<p>It was Connor McDavid and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins who led the charge for the Edmonton Oilers in a Thursday night win over the Carolina Hurricanes.</p>
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<p>Zach Hyman broke open the scoring in the first frame, and the Oilers never let it slip away.</p>
<p>Both McDavid and Nugent-Hopkins scored a goal and three assists in the victory with their production coming at key times. The latter assisted on Hyman&#8217;s first-period tally, Ryan McLeod&#8217;s second-period shorthanded goal, and Leon Draisaitl&#8217;s goal in the third. His goal came early in the third.</p>
<p>McDavid, meanwhile, had his goal come against an empty net, with apples on Evander Kane&#8217;s second-period goal, Nugent-Hopkins&#8217; third-period goal, and he set up Leon Draisaitl with a beautiful feed for his powerplay goal in the third.</p>
<p>Next up for the Oilers: they take on the St. Louis Blues Saturday afternoon, then the Pittsburgh Penguins Monday night. Edmonton embarks on their first road trip the following week stopping in St. Louis, Chicago and Calgary before returning home.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">cody ceci has the oilers&#39; best look of the first period. <a href="https://t.co/RX5jmr0nxb">pic.twitter.com/RX5jmr0nxb</a></p>
<p>&mdash; zach laing, but full of halloween candy (@zjlaing) <a href="https://twitter.com/zjlaing/status/1583267078110576640?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 21, 2022</a></p></blockquote>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">noted children&#39;s author zach hyman scores on the powerplay giving the edmonton oilers a 1-0 lead. <a href="https://t.co/RGps99ovSx">pic.twitter.com/RGps99ovSx</a></p>
<p>&mdash; zach laing, but full of halloween candy (@zjlaing) <a href="https://twitter.com/zjlaing/status/1583269537222635520?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 21, 2022</a></p></blockquote>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">a nice stop by jack campbell here as he turns aside an andrei svechnikov shot. <a href="https://t.co/AGQJxj3t9u">pic.twitter.com/AGQJxj3t9u</a></p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">a long laser from andrei svechnikov beats jack campbell and the hurricanes tie it up at 1. <a href="https://t.co/XddUw7YKKQ">pic.twitter.com/XddUw7YKKQ</a></p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">watch this shift from jesse puljujarvi. it&#39;s shifts like these that make him so valuable. <a href="https://t.co/lOMRho14Lh">pic.twitter.com/lOMRho14Lh</a></p>
<p>&mdash; zach laing, but full of halloween candy (@zjlaing) <a href="https://twitter.com/zjlaing/status/1583281877460611072?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 21, 2022</a></p></blockquote>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">ryan mcleod with a beautiful deke and a huge shorthanded goal for the oilers. 2-1. <a href="https://t.co/dlUNgCf4Pn">pic.twitter.com/dlUNgCf4Pn</a></p>
<p>&mdash; zach laing, but full of halloween candy (@zjlaing) <a href="https://twitter.com/zjlaing/status/1583282411483598848?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 21, 2022</a></p></blockquote>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">connor mcdavid -&gt; evander kane -&gt; back of the net. 3-1 oilers. <a href="https://t.co/iw2UgaRR6x">pic.twitter.com/iw2UgaRR6x</a></p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">what a trio of big saves from jack campbell, who shuts the door to keep it a 3-1 game. <a href="https://t.co/5nx5iKwdcB">pic.twitter.com/5nx5iKwdcB</a></p>
<p>&mdash; zach laing, but full of halloween candy (@zjlaing) <a href="https://twitter.com/zjlaing/status/1583283714842570752?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 21, 2022</a></p></blockquote>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">andrei svechnikov with another deceptive shot beating jack campbell. he shrinks the oilers lead to one. <a href="https://t.co/YaPTqdc6sX">pic.twitter.com/YaPTqdc6sX</a></p>
<p>&mdash; zach laing, but full of halloween candy (@zjlaing) <a href="https://twitter.com/zjlaing/status/1583284656849707008?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 21, 2022</a></p></blockquote>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">the mcdavid for selke campaign starts now. <a href="https://t.co/OJRnlvA4d4">pic.twitter.com/OJRnlvA4d4</a></p>
