Nashville Predators at Edmonton Oilers
· National Hockey League
Connor McDavid has hat trick as Oilers beat Predators 6-2
Kasperi Kapanen had a goal and an assist and Curtis Lazar also scored for the Oilers, who snapped a two-game skid. Connor Ingram finished with 24 saves.
Ryan O’Reilly and Nick Blankenburg scored for the Predators, who have lost two of their last three. Juuse Saros had 37 saves.
McDavid's power-play goal at 8:53 of the first period gave the Oilers a 1-0 lead and extended his piont streak to 16 games. He has 15 goals and 22 assists during the stretch.
McDavid had a breakaway with 4:07 left in the second and was held by Adam Wilsby, drawing the penalty shot. He skated in on Saros from the left side, curt across in front, hesitated and put it over his right shoulder.
Lazar scored 22 seconds later and Kapanen made it 4-0 with 1:08 left in the middle period. Kapanen got his first goal of the season in his seventh game — first since Oct. 19 due to a lower-body injury.
O'Reilly got the Predators on the scoreboard at 3:48 of the third, and Blankenburg made it 4-2 just 15 seconds later.
Draisaitl restored Edmonton's three-goal lead, getting a pass from Kapanen as he charged the net and put it past Saros with 6:14 remaining.
McDavid finished off his second hat trick of the season and 14th of his career with 57 seconds left, as he got a pass from Ryant Nugent-Hopkins and beat Saros from the right side. Nugent-Hopkins got his 500th career assist on the play.
The Edmonton Oilers Tristan Jarry on long-term injured reserve Tuesday, and coach Kris Knoblauch said he expects the goaltender to be out a couple more weeks.
Oilers: Visit the Winnipeg Jets on Thursday.
Regular Season SeriesEDM leads series 1-0
Scoring Summary
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Goal | 1st Period 8:53 | Connor McDavid Goal (26) Wrist Shot, assists: Evan Bouchard (31), Leon Draisaitl (38) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 15:53 | Connor McDavid Goal (27) Wrist Shot, assists: none |
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Goal | 2nd Period 16:15 | Curtis Lazar Goal (3) Backhand, assists: Matt Savoie (7), Mattias Janmark (6) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 18:52 | Kasperi Kapanen Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Leon Draisaitl (39), Vasily Podkolzin (8) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 3:48 | Ryan O'Reilly Goal (12) Snap Shot, assists: Nicolas Hague (9), Luke Evangelista (25) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 4:03 | Nick Blankenburg Goal (5) Snap Shot, assists: Reid Schaefer (1), Michael Bunting (14) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 13:46 | Leon Draisaitl Goal (21) Snap Shot, assists: Kasperi Kapanen (3), Vasily Podkolzin (9) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 19:03 | Connor McDavid Goal (28) Snap Shot, assists: Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (23), Mattias Ekholm (16) |
Statistics
 NSH |
 EDM |
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|---|---|---|
| 13 | Blocked Shots | 16 |
| 17 | Hits | 15 |
| 6 | Takeaways | 7 |
| 26 | Shots | 43 |
| 0 | Power Play Goals | 1 |
| 2 | Power Play Opportunities | 2 |
| 0.0 | Power Play Percentage | 50.0 |
| 0 | Short Handed Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Shootout Goals | 0 |
| 26 | Faceoffs Won | 34 |
| 43.3 | Faceoff Win Percent | 56.7 |
| 18 | Giveaways | 16 |
| 2 | Total Penalties | 2 |
| 4 | Penalty Minutes | 4 |
Edmonton Oilers Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Kasperi Kapanen, RW | Out | Jan 20 |
| Adam Henrique, C | Injured Reserve | Jan 13 |
Nashville Predators Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Adam Wilsby, D | Day-To-Day | Jan 23 |
