Again, the captain Connor McDavid led the Oilers offense (32-19-8) with two goals and two assists.
Leon Draisaitl et Ryan Nugent-Hopkins scored a goal and collected an assist. The defender Tyson Barrie wrapped up the game with two assists on the winning side.
The defender Kris Letang scored both goals for the Penguins (27-21-9), who have lost their last four games and allowed 21 goals in that streak.
Stuart Skinner blocked 22 pucks for the Oilers.
Tristan Jarry gave up six times on 29 shots in 40 minutes of play. He was replaced by Casey DeSmith at the start of the third. The latter made 14 saves in third.
Letang quickly launched Pittsburgh ahead with his sixth goal of the season just 1:05 early in the game.
The sky then fell on the Penguins who saw Edmonton score seven in a row. The Oilers scored twice on power plays to take the lead. McDavid tied the game at 13:18 with his 45th goal of the year before seeing Draisaitl give the lead at 17:49. McDavid had his 62nd assist on the game.
Video: McDavid and the Oilers crush the Penguins
The Oilers scored two more goals within a 1:44 span in the top of the second to take a three-goal lead and stun the Penguins. Kailer Yamamoto went 3-1 with his fifth at 6:06 of the middle period. Devin Shore followed up with his first of the season at 7:50.
Warren Foegele literally knocked the Penguins out of the game by making it 5-1 at 15:10, before seeing Nugent-Hopkins score their sixth straight goal at 18:54 on another pass from McDavid.
McDavid completed his night’s work by scoring on a penalty shot at 16:27 of the last period.
Letang finally completed the scoring at 6:12 p.m.
Wild 2, Blue Jackets 0
Marc-André Fleury stopped 30 pucks for his second shutout of the year and the Minnesota Wild took the opportunity to record a fourth straight victory by beating the Columbus Blue Jackets 2-0 at Nationwide Arena.
Fleury recorded his 73rd shutout in the NHL.
Joonas Korpisalo faced 25 shots in front of the Columbus net (18-35-5).
Brandon Duhaime allowed the Wild (32-21-5) to open the scoring at 3:01 of the first period with their sixth goal of the campaign. Returning to the game following missing the last two games of his team due to a lower body injury, Frédérick Gaudreau collected an assist on the game.
Kirill Kaprizov then doubled his team’s lead with his 34th at 8:48.
After missing two games, the striker Johnny Gaudreau was back in action for Columbus. Gaudreau, who was nursing a lower-body injury, saw his streak of 349 consecutive games come to an end. He played for 20:46.
the attacker Marcus Foligno was back in action on the Wild side. He missed four games with an upper body injury. He was shut out in 13:28 of playing time.
Minnesota hasn’t allowed a goal in its last 20 shorthanded games.
Sabres 6, Lightning 5 (P)
Ilya Lyubushkin scored the winning goal at 1:41 of overtime, Tage Thompson scored his fifth career hat trick as the Buffalo Sabers snatched a 6-5 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning at Amalie Arena.
Thompson’s last three-goal game was Jan. 3 once morest the Washington Capitals.
The defender Rasmus Dahlin et Jeff Skinner both had two assists on the Sabers side (29-23-4)
The Sabers are 3-4-1 in their last eight games. The Lightning are 14-0-2 in their last 16 games in front of their fans.
Brayden Point was the Tampa Bay side’s best offensive player (36-17-4) with one goal and three assists. Victor Hedman added a goal and an assist to his record.
Eric Comrie had a strong game on the winning side with 36 saves. His opponent Andrei Vasilevskiy gave up six goals on 23 shots.
The Lightning Captain Steven Stamkos didn’t take long to get the ball rolling. He scored his 26th goal just 2:19 early in the game. Nikita Kucherov collected an assist on the play to bring his streak to 19 games with at least one point at home. Kucherov has 34 points (five goals, 29 assists) during that streak.
Video: Sabers defeat Lightning in overtime
The Sabers replied at 11:41 when Zemgus Girgensons hit the mark for the seventh time on the calendar.
Both teams exploded with four goals in 3:49 of the second. Thompson scored at 9:36 and 12:20 to give the Sabers a 3-1 lead.
Hedman brought Tampa Bay to within a goal at 12:36, but Jack Quinn restored a two-goal lead to Buffalo at 1:25 p.m.
