In Ottawa Sunday, the Edmonton Oilers were ending a four-game road trip and the Senators were looking to end a four-game skid.
In the end, the Senators came out of top in a 5-3 win and improve to 21-14-4.
Mark Stone, Zack Smith, Mike Hoffman, Tom Pyatt, and Kyle Turris scored for Ottawa.
Stone had a goal and three points in the win.
“I thought we played a great first period,” Stone said. “We came out and limited them, didn’t give them anything. Had the two-goal lead, lately when we’ve been getting those leads, we let the foot off the gas. Obviously, it wasn’t the prettiest second period, but we battled hard and came back on top.
“The third period, we battled hard but relied on our goalie for the last 15 minutes. It’s weird sometimes. I thought we played a lot better hockey in the games we were losing, then kind of sneak one out here. I think it all evens itself out for the most part. It’s a big win, obviously, for us.”
Patrick Maroon scored two goals in just over a minute in the second period as the Oilers and Sens traded goals back and forth in the middle frame.
“I thought the first period, we weren’t that sharp, but then we found our identity that we played in New Jersey (in a 2-1 overtime win against the Devils on Saturday), and that’s how we should play every night, is get pucks deep, use our size, cycle, wear them down, throw pucks at the net,” Maroon said. “The second and third period, I thought we did everything but score. We did all that in the third, and we couldn’t score. I just felt like the puck was bouncing everywhere.”
Leon Draisaitl also scored for the Oilers.
Mike Condon picked up the win making 35 saves on the night.
“We got in a little bit of a tailspin there, and the guys did a great job of putting five up on the board, playing solid defense, helping in the third period. That’s how you break those types of streak, with a really gutsy one like that,” Condon said on stopping the skid.
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Jonas Gustavsson made 13 saves in the Oilers’ loss.
“Four is too many. You don’t win in this league giving up four, yet I didn’t think we played that poorly. It’s kind of mixed emotions,” Edmonton head coach Todd McLellan said of giving up four contested goals. “I didn’t think we gave up a lot, but we gave up enough to lose the game. The opportunities that we had, [Senators goalie Mike Condon] played extremely well. If we’re trusting and relying on our offense to get us five or six a night, that’s going to be a tough task.”
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