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12/04 23:11 CST Connor McDavid has hat trick, 4 points in the Oilers' 9-4 romp
over the Kraken
Connor McDavid has hat trick, 4 points in the Oilers' 9-4 romp over the Kraken
EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) --- Connor McDavid had his 13th career hat trick to tie
Mark Messier for fourth in Oilers history and added an assist in Edmonton's 9-4
romp over the Seattle Kraken on Thursday night.
McDavid opened the scoring at 7:17 of the first period, made it 5-2 on a power
play at 6:14 of the second and struck again on a power play at 6:59 of the
third. He has 14 goals this season.
McDavid set up Leon Draisaitl's first-period, power-play goal for his 28th
assist. Along with his 16th goal, Draisaitl had three assists for a four-point
night of his own.
Matthew Savoie scored twice and Vasily Podkolzin, Zach Hyman and Mattias
Janmark added goals. Evan Bouchard and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins each had three
assists, and Calvin Pickard made 28 saves. The Oilers have won two of their
last three to improve to 12-11-5.
Eeli Tolvanen, Frederick Gaudreau, Jared McCann and Jani Nyman scored for
Seattle. The Kraken have lost four in a row to drop to 11-8-6.
Joey Daccord allowed five goals on 14 shots for the Kraken before being
replaced six minutes into the second period by Philipp Grubauer, who also made
14 saves.
Up next Kraken: Host Detroit on Saturday night. Oilers: Host Winnipeg on Saturday night. ___ AP NHL: https://apnews.com/hub/nhl |
