The Last Five First Goal Scorers Of The Season For The Oilers
By Jim Lynch
2018-19 Season: On The Road Against The New Jersey Devils
These are the types of games I am writing this article for. During the 2018-19 season, the Edmonton Oilers’ fist game came on the road against the New Jersey Devils. The first goal of the season belonged to Milan Lucic. It is amazing how quickly teams change.
Lucic and the Oilers would go on to miss the playoffs in 2018-19, in fact, Lucic would only put up 10 goals and 24 assists through 82 games with the team, a major drop off from his 23 goals the year before.
For the Oilers, the 2018-19 was the last season to feature a team that has not pushed for the playoffs in a drastic way. Both in 2019-20 and 2021-22, the Oilers made the postseason, although they did not do a lot once they got there.
Edmonton hopefully will have a more noticeable player score the first goal of the season in 2021-22.