OTTAWA — Connor McDavid had two goals and an assist to lead his Edmonton Oilers to a 5-2 win over the Ottawa Senators on Tuesday.
Evan Bouchard, Leon Draisaitl and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins had the other goals for the Oilers , who were coming off a 3-0 loss in Montreal on Monday.The month of November continued to be a struggle for the Senators as they dropped their third straight and are now 3-5-1 for the month.
Bouchard opened scoring early in the first period, taking the puck from his own end and working his way through to beat Linus Ullmark, who made 27 saves, up high. Stutzle tied it 1-1 late in the period with his 99th career goal, but 35 seconds later McDavid scored his first of the night after being left uncovered at the side of the net. McDavid then made it 3-1 scoring on a two-man advantage.Nugent-Hopkins made it 5-1 midway through the third, tipping Derek Ryan’s shot. Norris tipped a Nick Jensen shot to round out Ottawa’s scoring.Senators: Defensive zone breakdowns proved costly for Ottawa.
With Norris in the box for cross-checking, Ottawa’s Claude Giroux was called for a face-off violation leading to a two-man advantage for the Oilers and McDavid’s second goal of the game.McDavid had never scored against Ullmark coming into the game. McDavid now has 13 goals and 32 assists in 25 games vs. Ottawa.Oilers: Edmonton will host the Minnesota Wild on Thursday.
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