CALGARY — Evan Bouchard scored the go on objective 10:36 into the third time frame and the Edmonton Oilers continued to move with a 4-2 triumph over the Calgary Blazes on Saturday.
Leon Draisaitl, with his 40th objective, Connor Brown, and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, into a vacant net, additionally scored for Edmonton (47-24-5), which is 5-1-1 in their last seven games. Calvin Pickard made 33 puts something aside for the success, improving to 12-6-0.
It’s Draisaitl’s third consecutive 40-objective season and fifth of his vocation, which is third in establishment history behind Jari Kurri (seven) and Wayne Gretzky (nine).
Joined with Vancouver’s 6-3 misfortune in Los Angeles, the Oilers moved inside three places of the Canucks for best position in the Pacific Division. They likewise hold one game close by.
Yegor Sharangovich and Nazem Kadri answered for Calgary (34-37-5), which has lost eight of its last nine. Andrei Kuzmenko stretched out his guide streak toward five games (four objectives, five helps) with two helps on the evening.
Jacob Markstrom had 23 quits, tumbling to 23-21-2.
Down 2-1 made a beeline for the third time frame, Calgary tied it at 7:13 on its subsequent show of dominance objective. Kuzmenko sent a pass to Sharangovich who impacted a shot that was diverted in by Kadri.
In any case, a little more than three minutes after the fact, it was the guests hitting with their subsequent strategic maneuver objective. Bouchard took a pass from Nugent-Hopkins and indented his seventeenth objective on an impact from the blue line.
Connor McDavid likewise had a help, giving him two on the evening and a vocation high 99 on the season, outperforming his past high of 97 from a year ago.
It’s the most aids a NHL season since Gretzky had 122 out of 1990-91. McDavid is on the cusp of turning out to be only the fourth player to have 100 aids a season. He’d join Gretzky (multiple times), Mario Lemieux (one) and Bobby Orr (one).
Up 1-0 following 20 minutes, Edmonton multiplied its benefit 3:13 into the subsequent period. Subsequent to neglecting to produce a shot on objective on a 2-on-1, the puck jumped out to Brown who was following the play and discharged in his fourth objective of the time.
Brown, who didn’t score in his initial 54 games, has scored multiple times in his last 11.
However, the two-objective lead endured just 44 seconds.
On the strategic maneuver, Sharangovich took a pass from Kuzmenko and inclined toward a slapshot, picking the top corner for his 30th of the time.
The Blazes had a lot of chances to open the scoring getting the initial three shows of dominance of the game. Yet, it was the Oilers, on their subsequent man benefit of the period, who opened the scoring with 16 seconds staying before the primary recess.
From a similar spot on the ice inside the faceoff circle in which he’s scored so many strategic maneuver objectives in his profession, Draisaitl took a pass from Nugent-Hopkins and sizzled a one-clock under the crossbar.
SIZZLING FIRST SEASON
Sharangovich, procured from New Jersey last slow time of year, is the 6th player to score 30 objectives in his most memorable year with the Flares. He joins Kent Nilsson (40, 1979-80), Mike Cammalleri (39, 2008-09), Lanny McDonald (34, 1981-82), Weave MacMillan (31, 1977-78) and Hakan Loob (30 of every 1983-84).
POSITIVE PRESENCE
Since being gained from Nashville on Feb. 28, 2023, Oilers defenceman Mattias Ekholm is in addition to 69 out of 95 games, which drives all NHL players over that range.
UP NEXT
Oilers: Open a four-game homestand on Wednesday against the Vegas Brilliant Knights.
Blazes: Opening shot a three-game excursion against the San Jose Sharks on Tuesday.
This report by The Canadian Press was first distributed April 6, 2024.
