EDMONTON — Ryan Nugent-Hopkins had three goals for the hat trick as the Edmonton Oilers dug deep without their two top forwards to record a narrow 5-4 victory over the Seattle Kraken on Saturday.
Adam Henrique and Jeff Skinner also scored for the Oilers who were playing without star players Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl, both expected to be out for up to a week with injuries. Mattias Ekholm and Darnell Nurse each had a pair of assists for Edmonton, which is now 4-0-1 in its last five games.
Kaapo Kakko had a pair of goals and Andre Burakovsky and Jaden Schwartz also replied for the Kraken who have lost two straight and were also without their leading scorer, with Chandler Stephenson going down with an injury in their last outing. Stuart Skinner made 27 stops to collect the win in net for the Oilers, while Joey Daccord recorded 24 saves in the loss for the Kraken.Kraken: A pair of young Finnish players stood out as 24-year-old Kakko’s two goals moved him to just one point shy of his career high of 40 points, achieved with the New York Rangers in the 2022-2023 season.
Oilers: It was the first time since McDavid was drafted by the Oilers that both he and Draisaitl were out of the lineup with injuries. On two previous occasions they were both healthy scratches in the final game of the season to rest up in advance of the playoffs. Both players have been absolute Kraken killers to date. No player has had more points per game in his career against Seattle than Draisaitl, with 26 points in 12 games. McDavid has 19 points in 13 games against the Kraken.
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