
Seattle Kraken at Edmonton Oilers
· National Hockey LeagueRyan Nugent-Hopkins gets 4th career hat trick as Oilers hold on to beat Kraken 5-4

Adam Henrique and Jeff Skinner also scored, and Mattias Ekholm and Darnell Nurse each had two assists for the Oilers, who moved to 4-0-1 in their last five games despite playing without star forwards Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl. Stuart Skinner finished with 27 saves.
Kaapo Kakko had two goals, and Jaden Schwartz and Andre Burakovsky also scored for the Kraken, who have lost two straight. Jared McCann and Jani Nyman each had two assists, and Joey Daccord finished with 24 saves.
Nugent-Hopkins scored at even strength, on the power play, and short-handed.
Henrique and Kakko had power-play goals 1:19 apart in the first period for a 1-1 tie after 20 minutes.
After Nugent-Hopkins and Kakko exchanged goals early in the second, Jeff Skinner put the Oilers ahead with 7 1/2 minutes left in the period, and Nugent-Hopkins scored with the man-advantage to make it 4-2.
Burakovsky pulled the Kraken within one at 5:57 of the third, but Nugent-Hopkins scored short-handed with 2:17 left to restore the Oilers' two-goal lead. Schwartz's power-play goal 14 seconds later capped the scoring.
Oilers: It was the first time since McDavid was drafted by the Oilers that both he and Draisaitl were out of the lineup with injuries.
EDM leads series 3-0
Scoring Summary
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Goal | 1st Period 14:30 | Adam Henrique Goal (9) Snap Shot, assists: Mattias Ekholm (22), Darnell Nurse (22) |
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Goal | 1st Period 15:49 | Kaapo Kakko Goal (12) Wrist Shot, assists: Matty Beniers (22), Jani Nyman (1) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 3:48 | Ryan Nugent-Hopkins Goal (18) Snap Shot, assists: Kasperi Kapanen (6), Darnell Nurse (23) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 7:01 | Kaapo Kakko Goal (13) Backhand, assists: Jani Nyman (2) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 12:31 | Jeff Skinner Goal (14) Snap Shot, assists: Connor Brown (17), Mattias Ekholm (23) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 18:11 | Ryan Nugent-Hopkins Goal (19) Snap Shot, assists: Zach Hyman (17), Evan Bouchard (42) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 5:57 | Andre Burakovsky Goal (7) Snap Shot, assists: Jared McCann (30) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 17:43 | Ryan Nugent-Hopkins Goal (20) Wrist Shot, assists: Jake Walman (30) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 17:57 | Jaden Schwartz Goal (20) Tip-In, assists: Jared McCann (31), Vince Dunn (22) |
Statistics
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21 | Blocked Shots | 12 |
18 | Hits | 13 |
6 | Takeaways | 3 |
32 | Shots | 29 |
2 | Power Play Goals | 2 |
3 | Power Play Opportunities | 5 |
66.7 | Power Play Percentage | 40.0 |
0 | Short Handed Goals | 1 |
0 | Shootout Goals | 0 |
23 | Faceoffs Won | 29 |
44.2 | Faceoff Win Percent | 55.8 |
17 | Giveaways | 14 |
4 | Total Penalties | 3 |
10 | Penalty Minutes | 6 |
Edmonton Oilers Injuries
NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
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Mattias Ekholm, D | Day-To-Day | Apr 2 |
John Klingberg, D | Out | Mar 30 |
Connor McDavid, C | Out | Mar 30 |
Stuart Skinner, G | Out | Mar 29 |
Trent Frederic, C | Injured Reserve | Mar 21 |
Seattle Kraken Injuries
NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
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Game Information
Rogers Place
Location: Edmonton, AB
Attendance: 18,347 | Capacity:

Location: Edmonton, AB
Attendance: 18,347 | Capacity:
2024-25 Pacific Division Standings
TEAM | W | L | PTS | OTL |
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45 | 21 | 98 | 8 |
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42 | 23 | 93 | 9 |
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43 | 26 | 91 | 5 |
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35 | 27 | 82 | 12 |
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34 | 27 | 81 | 13 |
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33 | 33 | 74 | 8 |
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31 | 38 | 68 | 6 |
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20 | 44 | 50 | 10 |