Mcdavid, Oilers blast Crosby, reeling Pens
The Edmonton Oilers are running out of words to describe Connor Mcdavid. The Pittsburgh Penguins may be running out of time to salvage their season.
Mcdavid scored twice to push his total to a careerbest 46 goals as the Oilers embarrassed Sidney Crosby and the Penguins 7-2 on Thursday night at Pittsburgh.
Mcdavid beat Tristan Jarry from in close in the first period and then used some dazzling stickwork to deke past backup Casey Desmith on a penalty shot late in the third period. The 26-year-old added two assists to boost his point total to an Nhl-best 109.
Leon Draisaitl picked up 35th goal for the Oilers, who improved to 10-1-5 in their last 16 games. Ryan Nugenthopkins had a goal and an assist to reach 600 career points.
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Alex Pietrangelo scored on a rebound 52 seconds into overtime to complete Vegas’ rally from two goals down in the third period at home to beat Calgary.
Jonathan Marchessault took a shot from the slot that nearly went into the net, but dropped behind Calgary goalie Dan Vladar. Pietrangelo was there to knock in the puck. Jack Eichel had the secondary assist for his second point of the night after earlier scoring a goal.
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Marc-andre Fleury stopped 30 shots for his 73rd career shutout and Minnesota won at Columbus for its fourth straight victory. Fleury is 12th on the NHL’S career shutouts list, three behind Ed Belfour and Tony Esposito, who are tied for 10th.
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Filip Zadina scored the goahead goal midway through the second period and Ville Husso made 30 saves to lift Detroit past visiting New York.
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Ilya Lyubushkin scored a short-handed goal on a breakaway 1:41 into overtime, helping Tage Thompson and Buffalo win at Tampa.
Elias Pettersson scored 4:45 into overtime, and Vancouver rallied for a victory at St. Louis.
Pettersson also had two assists for Vancouver, which trailed 2-0 after two periods. J.T. Miller had a goal and an assist, and Andrei Kuzmenko also scored.
CANUCKS 3, BLUES 2 >>