Chicago Blackhawks at Edmonton Oilers
· National Hockey League
Oilers head into All-Star break with win over Blackhawks
McDavid, Leon Draisaitl and Zach Hyman each had a goal and two assists, and Evander Kane and Ryan McLeod also scored for the Oilers (28-18-4). They are 7-0-1 in their last eight games.
“We took over in the second period, but there were still a couple of things I’d like to clean up,” Oilers coach Jay Woodcroft said. “But our team is 10-3-2 since the Christmas break and you couldn’t script it better for us. I think we’ve taken a step here, it’s a credit to our players.”
Jason Dickinson, Jonathan Toews and Taylor Raddysh scored for the Blackhawks (15-29-4). They have lost three of their last four.
“We had a great start, but we maybe just stopped skating a little bit from what we had done in the first,” Blackhawks forward Patrick Kane said. “It would have been nice to control it a little more in the second, those are usually make-or-break periods.”
Oilers netminder Stuart Skinner came down with a sudden illness, forcing them to activate emergency backup goalie Matt Berlin, a player from the University of Alberta Golden Bears. With the big lead, the Oilers put him in net with 2:26 to play, and he stopped the only shot he faced.
Jack Campbell started and made 25 saves for the Oilers.
Petr Mrazek scored 36 shots for Chicago.
UP NEXT:
Blackhawks: Host Anaheim on Tuesday, Feb. 7.
Oilers: At Detroit on Tuesday, Feb. 7.
Regular Season SeriesEDM wins series 3-0
Scoring Summary
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Goal | 1st Period 5:20 | Goal scored by Tyson Barrie assisted by Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Connor McDavid (PPG) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 5:25 | Goal scored by Jason Dickinson assisted by Patrick Kane and Philipp Kurashev |
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Goal | 2nd Period 6:37 | Goal scored by Leon Draisaitl assisted by Connor McDavid and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (PPG) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 12:15 | Goal scored by Tyson Barrie assisted by Zach Hyman and Darnell Nurse |
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Goal | 2nd Period 13:12 | Goal scored by Connor McDavid assisted by Leon Draisaitl and Zach Hyman |
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Goal | 2nd Period 14:48 | Goal scored by Zach Hyman assisted by Ryan McLeod and Darnell Nurse |
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Goal | 3rd Period 8:29 | Goal scored by Jonathan Toews assisted by Patrick Kane and Taylor Raddysh (PPG) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 8:41 | Goal scored by Evander Kane assisted by Leon Draisaitl |
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Goal | 3rd Period 11:48 | Goal scored by Ryan McLeod assisted by Darnell Nurse |
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Goal | 3rd Period 14:47 | Goal scored by Taylor Raddysh assisted by Max Domi |
Statistics
 CHI |
 EDM |
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|---|---|---|
| 17 | Blocked Shots | 17 |
| 27 | Hits | 21 |
| 8 | Takeaways | 8 |
| 29 | Shots | 43 |
| 1 | Power Play Goals | 2 |
| 3 | Power Play Opportunities | 3 |
| 33.3 | Power Play Percentage | 66.7 |
| 0 | Short Handed Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Shootout Goals | 0 |
| 29 | Faceoffs Won | 39 |
| 42.6 | Faceoff Win Percent | 57.4 |
| 16 | Giveaways | 11 |
| 4 | Total Penalties | 4 |
| 11 | Penalty Minutes | 11 |
Edmonton Oilers Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Isaac Howard, LW | Injured Reserve | Nov 5 |
| Alec Regula, D | Injured Reserve | Oct 1 |
| Matt Savoie, C | Injured Reserve | Oct 1 |
| Frederik Andersen, G | Injured Reserve | Sep 29 |
| Mattias Janmark, C | Injured Reserve | Sep 29 |
Chicago Blackhawks Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Bowen Byram, D | Injured Reserve | Nov 3 |
