NHL ROUNDUP
WEDNESDAY’S GAMES
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Oilers 4, SENATORS 2: Connor McDavid set up three goals by Leon Draisaitl and scored a spectacular game-winner with 6:06 to play as the Oilers remained perfect this season against the Senators. Draisaitl and McDavid, the NHL’s top two scorers, were reunited on the same line for the game and each finished with four points as Edmonton won for the sixth time in nine games (6-1-2) and improved to 8-0 against Ottawa. Mikko Koskinen made 28 saves, including two in close late with the Senators’ goal empty. Josh Norris and Connor Brown scored for Ottawa.
MAPLE LEAFS 3, Canadiens 2:
Jack Campbell made 32 saves for his franchise-record 10th straight victory, Auston Matthews scored his NHL-leading 28th goal and the Maple Leafs beat the Canadiens. Matthews also had an assist, Zach Hyman had a goal and an assist and T.J. Brodie scored his first goal for Toronto. The Maple Leafs are 27-10-3, winning five straight and going 8-0-1 in their last nine.
Corey Perry scored twice for Montreal, and Jake Allen made 29 saves.
Golden Knights at BLUES (late): The Golden Knights had a franchise-best 15 players record a point in Monday’s 6-1 win over the Blues. Alec Martinez led the way with two goals. The Blues are 2-7-1 over the last 10 games.
Avalanche at WILD (late): Final meeting of the season between the two teams, Avalanche lead the series 5-1-1. West Division-leading Colorado defeated Minnesota 5-4 on Monday to win its fifth in a row. Nathan MacKinnon of the Avalanche has a six-game point streak. Monday’s defeat snapped an 11-game home winning streak for the Wild.
Coyotes at KINGS (late): Michael Bunting had a hat trick to lead the Coyotes to a 5-2 victory over the Kings on Monday. Dustin Brown (15) and Adrian Kempe (12) lead Los Angeles in goals this season.