Ingram was heated after frustrating Edmonton Oilers shootout loss
Connor Ingram was the best player by a mile for the Edmonton Oilers during Monday night’s 2-1 shootout loss to the Colorado Avalanche.
The veteran goaltender was excellent, turning aside 30 of the 31 shots he faced to single-handedly help Edmonton pick up a point. Yet, it was the team in front of him that couldn’t muster more than a single goal, and Ingram’s stellar play came to a sudden halt in the shootout, where he allowed goals on all three Colorado attempts.
It was a bitter way to end such a great performance from Ingram, which included a few massive stops in OT to keep Edmonton alive.
The usually calm and cool goaltender showed a bit of emotion after the loss. After Nathan MacKinnon scored to seal the Colorado win, Ingram smashed his stick on the crossbar in frustration.
The Avs go 3 FOR 3 in the shootout to win it and Connor Ingram SMASHES his stick in frustration 🫨🚨 pic.twitter.com/Rq1rvgQe46
— Gino Hard (@GinoHard_) April 14, 2026
This is the second straight game in which Ingram turned in an exceptional 60 minutes but couldn’t find a way to pick up the victory. The 29-year-old was coming off a 1-0 loss to the LA Kings over the weekend that saw him stop 20 of the 21 shots he faced.
Now that the goaltending seems to be hitting its stride, it’s the Oilers offence that is sputtering down the stretch. Despite being named the first star of the game, Ingram was clearly frustrated with the result after the game.
“You gotta find a save somewhere,” Ingram said when asked about the shootout.
"This is when you wanna hit your peak & I think we're hitting our stride a little bit here… As long as we keep doing what we're doing, we'll be just fine."
Connor Ingram shares his thoughts on the #Oilers dialling in their defensive play.@Enterprise | #LetsGoOilers pic.twitter.com/X0Y57KqJT1
— Edmonton Oilers (@EdmontonOilers) April 14, 2026
Ingram will almost certainly be the Oilers’ starting goaltender once the playoffs begin later this week. The Saskatchewan native has his fair share of ups and downs this season, but seems to be peaking at the right time.
Throughout his last five starts, he has posted a .919 save percentage. Though some poor play in front of him has limited his record to just 3-2-0 over that same span.
“Feels good, I can’t tell you what the difference was, but right now it feels good,” Ingram said. “It’s a good time to get it going a little bit.”
This could be seen as a positive for the Oilers. If Ingram can continue this strong play into the postseason and the team can get both Leon Draisaitl and Zach Hyman back in to boost the offence, Edmonton has the chance to put it all together at the right time.
We’ll see if they can break out of their scoring funk when the dead-last Vancouver Canucks come to town on Thursday night for the Oilers’ season finale.