Trent Frederic’s "wrong guy" moment sums up Edmonton’s messy night
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Daniel Lucente
Feb 4, 2026 (10:10)
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Photo credit: Perry Nelson-Imagn Images
Connor Ingram and the Edmonton Oilers watched the Toronto Maple Leafs game flip on the penalty kill, and it felt like February pain all over again.
It was loud at Rogers Place, split crowd, real energy, and the first period still ended 0-0.
Edmonton actually tied it 2-2 early in the third when Kasperi Kapanen finished a slick play.
Then the timing got brutal, Matt Savoie took an interference call and Mattias Janmark followed six seconds later, turning it into a 5-on-3.
John Tavares and Matias Maccelli scored power play goals 31 seconds apart, and the game was basically over.
That post nailed the vibe, the Oilers penalty kill went soft again, and it keeps happening at the worst moments.
OilersNation laid out the ugly run too, 8 goals against on 16 kills over the last five games.
Trent Frederic puts the Edmonton Oilers on edge
Oilers fans are tired of watching one mistake turn into three goals against, especially right before the Olympic break.
Ingram stopped 22, Anthony Stolarz stopped 34, and one misplay behind the net helped hand Toronto the 2-1 lead.
Edmonton’s power play barely had a chance, 0-for-1, while Toronto went 2-for-2.
Trent Frederic also had that weird moment after Brandon Carlo clipped Connor McDavid, trying to start a fight with the wrong guy, which summed up his night.
That Staples post points you right at the "special teams and goaltending battle" theme, and honestly, it’s the whole story.
Now it’s Wednesday vs Calgary, and the fix is simple, stay out of the box, win the first clear, and stop gifting momentum.
If the Oilers can’t trust their penalty kill, the Olympics break won’t feel like rest, it’ll feel like dread.
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