Scoring drought has slumping Edmonton Oilers searching for offence

PITTSBURGH — When the bottom of the boat has a massive hole in it and everyone on board is ankle deep in water, it’s probably not the best time to be worrying about an under-performing engine.
You plug the hole first, because it doesn’t matter how fast you can go when you’re sitting on the ocean floor.
That’s where the Edmonton Oilers were a few games ago, sinking fast as a torrent of pucks poured through all the leaks in their game.
Five goals against in a loss to