Edmonton Oilers at San Jose Sharks
· National Hockey League
Connor McDavid's hat trick leads the Oilers to a 5-2 win over the Sharks
McDavid controlled the game almost from the start, scoring on a power play in the first period and then twice in the second to make it 5-2. He also assisted on power-play goals by Vasily Podkolzin and Jack Roslovic to extend his NHL-leading point total to 133. The star center needs three goals in the final three games for his second career 50-goal season.
Connor Ingram made eight saves on 10 shots in two periods for Edmonton. Tristan Jarry stopped all four shots he faced in the third.
The win gave the Oilers 90 points, two more than Vegas in the division race. The Golden Knights have one game in hand.
Macklin Celebrini scored his 42nd goal for San Jose to give him 108 points this season, the third-most for a teenager behind Wayne Gretzky's 137 and Sidney Crosby's 120.
Kiefer Sherwood also scored for the Sharks, whose playoff hopes were dealt a big blow with the regulation loss. San Jose remains three points behind Nashville and two behind Los Angeles in the race for the final wild-card spot in the Western Conference. The Sharks have four games remaining with one game in hand over the Predators.
Alex Nedeljkovic made 21 saves for San Jose.
The Oilers scored on all three power-play chances in the best performance for that unit since Leon Draisaitl went down with a lower-body injury on March 15 after scoring with the man advantage early in that game. Edmonton had been 3 for 27 on the power play in 10-plus games since Draisaitl's injury.
Sharks: Visit the Anaheim Ducks on Thursday night.
Regular Season SeriesEDM wins series 3-1
Scoring Summary
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Goal | 1st Period 4:27 | Macklin Celebrini Goal (42) Wrist Shot, assists: Dmitry Orlov (32), Will Smith (33) |
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Goal | 1st Period 6:18 | Connor McDavid Goal (45) Poke, assists: Evan Bouchard (69), Vasily Podkolzin (18) |
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Goal | 1st Period 18:38 | Vasily Podkolzin Goal (19) Tip-In, assists: Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (36), Connor McDavid (85) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 3:33 | Jack Roslovic Goal (21) Backhand, assists: Connor McDavid (86) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 4:37 | Kiefer Sherwood Goal (23) Tip-In, assists: Alexander Wennberg (36), William Eklund (35) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 5:53 | Connor McDavid Goal (46) Wrist Shot, assists: Evan Bouchard (70), Mattias Ekholm (35) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 14:13 | Connor McDavid Goal (47) Wrist Shot, assists: Jack Roslovic (15) |
Statistics
 EDM |
 SJ |
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|---|---|---|
| 12 | Blocked Shots | 15 |
| 33 | Hits | 19 |
| 2 | Takeaways | 7 |
| 26 | Shots | 14 |
| 3 | Power Play Goals | 1 |
| 3 | Power Play Opportunities | 3 |
| 100.0 | Power Play Percentage | 33.3 |
| 0 | Short Handed Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Shootout Goals | 0 |
| 22 | Faceoffs Won | 23 |
| 48.9 | Faceoff Win Percent | 51.1 |
| 13 | Giveaways | 21 |
| 3 | Total Penalties | 3 |
| 6 | Penalty Minutes | 6 |
San Jose Sharks Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Igor Chernyshov, LW | Injured Reserve | Oct 28 |
| Alexander Wennberg, C | Injured Reserve | Oct 28 |
| Quentin Musty, LW | Injured Reserve | Sep 28 |
| Kyle Keyser, G | Injured Reserve | Sep 28 |
Edmonton Oilers Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Isaac Howard, LW | Out | Oct 31 |
| Zach Hyman, LW | Injured Reserve | Oct 28 |
| Devon Levi, G | Injured Reserve | Oct 24 |
| Alec Regula, D | Injured Reserve | Oct 1 |
| Matt Savoie, C | Injured Reserve | Oct 1 |
Game Information
SAP Center at San Jose
Location: San Jose, CA
Attendance: 15,683 | Capacity:
Location: San Jose, CA
Attendance: 15,683 | Capacity:
