EDMONTON – Connor McDavid had three assists because the Edmonton Oilers picked up a pair of worthwhile factors with a 3-1 victory over the Nashville Predators on Sunday.
Leon Draisaitl, Matthew Savoie and Zach Hyman scored for the Oilers (33-26-9) who snapped a two-game skid.
There’s main trigger for concern, nevertheless, as Draisaitl took a tough hit early within the first from Ozzy Wiesblatt and suffered an undisclosed harm, coming again for a few shifts earlier than opting to not return for the beginning of the second interval.
The Oilers have owned the Predators in recent times, with a 16-1-3 report of their final 20 video games in opposition to them. Edmonton is now 25-4-5 when scoring first this season.
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Fedor Svechkov replied for the Predators (29-28-9), who’ve misplaced six of their final eight.
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Connor Ingram recorded 26 saves to earn the win within the Edmonton internet, whereas Justus Annunen made 27 stops for Nashville.
TAKEAWAYS
Predators: Winger Matthew Wooden, chosen fifteenth general in 2023, had his a four-game level streak (4G, 1A) come to an finish.
Oilers: McDavid prolonged his factors streak in opposition to Nashville to 18 video games, tying his greatest profession run in opposition to a single opponent. Solely Draisaitl has an extended present streak in opposition to a single opponent within the NHL, with factors in 20 straight video games in opposition to Chicago. In 27 profession video games in opposition to Nashville, McDavid now has 51 factors (16G, 35A), whereas Draisaitl has 55 factors (30G, 25A) in 32 video games.
KEY MOMENT
The Oilers took a two-goal lead 2:32 into the second interval as McDavid made a pleasant feed throughout to Savoie on a two-on-one and he wired residence his eleventh of the season.
KEY STAT
Oilers defenceman Mattias Ekholm, who picked up his thirtieth help within the contest, has been an enormous addition since coming over from Nashville on the 2023 commerce deadline. Since that commerce, Ekholm leads all NHL defencemen with a plus-108 ranking.
UP NEXT
Predators: Go to the Winnipeg Jets on Tuesday.
Oilers: Host the San Jose Sharks on Tuesday.
This report by The Canadian Press was first printed March 15, 2026.
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