Miami Herald (Sunday)

Draisaitl, Oilers end 13-game slump vs. Preds

- From Miami Herald Wire Services

Leon Draisaitl and

Drake Caggiula each scored twice and the Edmonton Oilers ended a 13-game losing streak against the host Nashville Predators with a 5-3 victory Saturday.

Connor McDavid also scored and Mika Koskinen made 24 saves in his first start of the season and first for the Oilers. Edmonton was 0-11-2 in its previous 13 games against the Predators.

Filip Forsberg had a hat trick for Nashville, and Juuse Saros stopped 31 shots.

Nashville cut it to 4-3 with 4:06 left on Forsberg’s final goal. He connected on a power play, with Saros off for an extra attacker. Caggiula capped the scoring with an emptynette­r.

The Oilers’ last two wins have come against the reigning Presidents’ Trophy winner (Nashville) and the defending Stanley Cup champion (Washington). The Predators are 5-0-0 on the road, but only 3-3-0 at home.

Edmonton struck first when Caggiula batted home a rebound at 11:41 of the first period. Edmonton made it 2-0 when Draisaitl scored on passes from Milan Lucic and McDavid on a power play at 4:14 of the second.

Shortly after that, Nashville prevented the Oilers from adding to the lead by killing a four-minute penalty when Ryan Johansen was called for high-stick- ing.

Forsberg made it 2-1 on a power play late in the second. Seven seconds later, McDavid got loose on a breakaway off the faceoff for his team-best seventh goal. Draisaitl scored at 4:19 of the third, and Forsberg answered 24 seconds later.

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Islanders 6, Flyers 1:

Brock Nelson scored two goals and Robin Lehner stopped 22 shots as New York topped host Philadelph­ia.

Leo Komarov and Anthony Beauvillie­r also scored to help the Islanders take a 3-0 lead through two periods. Nelson scored in the first and third periods in his third straight game with a goal.

Philadelph­ia has lost three straight games and four of five overall. Jori Lehtera scored for the Flyers, and Michal Neuvirth made 16 saves.

Capitals 4, Flames 3

(SO): Nicklas Backstrom scored the shootout winner and goaltender Pheonix Copley earned his first career victory.

Matt Niskanen, Jakub Vrana and T.J. Oshie scored for Washington, which has won two of three on its Canadian trip.

Playing in his fifth NHL game, Copley stopped 27 of 30 shots in regulation and overtime and four of five in the shootout.

Matthew Tkachuk, Travis Hamonic and Elias Lindholm had goals in regulation for Calgary. Johnny Gaudreau had two assists to reach 200 for his career.

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