EDMONTON — Zach Hyman and Leon Draisaitl each had two goals and Connor McDavid notched four assists as the Edmonton Oilers stormed to a 6-3 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Thursday.
Mattias Ekholm and Jeff Skinner also scored for the Oilers , who have won four of their last five games. Draisaitl moved into a tie for the league lead with 19 goals, while McDavid became the third player in Oilers history with 10 career four-assist games, joining Wayne Gretzky and Jari Kurri .
Calvin Pickard made 19 stops in net for the Oilers, while Daniil Tarasov recorded 31 saves for the Blue Jackets.Blue Jackets: Defenceman Zach Werenski continues to lead the Blue Jackets in scoring. His eight-game point streak ended on Tuesday, but he picked up an assist on Columbus’ first goal to give him 17 points in his last 10 games.
Oilers: Hyman made a big impact in his first game back after missing the last five games with an injury. A 54-goal scorer last season, he has had a slow start to this campaign with five goals. He circled behind the net before passing in front to Draisaitl, who calmly put a backhand shot past Tarasov to give Edmonton a 2-1 lead early in the second period.The Oilers, who improved to 6-6-1 at home, will play seven of their next eight games at Rogers Place.
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