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Edmonton Oilers at Nashville Predators

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

Leon Draisaitl lights the lamp again

Viktor Arvidsson, Corey Perry and Zach Hyman also scored, and Calvin Pickard made 26 saves for the Oilers, who have won three of their last four. Edmonton played its first game since losing team captain Connor McDavid to an ankle injury in the first period of Monday night’s 6-1 loss to the Blue Jackets.

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

Playing in his first career NHL game, Edmonton’s Noah Philp picked up the secondary assist on Perry’s first-period goal for his first NHL point.

Takeaways Oilers: After scoring a career-high 54 goals last season, Hyman had not scored this season prior to beating Saros with 7:14 remaining in the game. With McDavid sidelined for the next 2/3 weeks, Thursday's goal could jump-start Hyman's production at a time when the Oilers need others to contribute on the scoresheet.

Predators: Nashville was 3-0-1 in its last four games prior to Thursday night’s dreadful performance. If the Predators hope to climb out of their early-season hole, they need to find consistent scoring aside from Forsberg, who leads the team with five goals.

Key moment The Oilers dominated the game’s first shift, picking up three shots on goal and two other shot attempts before Arvidsson beat Saros for his first goal as an Oiler just 37 seconds into the game.

Key stat With two goals and an assist Thursday, Draisaitl now has 27 goals and 19 assists in 28 games played against Nashville. He has six games with at least three points in his last nine played against Nashville.

Up next Edmonton concludes a four-game trip Sunday in Calgary, while the Predators host the Avalanche Saturday.

Regular Season Series

EDM leads series 2-0

Scoring Summary

Goal 1st Period 0:37 Viktor Arvidsson Goal (1) Backhand, assists: Leon Draisaitl (5), Vasily Podkolzin (2)
Goal 1st Period 5:05 Filip Forsberg Goal (5) Wrist Shot, assists: none
Goal 1st Period 9:54 Corey Perry Goal (2) Backhand, assists: Drake Caggiula (1), Noah Philp (1)
Goal 2nd Period 9:03 Leon Draisaitl Goal (7) Wrist Shot, assists: none
Goal 3rd Period 1:48 Leon Draisaitl Goal (8) Wrist Shot, assists: Mattias Ekholm (7), Evan Bouchard (4)
Goal 3rd Period 12:46 Zach Hyman Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Darnell Nurse (4), Jeff Skinner (3)

Statistics

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19 Blocked Shots 11
20 Hits 30
7 Takeaways 5
29 Shots 27
0 Power Play Goals 1
1 Power Play Opportunities 3
0.0 Power Play Percentage 33.3
0 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
27 Faceoffs Won 23
54.0 Faceoff Win Percent 46.0
10 Giveaways 9
5 Total Penalties 3
16 Penalty Minutes 12

Game Information

Bridgestone Arena

Location: Nashville, TN
Attendance: 17,159 | Capacity:

2024-25 Pacific Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Vegas 12 6 26 2
Calgary 11 6 25 3
Los Angeles 10 7 23 3
Edmonton 10 9 22 2
Vancouver 9 6 21 3
Seattle 10 9 21 1
Anaheim 8 8 18 2
San Jose 6 11 17 5

2024-25 Central Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Winnipeg 16 3 32 0
Minnesota 13 3 29 3
Dallas 12 6 24 0
Colorado 11 9 22 0
St. Louis 9 11 19 1
Utah 7 9 17 3
Chicago 7 12 15 1
Nashville 6 11 15 3
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