On Friday night, the Edmonton Oilers defeated the Anaheim Ducks 3-2 for their second consecutive victory, with Leon Draisaitl scoring the game-winning goal late in the third period.
The Oilers won for the tenth time in 13 games thanks to goals and assists from Darnell Nurse, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, and Stuart Skinner, who stopped 27 shots.
The Ducks ended their winning streak of three games with goals from Brett Leason and Jackson LaCombe. Lukas Dostal made twenty-three saves.
Midway through the second period, Edmonton gave up a 2-0 lead, and Draisaitl scored the game-winning goal with 1:35 left.
Takeaways
Anaheim: LaCombe’s second season with the Ducks is going great. In 31 games this season, he has 15 points and seven goals. The 23-year-old defenceman is only two points short of his rookie total of 17 points from 71 games.
Oilers: Draisaitl tied the season’s longest streak of points scored by four separate players by extending his streak to 13 games. He has scored 25 points and scored 11 goals during his run. Draisaitl’s career 907 points moved him up to sixth place in Oilers franchise history, surpassing Glenn Anderson. But at twelve, teammate Connor McDavid’s personal scoring run came to an end.
Key moment
Zach Hyman put the puck in front of Draisaitl with the score tied. He took the pass on his knee, kicked it down to his stick, and then picked the corner past Dostal to score his 28th goal of the season, which leads the league.
Key stat
As of right now, Edmonton’s defensemen have scored 25 of the Oilers’ 122 goals this season, which puts them only one goal behind league-leading Columbus. With seven, Evan Bouchard is in first place, followed by Troy Stecher (three), Nurse (four), Brett Kulak (five), and Mattias Ekholm (six).
Up next
The Oilers go to Seattle on Saturday, while the Ducks host Tampa Bay on Sunday.
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