Edmonton Oilers' Struggles in Playoff

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Veteran Oiler defenders at heart of worrisome trend on team

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Mattias Ekholm and Brett Kulak have been in and out of the line-up with injury and illness.

Ekholm played great hockey last year in the playoffs and carried over that high level of play this season until illness and injury hit him in late January and early February .

Kulak has been a solid playoff performer three years running, but in the past two-and-a-half months he’s been leaking Grade A shots against.

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