Draisaitl scores twice, assists another to lead Oilers to 5-1 win over Predators

Leon Draisaitl scored 2 goals and assisted connected different to lead nan Edmonton Oilers to a 5-1 triumph complete nan Nashville Predators

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Leon Draisaitl scored 2 goals and assisted different to lead nan Edmonton Oilers to a 5-1 triumph complete nan Nashville Predators connected Thursday night.

Viktor Arvidsson, Corey Perry and Zach Hyman besides scored, and Calvin Pickard made 26 saves for nan Oilers, who person won 3 of their past four. Edmonton played its first crippled since losing squad skipper Connor McDavid to an ankle wounded successful nan first play of Monday night’s 6-1 nonaccomplishment to nan Blue Jackets.

Filip Forsberg scored, and Juuse Saros made 24 saves for nan Predators.

Playing successful his first profession NHL game, Edmonton’s Noah Philp picked up nan secondary assistance connected Perry’s first-period extremity for his first NHL point.

Oilers: After scoring a career-high 54 goals past season, Hyman had not scored this play anterior to beating Saros pinch 7:14 remaining successful nan game. With McDavid sidelined for nan adjacent 2-3 weeks, Thursday's extremity could jump-start Hyman's accumulation astatine a clip erstwhile nan Oilers request others to lend connected nan scoresheet.

Predators: Nashville was 3-0-1 successful its past 4 games anterior to Thursday night’s dreadful performance. If nan Predators dream to climb retired of their early-season hole, they request to find accordant scoring speech from Forsberg, who leads nan squad pinch 5 goals.

The Oilers dominated nan game’s first shift, picking up 3 shots connected extremity and 2 different changeable attempts earlier Arvidsson hit Saros for his first extremity arsenic an Oiler conscionable 37 seconds into nan game.

With 2 goals and an assistance Thursday, Draisaitl now has 27 goals and 19 assists successful 28 games played against Nashville. He has six games pinch astatine slightest 3 points successful his past 9 played against Nashville.

Edmonton concludes a four-game travel Sunday successful Calgary, while nan Predators big nan Avalanche Saturday.

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