NHL Game Recap
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Edmonton at NashvilleSat Oct 27, 2018 3:00 PM EDT
Oct 27, 2018, 3:00 PM EDT
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Leon Draisaitl and Drake Caggiula each scored twice and the Edmonton Oilers ended a 13-game losing streak against Nashville with a 5-3 victory Saturday.
Connor McDavid also scored and Mika Koskinen made 24 saves in his first start of the season and first for the Oilers. Edmonton was 0-11-2 in its previous 13 games against the Predators.
Filip Forsberg had a hat trick for Nashville, and Juuse Saros stopped 30 shots.
Nashville cut it to 4-3 with 4:06 left on Forsberg's final goal. He connected on a power play, with Saros off for an extra attacker. Caggiula capped the scoring with an empty-netter.
The Oilers' last two wins have come against the reigning Presidents' Trophy winner (Nashville) and the defending Staley Cup champion (Washington). The Predators are 5-0-0 on the road, but only 3-3-0 at home.
Edmonton struck first when Caggiula batted home a rebound at 11:41 of the first period. Edmonton made it 2-0 when Draisaitl scored a tic-tac-toe goal on passes from Milan Lucic and McDavid on a power play at 4:14 of the second.
Shortly after that, Nashville prevented the Oilers from adding to the lead by killing a four-minute penalty when Ryan Johansen was called for high-sticking.
Forsberg made it 2-1 on a power play late in the second. Seven seconds later, McDavid broke loose on a breakaway off the faceoff for his team-best seventh goal. Draisaitl scored at 4:19 of the third, and Forsberg answered 24 seconds later.
NOTES: Edmonton D Matt Benning (upper body) and RW Zack Kassian (neck) returned to the lineup after missing games. ... Nashville got was 22-8 in the first 30 minutes. ... The Predators will play their third and final game against the Oilers in Nashville on Feb. 25.
UP NEXT
Oilers: At Chicago on Sunday night.
Predators: Host Vegas on Tuesday night.
Goalies
EDM | SA | GA | SV | SV% | Min | PIM |
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M. Koskinen | 27 | 3 | 24 | .889 | 58:59 | 0 |
NSH | SA | GA | SV | SV% | Min | PIM |
J. Saros | 34 | 4 | 30 | .882 | 56:40 | 0 |
Skaters
EDM | G | A | Pt | +/- | TOI | SOG | PPG | SHG |
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L. Draisaitl | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 22:03 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
C. McDavid | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 21:10 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
NSH | G | A | Pt | +/- | TOI | SOG | PPG | SHG |
F. Forsberg | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 21:25 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
R. Johansen | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 22:13 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Team Comparison
EDM | NSH | |
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Goals For | 5 | 3 |
Shots on Goal | 35 | 27 |
Penalty Minutes | 12 | 12 |
Faceoff Percentage | 45.6 | 54.4 |
Power Play Goals | 1 | 2 |
Power Play Opportunities | 7 | 6 |
Power Play Percentage | 14.3 | 33.3 |
Hits | 12 | 13 |
Blocks | 20 | 10 |
Giveaways | 10 | 15 |
Takeaways | 7 | 9 |
Scoring Summary
1st Period |
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EDM | 11:41 | Caggiula (1) (Nurse, Rieder) |
2nd Period |
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EDM | 04:14 | Draisaitl (5) Power Play(Lucic, McDavid) |
NSH | 18:46 | Forsberg (8) Power Play(Johansen, Subban) |
EDM | 18:53 | McDavid (7) (Nugent-Hopkins) |
3rd Period |
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EDM | 04:19 | Draisaitl (6) (Rieder, Klefbom) |
NSH | 04:43 | Forsberg (9) (Johansen, Arvidsson) |
NSH | 15:54 | Forsberg (10) Power Play(Johansen, Subban) |
EDM | 18:14 | Caggiula (2) Empty Net(Unassisted) |
Game Information
Stadium: Bridgestone Arena, Nashville, Tennessee |
Attendance: 17,248 |
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