Edmonton Oilers grab wild 6-5 win in Chicago
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Oilers captain Connor McDavid recorded his 12th career regular-season hat trick.
Leon Draisaitl scored a dramatic game-winner on his 27th birthday to give the Edmonton Oilers a wild 6-5 win over the Chicago Blackhawks Thursday night.
Penalties were a big story. The Blackhawks were 2 for 10 on the power play while the Oilers were 3 for 7.
Oilers captain Connor McDavid recorded his 12th career regular-season hat trick.
Zach Hyman opened the scoring halfway through the first, firing a pass from McDavid past Hawks netminder Alex Stalock.
The Blackhawks replied with two goals in 2:18. Andreas Athanasiou went in alone and tucked the puck under Oilers goaltender Jack Campbell. Chicago forward Reese Johnson found a loose puck in front and tucked home his first of the season.
A sloppy, penalty-filled second period started with McDavid zinging a wrist shot behind Stalock just 18 seconds into the frame.
Jonathan Toews tied on a Chicago power play less than two minutes later.
On a four-on-three power play, McDavid’s shot hit Stalock in the head, vaulted up in the air, landed in the crease and flopped over the goal line to make it 3-3.
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