Warren Foegele and Evander Kane each had a goal and an assist and the Edmonton Oilers extended their winning streak to 14 games with a 4-1 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Tuesday night.
Quick Read
- Edmonton Oilers’ Winning Streak: The Edmonton Oilers extended their winning streak to 14 games with a 4-1 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets.
- Performance by Foegele and Kane: Warren Foegele and Evander Kane each contributed a goal and an assist in the win.
- Historic Achievement: The Oilers’ winning streak is the seventh longest in NHL history. The record is held by the Pittsburgh Penguins with 17 consecutive wins in the 1992-93 season.
- Goalie Stuart Skinner’s Record: Edmonton goalie Stuart Skinner made 27 saves, winning his 11th straight game and surpassing Grant Fuhr for the longest single-season winning streak in Oilers history.
- Oilers’ Recent Record: The Oilers have an impressive record of 22-3-0 in their last 25 games and have set a franchise record by allowing two or fewer goals in 12 consecutive games.
- Columbus Blue Jackets’ Struggles: The Blue Jackets, with a record of 14-23-9, have lost five of their last six games. Dmitri Voronkov scored their only goal, and goalie Elvis Merzlikins made 20 saves.
- Game Highlights: The Oilers scored the opening goal with a power-play in the first period. Despite Columbus tying the game, Edmonton regained control with goals from Kane and McDavid in the third period, followed by a goal from Dylan Holloway.
- Upcoming Games: The Blue Jackets will face Calgary next, while the Oilers will host Chicago, both games scheduled for Thursday night.
The Associated Press has the story:
Oilers beat Blue Jackets 4-1, close within 3 wins of the NHL record
Newslooks- EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) —
Warren Foegele and Evander Kane each had a goal and an assist and the Edmonton Oilers extended their winning streak to 14 games with a 4-1 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Tuesday night.
Connor McDavid and Dylan Holloway also scored for the Oilers (27-15-1), who became the seventh team in NHL history to win 14 in a row. The league record for consecutive wins ins 17 by the Pittsburgh Penguin in 1992-93. The 2016-17 Blue Jackets have the second-longest winning streak in NHL history at 16.
Edmonton goalie Stuart Skinner made 27 saves and won his 11th straight game, passing Grant Fuhr for the longest single-season winning streak in Oilers history.
The Oilers are 22-3-0 in their last 25 games and have gone a franchise-record 12 games allowing two or fewer goals.
Dmitri Voronkov scored for the Blue Jackets (14-23-9), who have lost five of their last six games. Elvis Merzlikins finished with 20 saves.
Edmonton opened the scoring with a power-play goal less than nine minutes into the first period as Kane centered the puck into a crowd and Foegele was able to chip in his 10th of the season past Merzlikins
Columbus had a couple of chances to tie it shortly after but was unable to convert.
Edmonton’s sloppy first period play proved costly with 4:35 to play as Kent Johnson made a return pass to Voronkov, who snapped home his 10th before Skinner could dive across.
It looked as if the Oilers had regained the lead midway through the second period on another power-play goal by McDavid, but the goal was overturned on a video review for being offside.
Columbus outshot Edmonton 23-13 through 40 minutes. The Oilers failed to register a shot for more than 10 minutes in the second.
Edmonton went up 2-1 five minutes into the third as Kane grabbed a rebound and slammed in his 15th.
The Oilers took a two-goal lead less than a minute later as McDavid lifted his 17th into the net as Columbus’ Erik Gudbranson plowed Oiler Zach Hyman into his own goalie. McDavid extended his home point-scoring streak to 17 games with the goal.
Edmonton extended its lead with 4:24 to play in the third as Merzlikins made a big save on Connor Brown, but Holloway scored his second of the season into a wide-open net on the rebound.
UP NEXT
Blue Jackets: Visit Calgary on Thursday night.
Oilers: Host Chicago on Thursday night.
