Oilers' Trade Deadline Additions Tighten Defense

0:00It's April 2nd. This is NHL News Today, powered by AI Everything Happening With Your Team. I'm Corey with The Story. Edmonton Oilers scooped up defenseman Connor Murphy and forward Jason Dickinson from the Chicago Black Hawks right at the March Trade deadline. Those picks didn't turn heads back then, but now they're logging big minutes in tough spots and fixing exactly what the team needed on defense. The Oilers are rolling on a four-game winning streak, holding second place in the Pacific Division with 85 points. Coach Chris Noblout straight-up credits those two additions for tightening up the back end, along with drilling down on systems in detail since. They arrived. Offense was never the worry for Edmonton, thanks to stars like Conor McDavid, Leon Drys Idol, and Evan Bouchard piling up points all season, even with, Drys Idol battling injuries. Noblout said they had plenty of scoring punch going into the deadline, so the focus stayed on shoring up defense against hard matchups. Before the trades, the Oilers were leaking goals, giving up four or more, and nine of

1:04their last 11 games. That's flipped dramatically with Murphy and Dickinson in the mix, building a stronger team style overall. Now they face Chicago tonight, where Conor bettered stands out as the biggest danger up front. Edmonton owns 11 wins in their last 12 against the Hawks, and with this defensive edge, they're primed to keep that streak alive.