EDMONTON – Connor McDavid had three assists as the Edmonton Oilers picked up a pair of valuable points with a 3-1 win over the Nashville Predators on Sunday.
Leon Draisaitl, Matthew Savoie and Zach Hyman scored for the Oilers (33-26-9) who snapped a two-game skid.
However, there is major cause for concern as Draisaitl took a hard hit early in the first from Ozzy Wiesblatt and suffered an undisclosed injury, returning for several innings before opting out to start the second period.
The Oilers have owned the Predators in recent years, with a 16-1-3 record in the last 20 games against them. Edmonton is now 25-4-5 when scoring first this season.
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Fedor Svechkov answered for the Predators (29-28-9), who have lost six of their last eight.
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Connor Ingram recorded 26 saves to earn the victory in net for Edmonton, while Justus Annunen made 27 stops for Nashville.
TAKEAWAY
Predators: Winger Matthew Wood, selected 15th overall in 2023, had his four-game point streak (4G, 1A).
Oilers: McDavid extended his point streak against Nashville to 18 games, tying his career-best streak against a single opponent. Only Draisaitl has a longer current streak against a single opponent in the NHL, with points in 20 straight games against Chicago. In 27 career games against Nashville, McDavid now has 51 points (16G, 35A), while Draisaitl has 55 points (30G, 25A) in 32 games.
THE KEY MOMENT
The Oilers took a two-goal lead 2:32 into the second period as McDavid made a nice layup on Savoie on a two-on-one and he scored his 11th of the season.
KEY STATUS
Oilers defenseman Mattias Ekholm, who picked up his 30th assist of the contest, has been a huge addition since arriving from Nashville at the 2023 trade deadline. Since that trade, Ekholm leads all NHL defensemen with a plus-108 rating.
UP NEXT
Predators: Visit the Winnipeg Jets on Tuesday.
Oilers: Host the San Jose Sharks on Tuesday.
This report from The Canadian Press was first published on March 15, 2026.
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