The Edmonton Oilers are in the win column.
After dropping back-to-back games to the Vancouver Canucks to start the season, the Oilers picked up their first victory of 2023-14 with a 6-1 pounding of the Nashville Predators. Below are the highlights from the game.
GAME HIGHLIGHTS ARE PRESENTED BY BETWAY
Leon Draisaitl opened the scoring for the Oilers with a goal on the man advantage in the first period that moved him into first place on the team’s all-time power play goals leaderboard.
leon draisaitl scores on the power play to becomes the edmonton oilers’ franchise leader in that category. pic.twitter.com/rWLVonUpix
— zach (@zjlaing) October 18, 2023
The Oilers added a couple more goals from Zach Hyman and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins before Connor McDavid put them up by a score of 4-0 late in the first period. This looked like a broken play as McDavid was tripped as he entered Nashville’s zone but he still managed to pick up the puck and snipe a shot past Juuse Saros.
connor mcdavid is not of this world. pic.twitter.com/6G37G1Ind0
— zach (@zjlaing) October 18, 2023
The Preds scored on the power play in the second period to make the score 4-1 but that was the only goal that Jack Campbell would allow. The veteran had a nice rebound after being pulled in the season opener as he stopped 42 of 43 shots that the Predators threw on net.
SOUP IS SCALDING IN NASHVILLE 🥣🔥 pic.twitter.com/xZuTiPwghD
— Edmonton Oilers (@EdmontonOilers) October 18, 2023
Draisaitl added another power play goal shortly after Nashville got on the board to push Edmonton’s lead to 5-1. The goal was Draisaitl’s 24th in 24 games against the Predators and was his 18th goal in his last 10 games against them.
Leon's fourth point of the night & we're only halfway through the game 😎 pic.twitter.com/k7V7VzYVEQ
— Edmonton Oilers (@EdmontonOilers) October 18, 2023
Warren Foegele extended the Oilers’ lead to 6-1 later in the second frame with his first goal of the season. Zach Hyman got the puck behind the net and dished it off, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins fed Foegele alone in the faceoff circle, and he wired a shot past backup goalie Kevin Lankinen.
warren foegele scores to mark the second goal tonight where each member of the oilers’ second line got in on a tally. 👀 pic.twitter.com/OoqWocPGud
— zach (@zjlaing) October 18, 2023