Blanked by the Montreal Canadiens the day before, Connor McDavid and the Edmonton Oilers recovered at the expense of the Ottawa Senators on Tuesday, winning 5-1 at the Canadian Tire Centre.
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The number 97 resumed its good habits by achieving a double during the inaugural period. McDavid scored twice in just over three minutes to put the game out of reach for the home favorites. He has nine goals this season.
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For his part, Evan Bouchard opened the scoring with a spectacular descent into his territory. The defender notably ridiculed Thomas Chabot before beating goalkeeper Linus Ullmark over the net.
Evan Bouchard disguises himself as Bobby Orr –
Leon Draisaitl and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins also threaded the needle in a winning cause. Tim Stützle and Josh Norris were the counters for the losers, who slipped below the .500 mark. Furthermore, Claude Giroux has reached the plateau of 1,200 career meetings. On the pugilistic level, note the fierce fight between Zack MacEwen and Josh Brown in the first round.
A fight for men in Ottawa –
Lightning’s irresistible rise
On the Pittsburgh side, Brayden Point and the Tampa Bay Lightning overcame a two-goal deficit in a 3-2 overtime win against the Penguins.
They were leading 2-0 when the visitors got to work. Point reduced the deficit in the sixth minute of the third period and after teammate Anthony Cirelli tied the game, he settled the contest in overtime when goalkeeper Tristan Jarry was away from his net.
Brayden Point plays hero for Lightning –
Having dominated 35 to 19 in terms of shots, the “Bolts” enjoyed a third triumph in a row.
For the Penguins, Sidney Crosby remains in search of his 600th National League goal. Jesse Puljujarvi and Rickard Rakell allowed their club to take the lead.
Scheifele et les Jets se vengent
In Winnipeg, Mark Scheifele scored the ninth hat trick of his career to lead the Jets to a 6-3 victory over the Florida Panthers.
The forward scored the winning goal by beating Sergei Bobrovsky midway through the third period to complete his hat-trick and help his team avenge Saturday’s 5-0 loss on the Panthers’ ice.
Ninth career hat trick for Mark Scheifele –
Kyle Connor opened the scoring, while Morgan Barron scored twice in an abandoned cage late in the match. AJ Greer, Matthew Tkachuk and Sam Reinhart responded for the losers.
Encore Kaprizov
In St. Louis, Kirill Kaprizov once again made his mark on the backs of his rivals in a 4-2 win for the Minnesota Wild against the Blues.
The forward added two goals to his record to extend his streak of games with at least one point to six. In the third period, he deflected a shot from Jake Middleton to give his team a 2-1 lead.
Kirill Kaprizov ne dérougit pas –
Kaprizov completed the score into an empty net. He totaled 12 points during his winning streak.
