Leon Draisaitl scores pair, adds assist as Edmonton Oilers beat Nashville Predators 5-2
Leon Draisaitl had two goals and an assist to take over the NHL scoring lead one point ahead of teammate Connor McDavid as the Edmonton Oilers downed the Nashville Predators 5-2 on Wednesday.
Kailer Yamamoto, Devin Shore and Jesse Puljujarvi with an empty-net goal also scored for the Oilers who have won three games in a row.Edmonton has won eight of their first nine games of a season just once before in 1985-86.Conor Ingram stopped 24 of 29 shots in the Predators’ net. Edmonton opened scoring seven minutes into the contest with its lethal power play. Draisaitl wired a one-timer top corner past Ingram.The lead was short-lived. The Predators came roaring back just 11 seconds later with Duchene electing to shoot on a two-on-one and beating Koskinen.
The Oilers surged back in front 1:27 into the second period as a big bounce came out to Yamamoto, who scored his second goal in as many games after just one goal in his previous 36 regular-season outings.Edmonton made it 3-1 four minutes into the third frame when McDavid dropped a puck back to Draisaitl for the German’s ninth of the season.Nashville got one back with four minutes left on Johansen’s power-play goal, but Puljujarvi’s empty-netter put the win away for Edmonton.
Both teams return to action Friday, with the Predators playing the third game of a six-game road trip in Vancouver against the Canucks. The Oilers are at home to the New York Rangers.Predators forward Filip Forsberg remained out after leaving Tuesday’s game against the Calgary Flames with an upper body injury.
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