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The Edmonton Oilers triumphed over the Anaheim Ducks with a 5-3 win, highlighted by Evander Kane's 10th career hat trick (8th in regular season), including an empty net goal, and a +4 rating. Calvin Pickard, in net for the Oilers, notched his fifth straight win. Connor McDavid tallied three assists with a +2 rating, and Leon Draisaitl contributed to the victory with a goal, an assist, and a +2 rating. The Ducks' Ryan Strome scored twice, and Cam Fowler also netted a goal. The Oilers continue their impressive streak, now standing at 17-1-0 in their last 18 games and 25-4-0 in their last 29 games.
EDM Projected Lineup v. LA: RNH - McDavid - Hyman Kane - Draisaitl - Perry Holloway - McLeod - Foegele* Janmark - Ryan - Brown* Ekholm - Bouchard Nurse - Desharnais Kulak - Ceci *37 & 28 did swap in ANA at times. Note: Gagner could be potential option in second half of B2B.
Evander Kane recorded his 10th career hat trick Friday (8th in regular season play). Courtesy of @SNstats, fewest games to net five hat tricks in EDM: Kane: 130 Gretzky: 136 “Nine years in the league I didn’t have a hat trick. I was hoping to get one at one point.” #Oilers https://t.co/9MViEQ4QeI
Aaron Huglen gives @GopherHockey a 1-0 lead 1:12 into the second period on a give-and-go play with Brody Lamb.
The @EdmontonOilers got a very good start from Calvin Pickard…24 saves. Kane 3-0-3/+4 McDavid 0-3-3/+2 Draisaitl 1-1-2/+2 EDM now 17-1-0 last 18 GP and 25-4-0 in their last 29 GP
Kane, EN, hat trick. 5-3 Oilers
Final: Ducks 3, Oilers 5. Goals from Fowler and Strome (x2). #FlyTogether
EDM comes out with a 5-3 win over ANA. Kane’s 10th hat trick (8th in regular season) highlights a strong night for the 91, 29, 90 line — they were terrific. Oilers don’t win that game without Pickard. He earns his fifth straight win. McDavid incredible tonight (3A). #Oilers
Evander Kane with his 8th career Regular Season Hat-Trick (2 in Playoffs)
5-3 Oilers. Kane puts it in the empty net for the hat trick with 1:10 remaining in the third. #FlyTogether
Strome scores his second goal of the game on an Anaheim power play. The Ducks take their third lead of the night. It's 3-2.
3-2 Ducks. Ryan Strome with his second of the game. #FlyTogether
End of 2: Ducks 2, Oilers 2. Deuces wild. #FlyTogether
Former Oiler Ryan Strome gets behind the Oilers defence and outwaits Pickard. 2-1 Ducks.
2-1 Ducks. Leo Carlsson with beautiful touch pass to set up Ryan Strome all alone. The former Oiler gets his first home goal of the season. #FlyTogether
Big save by Mrazek there on Laf.
Brodin high-sticks Guentzel with 1:50 left. Pens 6-on-4 to attempt a tie....Good news is Wild can aim for the empty net without risking icing.
Foligno gets his revenge on Shesterkin, pops in a rebound to cut the #NYR lead to 3-2.
GOAL: The Blackhawks have scored a second goal! Nick Foligno makes it 3-2.
After a successful penalty kill, Minnesota native Jake Guentzel draws a penalty on Matt Boldy. Penguins to the power play with 7:52 remaining.
Kirill Kaprizov, who took the penalty that led to the tying goal, scores off a broken play. Bogosian took a shot that broke a stick and ricocheted right to him for an open net. Boldy original nice play to get puck to the Wild's best D tonight, Bogo
Kaprizov with the go-ahead goal after hitting post a couple times tonight. #mnwild up 3-2 midway through third
Sidney Crosby said he wanted a goal against Marc-Andre Fleury - and he got one! The Penguins tie the score 2-2 on the power play!
Foligno on the ice after he was looked at in the second, so there's that. Kaprizov tagged for hooking though so 1:53 of #mnwild PK
Oilers lines and pairings at ANA: RNH-McDavid-Hyman Kane-Draisaitl-Perry Holloway-McLeod-Foegele Janmark-Ryan-Brown Nurse-Desharnais Ekholm-Ceci Kulak-Bouchard Pickard Skinner
2-1 Wild after 2. 39 seconds carries over of PP time. Brodin's got the go-ahead goal....We'll see if Foligno returns in the third
Marcus Foligno goes down the tunnel after getting tripped up. #mnwild on the power play.
