The Oilers jumped to the Ducks early, with Tyson Barrie’s shot going wide of John Gibson just before the game closed five minutes. The Oilers won a power play match and Connor McDavid immediately scored his 40th to make it 2-0. Ryan Nugent-Hopkins scored the ninth later in the first.
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Jesse Puljujarvi found the back of the net and waited for Gibson before making his thirteenth to make it 4-0 early in the second. The Ducks entered the table 3:16 in the third when Jacques Aston-Reese made a rebound over Mike Smith. Brett Kulak got his first Oilers when his shot went past Gibson and went over the goal line. Drezaitl got one assist in the game for this 100th point of the season. The story goes on under the ad With 3:58 left, Kulak gave a cross-ice to Draisaitl, who did it once in his 50s this season. He also scored 50 in the 2018/19 season.
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Prior to the match, the Oilers announced that goalkeeper Mikko Koskinen had been ruled out due to illness without COVID. Stuart Skinner was called in on an emergency basis to support Smith. McDavid had three points to extend his points streak to 13 games while Dreisaitl raised his streak to 12. The Oilers, 40-25-5, will continue their road trip on Tuesday in San Jose. Related News © 2022 Global News, part of Corus Entertainment Inc.
