Jarry Bails Out Oilers, But Babcock Wants Less Goaltending Heroics

By admin — In News — November 12, 2026

   ​“You never complain about wins,” said Zach Hyman after a 3-2 overtime victory over the Philadelphia Flyers. As true as that might be, head coach Mike Babcock said the Edmonton Oilers would have preferred a Picasso to what they painted on Wednesday night. Much like their previous win over the New York Rangers, the Oilers weren’t at their best against a hungrier, harder-pressing Flyers team. Still, Edmonton walked away with two points, improving to 14-3-3 on the season.Hyman scored twice, once off a rebound from a missed shot and once on the power play. “Wins are hard to come by in this league,” he said. “Every team, doesn’t matter where they are. The margins are so thin.”Babcock agreed, opening his media scrum by somewhat sarcastically saying there’s nothing like a dirty win. “I thought we gave up too much.” The Oilers leaned heavily on Tristan Jarry, who was outstanding and kept Edmonton in the game until Hyman got them on the board. Outshot 32 to 24, the Oilers got what was arguably Jarry’s best performance of the season. The coach noted that the only good news was that Jarry wasn’t forced to move a lot from East to West, but he gave him props for being stellar all night. “The last two nights, our goaltending has been better than I’d like it to be. I don’t to say it like that…”Babcock said, “Way better than we wanted to have to be. … Is that a better way to say it?”Even with Jarry’s unreal performance, the Flyers fought back with two unanswered goals, one of which stood after the Oilers challenged for goaltender interference. Edmonton had its hands full. There’s good in that the Oilers secured the win. The bad news is the trend of being outplayed and earning points in games a team likely doesn’t deserve the victory. The timing matters. The last time the Oilers won two games they probably didn’t deserve to, they played Toronto next and were handed a 7-2 drubbing that many saw coming. Coincidentally, Edmonton faces Toronto on November 14th, the first road game of a six-game trip. A repeat is the last thing they need.See more of The Hockey News on Google and save us as a preferred source. Get the latest news and trending stories by subscribing to our newsletter here. And share your thoughts by commenting below the article on THN.com or creating your own post in our community forum.  

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