Mcdavid’s four goals overpower Lightning

EDMONTON, Alberta — Connor Mcdavid scored four goals and added an assist, and the Edmonton Oilers knocked off the top team in the NHL, defeating the Tampa Bay Lightning 6-2 on Monday.

Leon Draisaitl and Iiro Pakarinen also scored for the Oilers, who have gone 5-1-1 in their past seven.

Alex Killorn and Yanni Gourde replied for the Lightning, who fell to 5-3 on their eight-game road trip.

Mcdavid opened the scoring 1:48 into the first with a rare power-play goal. He tipped a Ryan Strome point shot past Lightning goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy. Edmonton was 0-for-17 in its previous eight games with the man advantage.

Tampa Bay tied it midway through the first period when Oilers defender Darnell Nurse was unable to clear a bouncing puck in front and Killorn sent his eighth of the season past goalie Cam Talbot.

The Oilers got another power-play goal with three minutes to play in the first as Strome sent a pass through the crease that was sent home by Draisaitl.

Early in the second, Draisaitl made a touch pass to send in Mcdavid, who put the puck up high from an improbable angle.

At Dallas, Martin Hanzal returned from injured reserve and scored the go-ahead goal 4:05 into the third period to back Ben Bishop, who had 31 saves, as Dallas won its third straight.

At New York, Ryan Johansen knocked in a rebound of P.K. Subban’s shot with 43 seconds left in regulation to tie it, and Roman Josi scored with 1:18 left in overtime.

At Toronto, William Nylander scored twice, including the tiebreaking goal early in the third period, and Auston Matthews also had two goals for Toronto.

Stars 2, Rangers 1 — Predators 5, Islanders 4, OT — Maple Leafs 7, Ducks 4—