<p>The Edmonton Oilers rolled into Pittsburgh on Thursday night and put together a dominant performance against the Penguins, beating them by a score of 7-2. Below are the highlights from the game&#8230;</p>
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<h2 style="text-align: center"><strong>GAME HIGHLIGHTS ARE PRESENTED BY BETWAY</strong></h2>
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<p>The Penguins started off the game quickly and jumped out to a 1-0 lead just one minute into the first period. Kris Letang snuck in from the point and waited out Stuart Skinner before putting the puck into the open net&#8230;</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">the oilers &#8211; pens game is underway aaaaand pittsburgh has a 1-0 lead. <a href="https://t.co/oZOYw69JQf">pic.twitter.com/oZOYw69JQf</a></p>
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<p>Later in the period, Connor McDavid tied the game at 1-1 with a goal from behind Pittsburgh&#8217;s net&#8230;</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">give mcdavid an inch and he&#39;ll score a goal. this is his career high 45th of the year. 1-1. <a href="https://t.co/odv1VDA2hK">pic.twitter.com/odv1VDA2hK</a></p>
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<p>The Oilers added another power-play goal before the end of the first period to give themselves a 2-1 lead. This time, it was Leon Draisaitl batting in a rebound out of mid-air&#8230;</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">leon draisaitl is ready for baseball season. 2-1 oilers. <a href="https://t.co/ikfsfybOtV">pic.twitter.com/ikfsfybOtV</a></p>
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<p>The floodgates opened up in the second period. Darnell Nurse threw a shot on net and Kailer Yamamoto was there to bury the loose puck&#8230;</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">a big goal from the wee yam and the oilers take a 3-1 lead. <a href="https://t.co/1uppKlDgnu">pic.twitter.com/1uppKlDgnu</a></p>
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<p>A couple of minutes later, Jesse Puljujarvi fed Devin Shore with a nice pass and he buried his first goal since March of 2022&#8230;</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">devin shore with the devin score. 4-1 oilers. <a href="https://t.co/n90ONzR6DD">pic.twitter.com/n90ONzR6DD</a></p>
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<p>Leon Draisaitl and Warren Foegele connected on a two-on-one to make the score 5-1&#8230;</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">warren foegele. 5-1. this one&#39;s a runaway. <a href="https://t.co/jyymh9ehSL">pic.twitter.com/jyymh9ehSL</a></p>
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<p>The Oilers kept their foot on the gas all the way through the second period. With just over one minute left on the clock, Connor McDavid pulled off a spin move and hit Ryan Nugent-Hopkins in the faceoff circle, who sniped a shot past Tristan Jarry. The goal marked the 600th point of RNH&#8217;s career&#8230;</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">ryan nugent-hopkins&#39; 600th point is a ripper. oilers take a 6-1 lead heading into the second intermission. <a href="https://t.co/EjBKuVWiMu">pic.twitter.com/EjBKuVWiMu</a></p>
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<p>In the third period, Connor McDavid was brought down on a breakaway by defenceman Brian Dumoulin. He made no mistake on the penalty shot, upping Edmonton&#8217;s lead to 7-1&#8230;</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">connor mcdavid gets a penalty shot and makes the penguins pay. 7-1 oilers. <a href="https://t.co/gyE9E1UyfE">pic.twitter.com/gyE9E1UyfE</a></p>
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<p>With just a couple of minutes left in the game, Evgeni Malkin, Sidney Crosby, and Kris Letang pulled off a nice passing play to make the score 7-2&#8230;</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">a late goal from kris letang cuts the oilers&#39; lead to five. <a href="https://t.co/Vq5U0FzR2O">pic.twitter.com/Vq5U0FzR2O</a></p>
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The Edmonton Oilers rolled into Pittsburgh on Thursday night and put together a dominant performance against the Penguins, beating them by a score of 7-2. Below are the highlights from the game...



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<h2 style="text-align: center"><strong>GAME HIGHLIGHTS ARE PRESENTED BY BETWAY</strong></h2>
<img class="aligncenter wp-image-122158 size-full" src="https://publish.oilersnation.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Betway-Article-Image.jpeg" alt="" width="740" height="222" />

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The Penguins started off the game quickly and jumped out to a 1-0 lead just one minute into the first period. Kris Letang snuck in from the point and waited out Stuart Skinner before putting the puck into the open net...

https://twitter.com/zjlaing/status/1628911203992080386?s=20

Later in the period, Connor McDavid tied the game at 1-1 with a goal from behind Pittsburgh's net...

https://twitter.com/zjlaing/status/1628916078155005952?s=20

The Oilers added another power-play goal before the end of the first period to give themselves a 2-1 lead. This time, it was Leon Draisaitl batting in a rebound out of mid-air...

https://twitter.com/zjlaing/status/1628918190268112896?s=20

The floodgates opened up in the second period. Darnell Nurse threw a shot on net and Kailer Yamamoto was there to bury the loose puck...

https://twitter.com/zjlaing/status/1628926527676248065?s=20

A couple of minutes later, Jesse Puljujarvi fed Devin Shore with a nice pass and he buried his first goal since March of 2022...

https://twitter.com/zjlaing/status/1628926942924898305?s=20

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Leon Draisaitl and Warren Foegele connected on a two-on-one to make the score 5-1...

https://twitter.com/zjlaing/status/1628931237049155584?s=20

The Oilers kept their foot on the gas all the way through the second period. With just over one minute left on the clock, Connor McDavid pulled off a spin move and hit Ryan Nugent-Hopkins in the faceoff circle, who sniped a shot past Tristan Jarry. The goal marked the 600th point of RNH's career...

https://twitter.com/zjlaing/status/1628932632867385344?s=20

In the third period, Connor McDavid was brought down on a breakaway by defenceman Brian Dumoulin. He made no mistake on the penalty shot, upping Edmonton's lead to 7-1...

https://twitter.com/zjlaing/status/1628946007269715970?s=20

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With just a couple of minutes left in the game, Evgeni Malkin, Sidney Crosby, and Kris Letang pulled off a nice passing play to make the score 7-2...

https://twitter.com/zjlaing/status/1628947374642176004?s=20

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