The winning streak has now reached seven games. The Edmonton Oilers hosted the New Jersey Devils for a Sunday afternoon matinee and came out on top with a 4-1 victory. Below are the highlights from the game.
GAME HIGHLIGHTS ARE PRESENTED BY BETWAY
After a tight first period that remained scoreless until the final couple of minutes, Derek Ryan put the Oilers on the board with his third goal of the season. Brett Kulak fired the puck deep into New Jersey’s zone along the boards and Sam Gagner flipped it out front for Ryan, who got a shot under the pads of goaltender Akira Schmid.
derek ryan gives the oilers a first period lead. pic.twitter.com/xMZ61wl2Uk
— zach (@zjlaing) December 10, 2023
The ice tilted in Edmonton’s favour in the second period but Schmid made some big saves to keep the score at 1-0. Late in the frame with Curtis Lazar in the penalty box for tripping, Evan Bouchard buried his eighth goal of the season with a one-timer from the point. Bouchard is now riding an 11-game point streak with 16 points across those 11 games.
evan bouchard can’t stop scoring goals. 2-0 oilers. pic.twitter.com/Hp3ryx8qpi
— zach (@zjlaing) December 10, 2023
The Oilers extended their lead to 3-0 a few minutes into the third period. New Jersey goaltender Akira Schmid went behind his net to play the puck and the Devils defenders did a terrible job of supporting him. Evander Kane was able to centre a pass to Connor McDavid, who buried the puck into the empty net.
connor mcdavid may never score an easier goal than this one. pic.twitter.com/oTOPUyJ1VH
— zach (@zjlaing) December 10, 2023
The Devils got on the board not long after McDavid’s goal to bring the score to 3-1. Nico Hischier threw a shot-pass across Edmonton’s zone and Jesper Bratt tipped it past Calvin Pickard to break up his shutout bid.
Jesper Bratt gets one back for the @NJDevils off the great feed from Nico Hischier! 😈 pic.twitter.com/u3TDS5r818
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) December 10, 2023
Pickard was excellent for the Oilers in this game, as he stopped 19 of 20 shots for his first win with the Oilers. The Devils pulled their goalie with a few minutes left in the third period and Evander Kane iced things at 4-1 with his 12th goal of the season.
a huge save from calvin pickard, and evander kane scores an empty net goal to seal the oilers win. pic.twitter.com/f66qQz8Fdp
— zach (@zjlaing) December 10, 2023