PITTSBURGH (AP) — Connor McDavid had a purpose and two assists and Darnell Nurse scored twice within the third interval and the Edmonton Oilers eased previous the Pittsburgh Penguins 4-0 on Sunday.
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Mattias Ekholm had a purpose and an help for the Oilers, who snapped a two-game dropping streak by shutting down the struggling Penguins.
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A day after having his 13-game level streak resulted in a loss to Buffalo, McDavid had his 118th recreation with three or extra factors, third most in Edmonton historical past behind Hall of Famers Wayne Gretzky and Jari Kurri.
Calvin Pickard made 41 saves for Edmonton. He left the sport briefly close to the tip of the second interval after Pittsburgh ahead Bryan Rust bumped into him on the purpose mouth. Pickard returned firstly of the third to complete off his second shutout of the season.
Tristan Jarry stopped 38 pictures for Pittsburgh. The Penguins have misplaced six of their previous seven and have been blanked in back-to-back dwelling video games for the primary time since 2004.
The Oilers started their four-game street swing with a taut extra time victory over Boston in a possible Stanley Cup Final preview, however adopted it up with consecutive losses to Eastern Conference also-rans Columbus and Buffalo, the latter a shootout setback on Saturday through which they let an early two-goal lead get away.
Not this time. Not towards a staff in the midst of an uncharacteristic freefall out of the playoff image, a swoon that started in earnest with a 6-1 setback in Edmonton final weekend.
McDavid gave Edmonton the lead simply 1:08 in when Pittsburgh defenseman Kris Letang tried an ill-advised cross-ice cross that McDavid simply picked off on the prime of the Pittsburgh zone. McDavid cruised down the slot and beat Jarry with a wrist shot to place the Oilers in entrance.
Ekholm doubled Edmonton’s benefit later within the interval on a one-timer from simply above the precise circle that appeared to deflect off Pittsburgh defenseman John Ludvig’s leg and into the web.
Unlike their earlier handful of conferences with the Penguins, nevertheless, the Oilers didn’t draw back. Jarry, who has had hassle towards Edmonton in his profession, stored Pittsburgh within the combine with a collection of deft stops.
Yet the Penguins, probably on their approach to lacking the playoffs for a second straight season after a run of 16 consecutive postseason berths, have been unable to determine Pickard.
The return of Rust after a seven-game absence due to an upper-body harm did little to inject juice into an offense that has failed to provide usually all season, notably towards the NHL’s elite.
Pittsburgh threw loads of pucks at Pickard, although few have been in high-danger areas.
The Penguins did make a quick push close to the tip of the second interval, however Nurse beat Jarry twice within the third to energy the Oilers to a sixth straight win over Pittsburgh.
UP NEXT
Oilers: Begin a four-game homestand on Wednesday when Washington visits.
Penguins: Travel to Ottawa on Tuesday.
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