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.
Chandler StephensonKraken: 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 thewas elevated to the first line and picked up his first two NHL assists to go with the pair of goals the 2022 second-round pick had previously tallied.
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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