Jonny B Good Brodzinski makes it 3-1 #NYR, putting in an easy one after Kakko's shot forced a save and Cuylle dug the rebound out.
How the Oilers are rolling in warm up — tonight’s lineup vs. ANA: RNH - McDavid - Hyman Kane - Draisaitl - Perry Holloway - McLeod - Foegele Janmark - Ryan - Brown Nurse - Desharnais Ekholm - Ceci Kulak - Bouchard Pickard #Oilers https://t.co/dMM3BFE5VI
Jonas Brodin with his second goal of the season, hauling the puck from the corner to the front of the net where he turns into a deflection and slings it into the Pittsburgh net. 2-1 #mnwild
Evgeni Malkin off the boards and beats Faber to find Reilly Smith. 1-1.
#Penguins tie it 1-1 off a rush. Smith scores from slot. #MNWild
After Penguins get back to full strength, they score the equalizer, a one-timer by Reilly Smith off a slick feed from Evgeni Malkin. 1-1
Nick Foligno pokes away at what he thought was a loose puck, and Igor Shesterkin starts throwing a few punches. They both got hit with penalties. #Blackhawks https://t.co/z8gICRonxK
Nick Foligno tries to jam the puck in on #NYR Igor Shesterkin a couple times and No. 31 throws some punches. He gets called for roughing and and Foligno gets hit with a slashing penalty.
Igor gets roughing, Foligno gets slashing, 4-on-4 for the next two minutes. #NYR
After 20, #mnwild with a 1-0 lead courtesy of Boldy's PPG. SOG 8-7 home team.
After one, #MNWild 1, #Penguins 0. Wild will start second period with 1:51 remaining in a power play.
The #mnwild will have 1:51 of power play time to start the second period. They lead Pittsburgh 1-0.
#NYR gets the game's first power play. Tyler Johnson off for hooking Laf.
The Wild convert their four-minute power play. Matt Boldy with the tally to give Minnesota a 1-0 lead with just over seven minutes to go in the first period.
Meanwhile, Laf quickly ties the score off a one-timer on a nice feed from K'Andre. That makes it 1-1 #NYR
Good to see Matt Boldy back from vacation in time for tonight's game. Power play goal gives the Wild a 1-0 lead. Someone wore No. 12 in Chicago but it wasn't Boldy.
Beautiful puck movement in the offensive zone and Alexis Lafrenière ties it up with a one-timer for #NYR, 1-1
Matt Boldy capitalizes, moving to the middle and wiring the puck by Alex Nedeljkovic before falling to the ice. 1-0 #mnwild
Welcome back to the chat Mr. Matthew Boldy who puts #mnwild up 1-0 with a PPG after a quick deke and wrister in the slot. Nice feed from Kaprizov.
Dang, Matt Boldy. Where has that been? #MNWild up, 1-0 at 12:57.
GOAL: Rangers get it right back. Lafreniere. 1-1.
Laf gets it back for #NYR. 1-1.
On the second PP, highlight-reel goal from Matt Boldy through the slot. From Kirill Kaprizov
Pre-Game: EDM v. ANA • Perry returns to Anaheim for the first time as a member of the Oilers (sixth time playing vs. ANA in his career) • Perry elevated into the top six • Two possible deployments of D-Men • Calvin Pickard starts Pre-Game Report: https://t.co/Wtj9jFuphc
Oilers notes from Kris Knoblauch for tonight’s game at ANA: - Pickard starts - Perry up with Draisaitl and Kane - Undecided about the D pairs
Kris Knoblauch says the team isn’t set on D-Pairings vs. ANA tonight. #Oilers The two different deployments we could see: Option 1: Nurse - Ceci Ekholm - Bouchard Kulak - Desharnais Option 2: Nurse - Desharnais Ekholm - Ceci Kulak - Bouchard Quote from yesterday’s practice: https://t.co/qBLe5Bd2u2
Calvin Pickard starts tonight in Anaheim. Has a personal four-game win streak as Oilers look to get back in the win column. Last six starts for Pickard: 5-1-0 2.17 GAA .922 SV% 1 SO #Oilers https://t.co/CBcpDgKucJ