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. pic.twitter.com/EIoqYLkI3M
— zach (@zjlaing) April 2, 2023
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. pic.twitter.com/T8uVXjpg6k
— zach (@zjlaing) April 2, 2023
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…
leon draisaitl is now one goal away from 50. pic.twitter.com/eRQMldxJVf
— zach (@zjlaing) April 2, 2023
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. pic.twitter.com/3G7n27aNq0
— zach (@zjlaing) April 2, 2023
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. pic.twitter.com/kpf3WhjlEU
— zach (@zjlaing) April 2, 2023