Connor McDavid scored 4 points, including his 44th goal, in the Edmonton Oilers ’5-1 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins.
The Edmonton Oilers got their 47th win this season.
Connor McDavid scored his 44th goal of the season with 9:13 left in the third period in power play to give the Oilers a 4-1 lead.
He earned his 22nd 4-point night in the NHL and brought his total score to 122 this season, a league high. His closest chase, Jonathan Huberdeau, was blank in the Florida Panthers ’4-2 loss to the Boston Bruins and remained on 115 points.
Evan Bouchard (12th), Evander Kane (22nd, his 6th in 4 games), Zach Hyman (26) in power play, Zack Kassian (6) scored another goal for the Oilers, which is 17-4-2 in their last 23 outings.
Mike Smith stopped 33 shots for the ninth straight win.
The Penguins ’response came from Jeff Carter (19th), in the 2nd period.
Casey DeSmith made 37 saves for the Penguins, who still had to manage without the services of goaltender Tristan Jarry for the fifth straight game.
Pittsburgh suffered its 25th loss of the season, its first at home against the Edmonton Oilers since 2006.
Source: Radio-Canada
