In a game against the Minnesota Wild, the Nashville Predators secured a 3-1 victory with Roman Josi scoring his 10th goal, marking his 10th time reaching double-digits in Nashville. Meanwhile, the Edmonton Oilers defeated the Chicago Blackhawks with a 2-0 win, extending their winning streak to 15 games. The Oilers then went on to defeat the Predators 4-1, securing their 16th consecutive victory, tying the second-longest winning streak in NHL history with the 2016-17 Columbus Blue Jackets. The Oilers are now one win away from tying the NHL record set by the 1992-93 Penguins. McDavid and Draisaitl played key roles in the Oilers' victories, contributing significantly to their success.
The Edmonton Oilers head into all-star weekend undefeated in 2024 and winners of 16 straight games, keeping them atop our #NHL Power Ranking presented by @Sportlogiq: https://t.co/jTQMr0ZGuL
Oilers match second-longest winning streak in NHL history with 16th straight victory ⤵️ https://t.co/aglKZ9KXF0
Oilers match second-longest winning streak in NHL history with 16th straight victory https://t.co/jb468jdcCY
Edmonton Oilers stretch winning streak to 16 games, one shy of NHL record https://t.co/qdW6KiuZwK
Surging Edmonton Oilers win 16th in a row to move within one of NHL record https://t.co/sZqLphvHNA
Oilers win 16th straight to move within one of tying NHL record, beating Predators 4-1. https://t.co/6NawMoFkNo
Oilers beat Predators for 16th straight win, one shy of NHL record https://t.co/L7DpEerRg7 https://t.co/DRLikSswLz
The Oilers beat the Predators 4-1 on Saturday to extend their winning streak to 16 games. The win ties Edmonton with the 2016-17 Blue Jackets for the second-best streak in NHL history. More from @DNBsports ⤵️ https://t.co/ChU9jOFwhq
The @EdmontonOilers tie the 2016-17 Columbus Blue Jackets for the 2nd longest winning streak in NHL History with their 16th straight win! Skinner stellar-29 saves. McDavid 1-3-4. Draisaitl each with 1-2-3. EDM's 14 straight game giving up 2 goals or less. 24-3-0 last 27 GP
The Edmonton Oilers are ONE WIN away from tying the longest winning streak in NHL history 😮 #LetsGoOilers https://t.co/YIrOpSIZ3b
EDM 4-1 win over Nashville means team ties 2016-17 Columbus for second-longest winning streak in NHL history (16 games) — one back of record set by 1992-93 Penguins. Oilers can tie it Feb. 6 at rival Vegas.
Oilers tie the 2016-17 Blue Jackets for the second longest winning streak in NHL history with their 16th in a row. They'll have chance to tie NHL record of 17 in a row by 1992-93 Penguins when they play next on Feb. 6 at Vegas against the reigning Cup champs.
16 STRAIGHT WINS FOR THE OILERS! 😱 Edmonton has tied Columbus for the second longest win streak in NHL history 🤯 https://t.co/m0uZ5tKsUB
FINAL: Oilers 4, #Preds 1 Edmonton has now won 16 in a row –– the 2nd longest streak in NHL history tying the (16-17) Blue Jackets for 16 games. Nashville in Ottawa on Monday to end their road trip.
The @EdmontonOilers tie the 2016-17 Columbus Blue Jackets for the 2nd longest winning streak in NHL History with their 16th straight win! Skinner stellar-29 saves. McDavid and Draisaitl each with 1-2-3. EDM's 14 straight game giving up 2 goals or less. 24-3-0 last 27 GP
Oilers may never lose again. Up 3-0 on Nashville. About to make it 16W and 24-3 in last 27.
END 2: Oilers 2, #Preds 0 Nashville is 3-14-0 when trailing going into the final 20 minutes. Nashville leads 16-15 in shots through 40 minutes. According to Natural Stat trick Nashville leads all chances 24-15. Skinner has been great today.
RNH from Draisaitl and McDavid. The PPG makes it 1-0 Oilers.
A 14-game Saturday will include the @EdmontonOilers, who can extend their winning streak to 16 games and match the second-longest run in NHL history. #NHLStats: https://t.co/o3bsW9sOPr https://t.co/IHLOQr4Y5E
Oilers' 15-game win streak also matches their franchise-record undefeated streak of 15 games which they set in 1984-85 (12-0-3). No such thing as undefeated streaks since 2005 when tie games disappeared with the shootout forcing a result. NHL record undefeated streak is 35 games…
✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅ The @EdmontonOilers have won 15 games in a row. https://t.co/LvuUAiMkiF
15 WINS IN A ROW FOR THE EDMONTON OILERS. #LetsGoOilers https://t.co/0fdscBJBVD
FINAL: Oilers win 2-0, their 15th consecutive victory. The Blackhawks have lost 19 straight road games. They have scored 10 goals in their last nine games.
McDavid, empty net, 3-0 Oilers.
GOAL, Oilers. Hawks trail 2-0 with 13:26 left. McDavid with an unreal burst of speed to set up Hyman.
FINAL: #Preds 3, Wild 2 Nashville outlasts Minnesota in a tight game. This is their 6th win by one goal in regulation this season. Josi with his 31st career game-winning goal. A red-hot Edmonton Oilers team up next on Saturday.
END OF PERIOD 2: Still 1-0 Oilers. Blackhawks lead 20-19 in shots.
Josi, 3-1 #Preds extend their lead with 8:26 to play. The captain's 10th goal. That marks the 10th time he's reached double-digits in his career in Nashville
Another Nashville goal. They lead #mnwild 3-1. Roman Josi with a shot that clips Brock Faber en route to the net.
1-0 Oilers
GOAL, Oilers. Hawks trail 1-0. McDavid PPG into a wide open net after Mrazek overplayed his crease.
GOAL: McDavid PPG. 1-0 Oilers.