Three helpers keep the streak alive
Connor McDavid has registered an assist in 18 straight games. He picked up three against Vancouver on Saturday, and Edmonton beat the Canucks 4-2 at home. That ties him with Adam Oates, who managed the same run in 1992-93, for the second-longest assist streak in NHL history. Wayne Gretzky’s 23 games in 1990-91 remain out of reach for now.
McDavid leads the league with 47 points, on 10 goals and 37 assists, and he has recorded a point in every game this season. Leon Draisaitl scored twice and had three points, while Mattias Ekholm and Jason Dickinson also found the net.
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How the game unfolded
Ekholm opened the scoring before the midway point of the first period with a one-timer from the right circle. Max Sasson tied it with a deflection with 8.7 seconds left in the period, even though Edmonton had controlled most of the frame.
Dickinson put the Oilers back in front 49 seconds into the third, burying the second rebound chance. Draisaitl’s power-play one-timer made it 3-1 at 4:00, Edmonton’s 11th game in a row with a power-play goal. Brock Boeser pulled one back with the goalie out for an extra attacker, and Draisaitl sealed it with an empty-netter in the final minute.
Devon Levi stopped 20 shots in his return after missing seven games with an undisclosed injury. Vancouver have lost five straight and sit at 1-14-1 over their last 16 games. The Oilers snapped a two-game skid and sit atop the Pacific Division.
One concern for Edmonton: Ryan Nugent-Hopkins left in the second period after a puck from teammate Ryan Shea hit him in the face.
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