In a recreation that noticed two of the league’s greatest gamers named Connor, it was a two-point efficiency from Leon Draisaitl and a Zach Hyman purpose in additional time that gave the Edmonton Oilers a 4-3 win over the Chicago Blackhawks.
Recreation Recap
The primary interval noticed no offense, however Oilers’ ahead Viktor Arvidsson opened the scoring halfway by means of the second body along with his seventh of the season, taking a nook feed from Mattias Janmark and burying it previous Arvid Soderblom to make it 1-0.
Blackhawks’ ahead Lukas Reichel bought Chicago on the board with simply six seconds to go within the interval, tipping a net-bound go from Teuvo Teravainen previous Calvin Pickard to tie it at one.
The Oilers retook the lead a minute into the third with Jeff Skinner scoring his tenth of the season, and Draisaitl adopted it along with his thirty eighth to make it 3-1 Edmonton.
Ryan Donato scored his sixteenth purpose of the season, tying a career-high set in 2021-22 with the Seattle Kraken. Simply 4 minutes later, Donato discovered Alec Martinez with a cross-ice go, who one-timed his third of the season to tie it at three, sending the sport to additional time.
After just a few back-and-forths to open the additional body, Teravainen touched the puck a second too early and the Chicago bench took a too-many-men penalty, giving the Oilers a 4-on-3 benefit. Eighteen seconds into the facility play, Connor McDavid discovered Hyman for a tap-in out entrance, giving the Oilers’ winger his nineteenth of the season and Edmonton a 4-3 additional time win.
Fast Notes
Draisaitl now has 81 factors on the season, passing Colorado Avalanche ahead Nathan MacKinnon to change into the brand new scoring chief.
As talked about earlier, Donato tied his profession excessive in targets, however his help on Martinez’s purpose was additionally his sixteenth of the season, setting a brand new profession excessive.
Ahead Jason Dickinson left the ice 5 minutes into the second interval, unable to place any weight on his left leg. He did not return.
The Blackhawks are actually 16-31-6 with 38 factors, eighth within the Central Division and homeowners of the second-worst report within the NHL.
In the meantime, the Oilers stay first within the Pacific Division with a 34-16-4 report and 72 factors, holding the second-best report within the Western Convention and third-best within the league.
Chicago’s subsequent recreation is Friday, Feb. 7 in opposition to the Nashville Predators, then they catch a redeye to Missouri to tackle the St. Louis Blues on Feb. 8, their ultimate recreation earlier than the two-week break for the 4 Nations Face-Off.
As for the Oilers, they head residence to host the Avalanche on Feb. 7 earlier than the break.
