zach hyman gives the oilers a 1-0 lead.
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Game Highlights 77.0: Edmonton Oilers beat Anaheim Ducks 6-0
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The Edmonton Oilers clinched a playoff spot with a dominant 6-0 win over the Anaheim Ducks that featured Jack Campbell’s first shutout with the team and Leon Draisaitl reaching the 50-goal mark with a hat trick. Below are the highlights from the game…
GAME HIGHLIGHTS ARE PRESENTED BY BETWAY
After a bit of a slow start, the Oilers opened the scoring with a couple of minutes left in the first period. Mattias Ekholm threw a shot on Anaheim’s net from the point and Zach Hyman redirected it past John Gibson to give the Oilers a 1-0 lead…
Early in the second period, Leon Draisaitl took a cross-zone pass from Evander Kane, dragged the puck into the slot, and roofed a backhander over Gibson’s glove side to make the score 2-0…
goal 48 on the year for leon draisaitl is a beauty.
A few minutes later, Darnell Nurse extended Edmonton’s lead to 3-0 with his 11th goal of the season. The puck made its way back to the blueline and Nurse fired a wrist shot on goal that made its way through Gibson…
darnell nurse gives the oilers a 3-0 lead.
Leon Draisaitl buried his second goal of the night on the power play later in the second frame. Connor McDavid fired a shot off of the post and Draisaitl was there to bang in the rebound to give the Oilers a 4-0 lead…
Connor McDavid got in on the action and extended Edmonton’s lead to 5-0 with his 62nd goal of the season a few minutes into the third period. The Oilers threw the puck around in Anaheim’s one for nearly 30 seconds and McDavid finally carried the puck behind the net and sniped a shot past Gibson…
the oilers play keep away from the ducks for 40 seconds in the offensive zone before connor mcdavid scores his 62nd of the year.
Draisaitl completed his hat trick with just over five minutes left to go in the third period. Ekholm stepped up and grabbed a loose puck, fired the puck up ice for Draisaitl, and he sniped a shot blocker side on Gibson for his 50th goal of the season…
for the third time in his nhl career, leon draisaitl is a 50-goal scorer.
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