Despite the Oilers skating away with a commanding 4-1 win over the Jets, not all the news was good, as Troy Stecher left with an injury and did not return. The Edmonton Oilers faced the Winnipeg Jets on Sunday in a game that amounted to much of nothing, <a href='https://www.hockeylatest.com/nhl-team/edmonton-oilers/more-troubling-signs-emerge-for-oilers-top-defenseman-mattias-ekholm-playoff-status' class='lien_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>as both teams had some regulars out.</a> The Oilers, however, had an edge, having grown proficient in winning with short rosters after winning six of their last eight games. Edmonton played missing top scorers Leon Draisaitl, Zach Hyman, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (illness), Trent Frederic, Jake Walman, and Mattias Ekholm, with the latter's season possibly being in the balance. <a href='https://www.hockeylatest.com/nhl-team/winnipeg-jets/projected-lineups-revealed-for-winnipeg-jets-and-edmonton-oilers-powerhouse-clash' class='lien_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>Meanwhile, the Central-Division championed Jets sat</a> stars Josh Morrissey, Connor Hellebuyck, and Adam Lowry, but, through a break with the Washington Capitals losing to the Columbus Blue Jackets, ended up claiming the Presidents' Trophy. At Canada Life Centre, Edmonton showed hunger, <a href='https://edmontonjournal.com/sports/hockey/nhl/cult-of-hockey/edmonton-oilers-home-ice-hopes-still-alive-after-4-1-road-win-over-jets-cult-of-hockey-player-grades' class='lien_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>outshooting the Jets 39-18 and cruising to a 4-1 victory.</a> <div align='center' class='pl20 pr20'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/DNBsports/status/1911593231256879439'><div style='border:1px solid #CCCCCC;border-radius:10px;padding:20px;width:300px;'>Loading from Twitter ...</div></a></blockquote></div> <h3>The Oilers iced the oldest line in the NHL</h3> In a rare feat, the Oilers employed a seasoned line of Adam Henrique (35), Corey Perry (39), and Derek Ryan (38), 112 years old in total, the oldest forward line in the NHL this year and possibly in Oilers history. Impressively, they contributed two of the team's four goals, demonstrating the resilience and adaptability required with so many of the best players absent. But the Oilers did get some bad news when defenseman Troy Stecher hurt himself and left the game, and never returned. Stecher (undisclosed) departed Sunday's 4-1 win over the Jets in the third period and did not return, per Daniel Nugent-Bowman of The Athletic. Nugent-Bowman also relayed that Stecher's undisclosed injury occurred when he fell to the ice awkwardly after being hit by Winnipeg's Dominic Toninato. <div align='center' class='pl20 pr20'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/DNBsports/status/1911593763363069996'><div style='border:1px solid #CCCCCC;border-radius:10px;padding:20px;width:300px;'>Loading from Twitter ...</div></a></blockquote></div> His availability for the playoffs is currently uncertain, adding one more element of uncertainty to the postseason journey in Edmonton. That painful loss brings us back to all the issues that this team continues to face as it limps through the remaining schedule, missing key players.