In Ottawa, Leon Draisaitl had a hat trick for the Edmonton Oilers in a 4-2 win over the Senators on Wednesday.
Connor McDavid had a single marker in the win.
“Those players are the ones who make the difference in the game,” Edmonton head coach Dave Tippett said. “We talked about it last night as a staff. Our last couple games at home against [Ottawa], we had some success with that line together, so we went back with it tonight.”
Mikko Koskinen made 28 saves to earn the win.
Josh Norris and Connor Brown were the Ottawa strikers.
“I thought we started a little slow, but other than that, our 5-on-5 game was good,” Brown said. “We made plays with the puck, we held on to it. Some elite players made some elite plays on us. You’ve just got to keep fighting. [There’s] a lot of positives to pull.”
Brown’s goal tied the game, 2-2.
“He’s shooting it a lot more, that’s for sure,” Senators head coach D.J. Smith said. “When you work hard, sometimes you earn a bit of confidence and some go in. He had been snake bitten there for a while, and then all of a sudden everything he’s shooting is going in.”
McDavid snapped the 2-2 tie in the third period before Draisaitl completed his hat trick.
“It’s hard to defend, especially him, because he’s the best passer in the game,” Draisaitl said. “He’ll find those little triangles, those little seams, and it’s my job to find an opening and make it easy for him to get it over there. And then it’s just about being ready and trying to bear down and put it in.”
Marcus Hogberg made 31 saves in the loss.
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