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Connor McDavid returned to the Edmonton Oilers lineup against the St. Louis Blues. The Oilers' captain missed the last eight games, but played like he hadn't missed a beat and helped his team pick up ...
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His three assists bump him up to 93 points on the year, tied with Jack Eichel for sixth despite missing 14 games.
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"We didn’t do a good enough job covering McDavid, and we didn’t do a good enough job protecting our net front. The net-front battle was the difference tonight," he said, via NHL.com.
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