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Oilers' power play finds traction in win over Jets

Isaiah J. Downing / USA TODAY Sports

Useful repetitions.

After almost nine minutes of power-play opportunities went to waste in their loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs on Tuesday - in a game where they failed to score with the man advantage for the ninth time in 11 tries - specialty teams was a focus at practice for the Edmonton Oilers leading up to Thursday's clash with the Winnipeg Jets.

And whaddya know? Mark Letestu scored twice and Connor McDavid picked up a pair of assists under the condition, as the Oilers converted three of their four power-play opportunities to set the table for a 6-3 victory at MTS Centre.

Letestu, McDavid, Leon Draisaitl, and Milan Lucic was the forward group that produced all three goals, bumping the team's unit above the league average after their conversion rate sunk to 16 percent during their recent slump.

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