sportsnet at 11:00 a.m. MT.

PRE-GAME REPORT

NEW YORK, NY - Fresh off a game where the Oilers fired 49 shots on their opponent with nothing to show for it, they know they must have their A-game for a Saturday matinee against the New York Rangers.
"I thought we played a hard game and poured a large number of shots and created opportunities, but we're unable to crack a goaltender and we made a few costly errors," Head Coach Jay Woodcroft said about the last game against the Islanders. "The good news is we get an opportunity tomorrow to go against a very good hockey club, another Final Four playoff team from last year, and we get to measure ourselves against a really good team on the road here. I think it's a good opportunity. I think our guys are up to the task and we're determined for the result."
The Oilers are currently 0-2 on their three-game road trip and have a tough task ahead of them to avoid going winless in New York. The team continues to search for the consistency that has eluded them through what is nearly the first quarter of the season.
"We'll play a good stretch of hockey and then we'll play a poor stretch of hockey, even if it's for three minutes, five minutes or whatever, it seems to come back to haunt us," Tyson Barrie said after Friday's practice. "That's something that we're going to have to fix."
It was roughly a two-minute stretch against the Islanders where the Oilers went from a tie game with a powerplay opportunity, to trailing 2-0 to the defensively sound team. Although Edmonton pressed hard with 23 shots in the final frame, Ilya Sorokin and a lead protecting Islanders squad locked down the remainder of the game.
It's a fate the Oilers will have to try and avoid against the Rangers, who are currently eight in the NHL in goals-against allowed per game at 2.71 and feature a former Norris Trophy winner and Vezina Trophy winner in their lineup.
Focusing on finding the style of game that allowed Edmonton to go 26-9-3 under Woodcroft and his staff last season is a start. The Oilers lineup has been thrust into a state of change due to the injuries to usual top-six forwards in Evander Kane and Kailer Yamamoto. Woodcroft has deployed a number of people in a number of roles looking for answers, but the results have been as inconsistent as recent play.
"I wish I could say that there's one specific thing that needs to get cleaned up for a while. Our penalty kill took on water for a little bit. It seems to be headed in the right direction. Our net play at different occasions has left something to be desired. There's been games where we've struggled to score at five-on-five," Woodcroft said. "It's been small parts of our game that can improve. We've yet to do that for a long enough period, 7-3 to start the season was nice, but in terms of the details that go along with the game in order to have sustainable success, we're not there yet."
"We've played good opponents. In the end, I think that makes you stronger because you realize where your team is at and where your team might need to improve," Woodcroft added. "It's the best league in the world, but we got a good team and we're capable of more than we've shown here recently. We're excited about the challenge that the Rangers represent."

BROBERG UP

One new addition to the Oilers lineup is the recently recalled Philip Broberg. The 21-year-old former first-round pick was brought up from the American Hockey League on Friday, with Markus Niemelainen going the other way down to Bakersfield.
The change comes with Woodcroft looking for a different dimension on the blueline that he's hoping that Broberg can provide.
"Philip is somebody who moves pucks well, defends with his legs, is also a big body and we're excited about him as being a big part of the future of our organization," Woodcroft said after practice on Friday. "We don't want him to be anything but himself. He has certain strengths and certain gifts, and we want him playing towards those gifts. I would say his legs get him out of trouble. I think he's worked hard on his defending skills, and I just think he'll help us play a faster game."
Broberg certainly has the skills required to play a faster style of game he's being asked to play. The defenceman was selected eighth overall back in 2019 due in part to his skating and puck skills, which he has displayed in spurts at the pro-level. The Swede recorded 23 points (4G, 19A) in 31 American Hockey League games last season, while also scoring his first NHL goal late last year against the San Jose Sharks courtesy of an excellent shot from the top of the faceoff circle.
After scoring four points in seven games down in Bakersfield, along with some other improvements to his game, the Oilers felt the time was right to bring Broberg back to the National Hockey League.
"I'm just happy to be back playing and being healthy. I think I had a good stretch in the AHL now for a good couple of games, and I feel good in playing form," the defenceman said after practice. "I'm always looking to improve every single aspect of my game, but I think the defensive part is for sure element I've been working on for the last three years. I'm just keeping developing that every year and every day trying to get better."
The bright lights of Broadway await the rookie. However, teammate Tyson Barrie believes Broberg has more than enough experience to be prepared for what is an important early-season game for the Oilers.
"There's a couple of spots in the league that are just kind of larger than life and MSG is certainly one of them, playing the Rangers," Barrie said. "Broby has played a bunch of games, which helps for sure -- and he's been around us the last few years and he's got some experience, but it's an exciting opportunity and a great building and we're looking forward to having him up."
I'm sure he can help our team," He added. "I'm sure there'll be a bit of nerves and stuff, but once you make your first pass, you take a hit or give a hit, you kind of get into it."
The Oilers need the rookie to shake off any nerves quickly. The team has been up-and-down as far as the consistency of their game lately and they are suffering in the standings because of it. A 3-7 stretch directly proceeding a 7-3 start is far from ideal, but the Oilers continue to look for answers which they feel remain inside their own room.
"Anybody can point to problems, we're looking for solutions," Woodcroft said. "We're solutions based, solutions oriented, and we really want to give our players something that they can sink their teeth into to help them get out of tough situations. We feel that we have the people in our dressing room necessary to help us get out of sticky circumstance and, as a coaching staff, what we try and do is point them in the right direction and give them tools they need to be successful."
-- Michael Arcuri, EdmontonOilers.com

