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Seattle Kraken at Edmonton Oilers

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McDavid, Perry lead Oilers to 4-2 win over Kraken

Mattias Ekholm lights the lamp for Oilers

Mattias Ekholm had a goal and an assist, and Mattias Janmark also scored for the Oilers. who have won 11 of 14 and oved back into first place in the Pacific Division — one point ahead of idle Vegas. Calvin Pickard had 26 saves.

Eeli Tolvanen and Vince Dunn scored for the Kraken who led 2-1 after one period but lost for the second time in three games. Joey Daccord stopped 27 shots.

McDavid, back in the Oilers' lineup after a three-game suspension for cross-checking Vancouver’s Conor Garland, tied the score 2-2 at 1:57 of the second. Perry gave Edmonton the lead for good at 9:38.

Ekholm had an empty-netter with 58 seconds left to seal the win.

Takeaways Kraken: Seattle’s leading scorer Jared McCann was held scoreless after totaling five points in his previous four games. McCann's last goal that wasn’t on an empty net came way back on Dec. 22 in Colorado, 15 consecutive games without scoring on a goalie.

Oilers: Edmonton tied the score 1-1 with 5:33 remaining in the opening period as Connor Brown took a bad-angle shot from the boards that caromed off teammate Janmark in front and past Daccord. It was only Janmark’s second goal of the season — the other was an empty-netter 39 games ago — and his first point since Dec. 22.

Key moment The Oilers went up 3-2 midway through the second as Darnell Nurse made an impressive pass from his own goal line to the opposition blue line to send Perry in all alone and the 39-year-old veteran made no mistake in netting his ninth of the season.

Key stat Edmonton is now 11-2 all-time against the Kraken, including eight straight wins by a combined 55-33 margin.

Up Next Kraken host Anaheim on Tuesday, and Oilers host Detroit on Thursday.

Regular Season Series

EDM leads series 2-0

Scoring Summary

Goal 1st Period 3:37 Eeli Tolvanen Goal (13) Snap Shot, assists: John Hayden (1), Shane Wright (16)
Goal 1st Period 14:27 Mattias Janmark Goal (2) Deflected, assists: Connor Brown (14), Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (17)
Goal 1st Period 17:41 Vince Dunn Goal (10) Slap Shot, assists: Matty Beniers (17)
Goal 2nd Period 1:57 Connor McDavid Goal (21) Snap Shot, assists: Leon Draisaitl (40), Mattias Ekholm (15)
Goal 2nd Period 9:38 Corey Perry Goal (9) Snap Shot, assists: Darnell Nurse (18)
Goal 3rd Period 19:02 Mattias Ekholm Goal (7) Snap Shot, assists: none

Statistics

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15 Blocked Shots 11
18 Hits 14
1 Takeaways 0
28 Shots 31
0 Power Play Goals 0
4 Power Play Opportunities 1
0.0 Power Play Percentage 0.0
0 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
23 Faceoffs Won 24
48.9 Faceoff Win Percent 51.1
16 Giveaways 22
1 Total Penalties 4
2 Penalty Minutes 8

Game Information

Rogers Place

Location: Edmonton, AB
Attendance: 18,347 | Capacity:

2024-25 Pacific Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Edmonton 34 17 72 4
Vegas 33 17 72 6
Los Angeles 29 17 65 7
Vancouver 26 18 63 11
Calgary 26 21 60 8
Anaheim 24 24 54 6
Seattle 24 29 52 4
San Jose 15 35 37 7
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