ANAHEIM, Calif. — Connor McDavid had a target and two assists to increase his level streak to 13 video games, Leon Draisaitl scored his fiftieth target of the season, and the Edmonton Oilers gained their fourth directly sport with a 6-1 victory over the Anaheim Geese on Sunday evening.
Draisaitl additionally assisted on Brett Kulak’s target to earn his a hundredth level of the 2021-22 marketing campaign.
Kulak and Tyson Barrie each and every had a target and two assists, and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins had a target and an lend a hand because the Oilers pulled inside of one level of Los Angeles for 2nd position within the Pacific Department with a sport in hand. Jesse Puljujarvi additionally scored, and Mike Smith made 31 saves.
The Oilers play on the Kings on Thursday.
Zach Aston-Reese scored for Anaheim, and John Gibson made 40 saves. The Geese have misplaced 12 in their previous 13 video games and had been outscored 19-9 as they had been swept within the three-game season collection.
McDavid made it 2-0 at 8:58 of the primary, scoring 5 seconds into an influence play to succeed in 40 objectives for the 3rd time, becoming a member of Wayne Gretzky, Jari Kurri, and Glenn Anderson with 3 or extra such seasons for Edmonton. Gretzky did it 9 occasions, Kurri seven, and Anderson 4.
Puljujarvi tucked his sharp-angle shot in underneath the crossbar to present Edmonton a 4-0 edge 4:15 into the second one, with McDavid notching the principle lend a hand for his 9th sport with 3 or extra issues this season. He has 11 objectives and 15 assists in his previous 13 video games, with 11 multipoint video games in that span.
Draisaitl reached the 50-goal mark by way of burying a one-timer with 3:58 last within the 3rd to make it 6-1. He’s the fourth participant with a couple of 50-goal seasons for the Oilers, becoming a member of Gretzky (8), Kurri (4), and Anderson (2).
Aston-Reese spoiled Smith’s shutout bid by way of scoring 3:16 into the 3rd.
NOTES: Geese ahead Troy Terry didn’t play on account of an upper-body damage. Terry, who leads Anaheim with 31 objectives and 57 issues, was once injured preventing with Arizona’s Jay Beagle on Friday. … Geese centre Ryan Getzlaf ignored his 3rd directly sport on account of a lower-body damage. … Oilers ahead Evander Kane had two assists in his 800th profession sport. … With Mikko Koskinen unavailable on account of a non-COVID-19 sickness, Stuart Skinner sponsored up Smith.
UP NEXT
Oilers: At San Jose on Tuesday evening.
Geese: Host Calgary on Wednesday evening.