<p>&mdash; zach laing, but full of halloween candy (@zjlaing) <a href="https://twitter.com/zjlaing/status/1583287279153729536?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 21, 2022</a></p></blockquote>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">ryan nugent-hopkins may never score an easier goal. 4-2 oilers. <a href="https://t.co/N5noWpQlXq">pic.twitter.com/N5noWpQlXq</a></p>
<p>&mdash; zach laing, but full of halloween candy (@zjlaing) <a href="https://twitter.com/zjlaing/status/1583293510354341888?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 21, 2022</a></p></blockquote>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">andrei svechnikov has hit first career hat trick. he shrinks the oilers&#39; lead to 4-3. <a href="https://t.co/Gt2F5WkVsS">pic.twitter.com/Gt2F5WkVsS</a></p>
<p>&mdash; zach laing, but full of halloween candy (@zjlaing) <a href="https://twitter.com/zjlaing/status/1583294605579423744?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 21, 2022</a></p></blockquote>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">my lord. what a feed from connor mcdavid to leon draisaitl, who scores to make it a 5-3 game. <a href="https://t.co/A8HGnXeDsE">pic.twitter.com/A8HGnXeDsE</a></p>
<p>&mdash; zach laing, but full of halloween candy (@zjlaing) <a href="https://twitter.com/zjlaing/status/1583295543530622979?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 21, 2022</a></p></blockquote>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">sebastian aho and martin necas make quick work of a powerplay chance cutting the oilers&#39; lead to 5-4. <a href="https://t.co/xoAiTfbNks">pic.twitter.com/xoAiTfbNks</a></p>
<p>&mdash; zach laing, but full of halloween candy (@zjlaing) <a href="https://twitter.com/zjlaing/status/1583297948666179584?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 21, 2022</a></p></blockquote>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">a brutal turnover by cody ceci and sebastian aho gets a great look late. big stop by jack campbell. <a href="https://t.co/wbcvdQ5Ku2">pic.twitter.com/wbcvdQ5Ku2</a></p>
<p>&mdash; zach laing, but full of halloween candy (@zjlaing) <a href="https://twitter.com/zjlaing/status/1583303456722669568?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 21, 2022</a></p></blockquote>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">connor mcdavid. empty net. oilers win 6-4. <a href="https://t.co/IdOgwGdNPW">pic.twitter.com/IdOgwGdNPW</a></p>
<p>&mdash; zach laing, but full of halloween candy (@zjlaing) <a href="https://twitter.com/zjlaing/status/1583304455449366528?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 21, 2022</a></p></blockquote>
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<p><i><span style="font-weight: 400">Zach Laing is the Nation Network’s news director and senior columnist. He can be followed on Twitter at</span></i><a href="http://www.twitter.com/zjlaing"> <span style="font-weight: 400">@zjlaing</span></a><i><span style="font-weight: 400">, or reached by email at zach@oilersnation.com.</span></i></p>
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It was Connor McDavid and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins who led the charge for the Edmonton Oilers in a Thursday night win over the Carolina Hurricanes.



Zach Hyman broke open the scoring in the first frame, and the Oilers never let it slip away.

Both McDavid and Nugent-Hopkins scored a goal and three assists in the victory with their production coming at key times. The latter assisted on Hyman's first-period tally, Ryan McLeod's second-period shorthanded goal, and Leon Draisaitl's goal in the third. His goal came early in the third.

McDavid, meanwhile, had his goal come against an empty net, with apples on Evander Kane's second-period goal, Nugent-Hopkins' third-period goal, and he set up Leon Draisaitl with a beautiful feed for his powerplay goal in the third.

Next up for the Oilers: they take on the St. Louis Blues Saturday afternoon, then the Pittsburgh Penguins Monday night. Edmonton embarks on their first road trip the following week stopping in St. Louis, Chicago and Calgary before returning home.

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