EDMONTON, AB – A great collective effort against Connor Bedard and the Chicago Blackhawks makes it eight straight victories for the Blue & Orange.
In a battle at Rogers Place billed as the first-ever staging of ‘Connor vs. Connor’, captain Connor McDavid put in a First-Star performance with two assists to extend his point streak to 10 games, while Sam Gagner produced the game-winning goal and a helper in Tuesday night’s 4-1 victory at Rogers Place that pushes Edmonton’s win streak to eight games.
2023 first-overall pick Connor Bedard put the Oilers on notice early with the opening goal on a strong individual effort inside the first four minutes of regulation, but goals from Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Sam Gagner before the break pushed the Blue & Orange into a lead that they wouldn’t relinquish after Leon Draisaitl and Zach Hyman padded their advantage over the final 40 minutes to secure Edmonton their League-leading eighth win in a row.
Evan Bouchard followed suit with McDavid and contributed two helpers to extend his own point streak to 12 games, and Stuart Skinner made 22 saves to become the first goalie this season to win seven consecutive starts.
“It’s our job to just keep it going and keep on getting two points,” Skinner said. “Another big two points for us to get above .500 here, so we’ve got to keep moving forward.”
The Oilers improved to 13-12-1 with the victory and look to continue building on their win streak Thursday night when they welcome the Tampa Bay Lightning to Rogers Place.