Point once once more cut the lead to just one goal with his 34th of the season 5:48 into the final frame, but Thompson completed his hat trick 30 seconds later. Anthony Cirelli once more cut the gap to just one goal at 8:33 with his eighth of the year before seeing Ross Colton get everyone back to the starting point at 2:54 on a power play.
Ducks 4, Capitals 2
The Anaheim Ducks scored three unanswered times to snap a six-game losing streak by edging the Washington Capitals 4-2 at Capital One Center.
It’s not going well for the Capitals (28-26-6), who have lost their last six games.
The defender Cam Fowler completed the game with two assists from the Ducks (18-34-7).
John Gibson was quite busy, making 41 saves in front of the winners’ goal, while Charlie Lindgren allowed three goals on 20 shots.
T.J. Oshie put Washington ahead on a power play 11:41 of the first period with their 12th goal of the year.
Isaac Lundestrom then tied the game at 7:09 of the second period with his third of the campaign, but the tie didn’t last long as Nick Jensen gave Washington the lead, 1:58 later.
the attacker Troy Terrywho was back following missing seven games with an upper-body injury, then tied the game with his 14th at 9:51.
The Ducks scored twice in the third to save themselves with the game.
Jakob Silfverberg gave the Ducks the lead for the first time in the game with his seventh goal at 2:15 of the final period.
Derek Grant sealed the game by making it 4-2 in an empty net at 18:29.
Video: Gibson stands up to the Capitals
Alex Ovechkin was back in action for Washington. He missed four games due to the death of his father.
Injured in the upper body during the last game once morest Detroit, the striker Anthony Mantha was missing on the Capitals side.
Adam Henrique was absent on the Ducks side. He injured his lower body in Tuesday’s game once morest the Lightning
Before the game, the Capitals traded Dmitry Orlov et Garnet Hathaway, who will now play for the Boston Bruins. In return, Washington got its hands on Craig Smith and three draft picks, including a first-round one.
Rangers 1, Red Wings 4
Andrew Copp had three points and the Detroit Red Wings outscored the New York Rangers 4-1 at Little Caesars Arena.
Copp opened the scoring at the end of the first period thanks to a superb backhand delivery in the enclave of Michael Rasmussenwho also distinguished himself with a goal and an assist.
Vincent Trocheck tied the game unassisted at 6:06 of the second period following a costly Red Wings turnover in the neutral zone. Philip Zadina replied just two minutes later with a perfect shot from the left circle, following receiving the 35th assist from Dylan Larkin.
Then, Rasmussen benefited from the good work of David Perron (two assists) to score his 10th goal. The Quebec forward recovered his own throwback and spotted his teammate late alone in the slot from behind the net.
Filip Hronek widened the gap early in the third period, on the power play, with a wrist shot from the blue line in heavy traffic. Copp recorded his 25th assist on the streak.
Ville Husso made 30 saves in net for the Red Wings (28-21-8), who signed a seventh victory in eight games.
Jaroslav Halak stopped 19 pucks for the Rangers (33-16-9), who suffer a third consecutive loss.
Kings 3, Devils 4 (P)
Dawson Mercer scored his second goal of the game 2:30 into overtime and the New Jersey Devils came from behind to beat the Los Angeles Kings 4-3 at the Prudential Center.
In addition to his two goals, Mercer also collected an assist.
Devils captain (38-15-5) Nico Hischier forced overtime by scoring with just 39 seconds left in the final third.
Tomas Tatar also had a good game for New Jersey with a goal and an assist. The defender Dougie Hamilton participated in two winners’ goals, which saw Vitek Vanecek fend off 19 pucks. Vanecek also had an assist on the game-winning goal.
Kings captain (32-19-8) Anze Kopitar and the defender Sean Durzi both scored once and had an assist.
Pheonix Copley faced 32 shots.
Kopitar fired Los Angeles forward at 7:24 of the first frame with his 20th goal of the season.
He reached the 20-goal mark for the 13th time in 17 NHL campaigns.
Viktor Arvidsson gave his team a two-goal lead by finding the back of the net for the 17th time this season at 11:35.
Tatar brought New Jersey closer to a goal by signing their 13th of the campaign at 13:44 of the second period.
The Slovak striker then set up Mercer’s equalizer at 2:23 of the final period.
Durzi put the Kings back in front with 4:19 left in the game, but Hischier lifted the crowd by tying the game with his 24th goal of the campaign at 19:21.
