Edmonton Oilers’ Empty Seats Persist, Even as Battle of Alberta Sees McDavid Break NHL Record

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Edmonton Oilers’ Empty Seats Persist, Even as Battle of Alberta Sees McDavid Break NHL Record

Connor McDavid broke an NHL record with an assist in each of Edmonton’s first 13 games, and the Oilers shut out Calgary 4-0. Yet the talk afterward was about empty seats. Wednesday’s Battle of Alberta drew 17,032, which is 1,315 short of capacity and fewer than last season’s smallest crowd, even after the Oilers rolled out $10 food and parking deals.