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The goaltending malaise continues for the Edmonton Oilers<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n Even after the long Olympic break, the Oilers\u2019 major problem between the pipes showed up again on Wednesday night, as they suffered a 6-5 loss to the Anaheim Ducks at Honda Center, California.<\/p>\n Jack Roslovic and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins scored in the opening period to give the Oilers a 2-0 lead, but Tristan Jarry allowed back-to-back goals to Anaheim, which tied it at 2-2 with an Alex Killorn power-play score three minutes into the second frame.<\/p>\n It all went downhill for Edmonton from there, as the Ducks scored four of the game\u2019s final five goals. Jarry surrendered five of Anaheim\u2019s goals despite facing only 25 shots.\u00a0<\/p>\n It was a performance that did not earn Jarry more fans, let alone the approval of head coach Kris Knoblauch, who pulled the netminder after Anaheim\u2019s third goal in the third period.<\/p>\n \u201cObviously, I wasn\u2019t happy with the goaltending,\u201d Knoblauch said following the game, via Mark Spector of Sportsnet<\/a>. \u201cThe goals that we gave up, especially in the third period. I didn\u2019t like those.\u201d<\/p>\n There were other mistakes there, but you need better goaltending,\u201d Knoblauch added. \u201cTonight wasn\u2019t one of (Jarrry\u2019s) best games.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n It was another wasted effort for Edmonton\u2019s offense, which got 2 assists from Connor McDavid. Scoring five goals should have been more than enough to win a game in the NHL, but apparently not on Wednesday for the Oilers, who have now lost four games in a row, dating back to before the Olympic break. Over that stretch, they gave up 22 goals.<\/p>\n The 28-23-8 Edmonton will try to end their skid again on Thursday against the Los Angeles Kings at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, California.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n