That’s two in a row.

On Saturday evening, the Edmonton Oilers played their third game on the five-game homestand, defeating the Winnipeg Jets 6-2. This came just two days after they smashed the Seattle Kraken 9-4. Safe to say they are officially back, so let’s take a look at what happened in this one!

The Oilers picked up where they left off immediately, as it took just three minutes to get on the board. Zach Hyman got hit at the blue line, but was able to get the puck over to Connor McDavid. The Oilers’ captain’s shot was stopped, but Ryan Nugent-Hopkins was able to bang in the rebound.

It took just 67 seconds to get their second goal of the game, as Leon Draisaitl went backhand on a breakaway for his team-leading 17th goal of the season. Nice pass by Evan Bouchard to set up the goal.

The game-winning goal was scored about seven and a half minutes into the first period. Draisaitl found Vasily Podkolzin in the slot, with the Russian winger passing it over to Mattias Ekhom. Once again, the initial shot was stopped, but an Oiler was able to bang in the rebound to make it 3-0; this time it was Matthew Savoie.

With six and a half minutes left in the first period, the Oilers made it a 4-0 game. On a power play, Bouchard was able to blast it past the Jets’ netminder for his fifth of the season.

The Oilers didn’t score again in the first period, but were back at it three minutes into the second period. Mattias Janmark made a nice button hook, finding Curtis Lazar all alone in the slot. Lazar made no mistake in scoring his second of the season.

In the third period, the Jets were able to score twice to ruin Stuart Skinner’s shutout bid. Thankfully, they were able to score one of their own to keep the pressure off, as Trent Frederic found David Tomášek all alone in the slot for his third in the National Hockey League.

The emergence of Matt Savoie in the past few games has been huge for the Oilers. After scoring twice against the Kraken on Thursday, he was able to score his sixth of the season, the game-winning goal. He’s found chemistry with Vasily Podkolzin and Leon Draisaitl.

Trent Frederic picked up his first regular season assist as an Oiler. He was one of just three Oilers forwards not to pick up a point on Thursday. Only two Oiler forwards were held pointless in Saturday’s game, Adam Henrique and Andrew Mangiapane; the latter got the third assist on Curtis Lazar’s goal.

Getting the primary assist on Lazar’s goal was Mattias Janmark. He’s had an okay start to his season, picking up a goal and five points in 13 games. Janmark’s speed and penalty killing ability make him valuable, especially in the playoffs.

Draisaitl and Connor McDavid each had two points, giving them six points each in their last two games. The only other player with a multi-point game was Evan Bouchard, who scored a goal and picked up an assist. Darnell Nurse and Alec Regula were the two defencemen without a point, while the Brett Kulak and Ty Emberson pairing had a strong bounce-back game.

Regula was in the midst of a few scrums in the third period once the game was out of hand. It’s nice to see the Oilers stick up for themselves, something they were lacking early in the 2025-26 season.

Stuart Skinner had a shutout entering the third period, but it was broken up just four minutes into the final frame. That said, he stopped 19 of 21 shots for a .905 save percentage. His strong play in recent times has helped the Oilers turn their season around.

Next up for the Oilers is a home game against the Buffalo Sabres on Tuesday at 7:00 PM MT. It’ll be their fourth game in their five-game homestand.