PREVIEW

OILERS vs. RANGERS
STREAM: 11:00 a.m. MT; televised on Sportsnet
Oilers Team Scope
So far, the Oilers trip to New York has been one to forget.
Edmonton comes into Saturday's contest having dropped a 5-2 decision to the New Jersey Devils and a 3-0 game on Wednesday against the Islanders.
Against the Islanders, it was the outstanding performance of Ilya Sorokin that downed the Oilers hopes, with the netminder turning aside all 49 shots he faced on the evening.
The Islanders took the lead early in the second period while Edmonton was on the powerplay. Zach Parise started the counterattack before firing a hard pass at the net for Jean-Gabriel Pageau to tip in at the near post for a 1-0 advantage.
Pageau doubled the lead 2:06 later, but this time on an Islanders man advantage. A late second period goal by Sebastien Aho would be more than enough offence for New York, who locked down the game in the third period courtesy of 23 saves by Sorokin in the final frame to net his second shutout of the season.
Jack Campbell made his first start in nearly two weeks and acquitted himself nicely, turning aside 28 of 31 Islanders chances on the night.
Rangers Team Scope
The Rangers welcome the Oilers to Madison Square Gardens sporting a 10-7-4 record, including a 4-3-3 record at home.
The Broadway city team has been lead by the continued strong performances of Mika Zibanejad, Artemi Panarin and Norris Trophy winner Adam Fox. The trio are all tied for the Rangers lead in points with 23 in 21 games this season, contributing 21 goals combined on the year.
New York has seen stellar goaltending courtesy of 2021-22 Vezina Trophy winner Igor Shesterkin, who comes into Saturday's game with a 2.38 goals-against average, .917 save percentage, and he has been in net for all 10 of the Rangers wins this season.
New York is coming off a 3-2 defeat to the Anaheim Ducks in California, where John Gibson made 41 stops to give the Ducks their first regulation win of the season. Jaroslav Halak made 19 of 22 saves in the loss, which dropped his record to 0-5-1 on the year. Anaheim was lead offensive by a two-point night by Dimitri Kulikov, while Troy Terry scored his eighth of the season for the game winning goal.
"We had lots of opportunities," Rangers Head Coach Gerard Gallant said after the game. "Gibson obviously stood on his head, so I can't fault the performance. It's just disappointing we didn't get any points out of it, but we played hard, we played well. If you play like that, you're going to win a lot of those games."

By The Numbers
The Oilers 49 shots last game were the most in franchise history in a shutout loss... The Oilers are 12-6-3 since 2019-20 in day games, the fifth-highest winning percentage in the NHL over that stretch... Edmonton is 19-20-3 against the Eastern Conference since 2021-22, while they are 40-17-3 against the West... The Oilers have won five of their last six games against the Rangers...
Artemi Panarin is fifth among all NHLers in points since 2018-19 with 359, trailing Patrick Kane, Nathan MacKinnon, and the two Oilers stars McDavid and Draisaitl... Adam Fox is one of three defenders who lead their team in points, joining Erik Karlsson and Josh Morrissey... Mika Zibanejad has recorded a point in 12 of his last 13 games... Igor Shesterkin's 46 wins since the start of 2021-22 are tied for first among all goaltenders over that stretch...
Injury Report
OILERS - Tyler Benson (knee) is on a conditioning assignment in Bakersfield; Oscar Klefbom (shoulder) is on IR; Mike Smith (undisclosed) is on IR; Evander Kane (wrist) is on IR.
RANGERS - N/A
-- Michael Arcuri, EdmontonOilers.com