EDMONTON – Connor McDavid had a goal and two assists to regain the NHL scoring lead as the Edmonton Oilers made a move up the Pacific Division standings, holding on to beat the Anaheim Ducks 4-2 on Saturday.
Zach Hyman had a goal and an assist and Jack Roslovic and Matthew Savoie also scored for the Oilers (37-28-9) who won their third straight game and moved within three points of the division-leading Ducks.
The Oilers went 1-9-2 in their previous 12 attempts to win more than two straight.
Edmonton is now 27-5-5 when scoring first this season.
The Oilers were without star forward Leon Draisaitl, out for the rest of the regular season with a lower-body injury.
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Beckett Sennecke and Cutter Gauthier responded for the Ducks (41-28-4) who saw a four-game hitting streak halted.
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Connor Ingram recorded 27 saves to earn the victory in net for Edmonton, while Lukas Dostal made 30 stops for Anaheim.
TAKEAWAY
Ducks: Mikael Granlund picked up his goal streak in four games, during which he tallied seven. He has scored 19 goals in 49 games this season.
Oilers: Evan Bouchard had a pair of assists to extend his point streak against the Ducks to 11 games. The 26-year-old leads all NHL defensemen with 86 points and looks poised to become just the 13th blueliner in league history to reach the 90-point plateau.
THE KEY MOMENT
Edmonton opened the scoring 7:36 into the second period as the puck bounced off the backboards in front of McDavid, who hit the net for his 42nd goal of the season. It was the fourth straight game in which he scored and the point moved him ahead of Nikita Kucherov for the league lead. McDavid leads the NHL with 31 goals since Dec. 1.
KEY STATUS
Edmonton has struggled to dominate at home, entering the contest with just one game in which they have never trailed in their last 13 and two in their last 18 at Rogers Place. However, the Oilers got the job done against Pacific and are now 8-0-2 against division opponents at home.
UP NEXT
Ducks: Return home to face the Toronto Maple Leafs on Monday.
Oilers: Host the Seattle Kraken on Tuesday.
This report from The Canadian Press was first published on March 28, 2026.
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