THIRD PERIOD
0.0: Play Tarzan Boy! The Oilers defeat the Sens 8-5 to pick up their second win in a row! Draisaitl nets six assists, McDavid five points and Skinner gets his first win in his first NHL game!
3:45: The Oilers get the kill to go 3-for-5 on the PK.
6:02: Miscommunication at the bench causes the Oilers to take a too many men minor. Alex Chiasson will serve it.
11:05: Austin Watson gets a puck through from outside as the Senators creep up on the Oilers. | EDM 8, OTT 5
11:52: Tim Stützle picks the far side off the rush on the power play. | EDM 8, OTT 4
13:36: Ottawa gets another power play as Josh Archibald takes a hooking minor.
16:49: Draisaitl ALMOST gets that seventh assists after Yamamoto goes backdoor for Kahun, who couldn’t get a blade on the puck.
20:00: The third period has begun!
SECOND PERIOD
0.0: The Oilers continue to fire on all cylinders, taking an 8-3 lead into the final period. Shots after 40 minutes are tied at 26 apiece.
Leon Draisaitl is the fourth different player in @EdmontonOilers history – and first in nearly 34 years – to record 6+ assists in a game (regular season or playoffs). #NHLStats
Will he match @WayneGretzky’s franchise record in the third period? pic.twitter.com/SH3Z4HCpVO
— NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) February 1, 2021
16.3: YAMO 🍠! Draisaitl goes cross-ice for Yamamoto and he fires a bullet through Hogberg. The human apple tree, Draisaitl, is up to SIX helpers, one off the NHL record of seven. Barrie picks up the secondary assist. | EDM 8, OTT 3
3:38: The Oilers get their fifth PP of the evening, looking to stay perfect. Batherson gets two for delay of game.
5:49: Chris Tierney finds himself alone against Skinner but the keeper stands him up. The Oilers goaltender now has 21 saves.
8:29: DOC! McDavid finds Nurse creeping in and the defender whips the puck past Hogberg. McDavid (1G, 4A) and Draisaitl (5A) are up to FIVE points on the evening with the assists, while Nurse gets goal No. 2. | EDM 7, OTT 3
11:09: Caleb Jones heads to the box for hooking.
12:26: Skinner settling in from the crease. He stays composed during Ottawa’s goal-line attack then gets a piece of a shot from outside with his paddle.
16:47: Adam Larsson takes a roughing minor. Edmonton goes to the kill. Ottawa is 1-for-1 tonight.
17:39: Skinner stops Josh Norris with his shoulder then stays active to keep Connor Brown’s attempt rebound out.
19:18: McDangles! McDavid takes a feed from Draisaitl, stickhandles through a Sens defender and goes 5-hole for his eighth of the season! The Oilers are 4-for-4 on the man advantage. Draisaitl and RNH get the assists. | EDM 6, OTT 3
20:00: The second period is under way with the Oilers on the power play.
FIRST PERIOD
0.0: Skinner makes 11 stops in his first NHL period as the Oilers exit it up 5-3. Draisaitl and McDavid have three assists each, Nugent-Hopkins has one goal and one assist, and Neal has two tallies. Draisaitl ends the frame 11-for-14 (79%) in the faceoff circle.
34.0: The ref’s hand goes up, sending Tkachuk to the sin bin for holding.
2:22: The goals keep coming as Batherson rips one from the right circle to get Ottawa within two. | EDM 5, OTT 3
3:12: Darnell Nurse is whistled for tripping. Edmonton goes to the penalty kill.
3:54: Tkachuk gets one back for the Sens, going glove side on Skinner. | EDM 5, OTT 2
6:18: NUUUUUGE! Nugent-Hopkins gets in on the fun with a top-shelf snipe on the man advantage. He now has five goals on the year and the Oilers are a perfect 3-for-3 on the power play. Helpers go to who else but McDavid and Draisaitl. Both have three assists in the 1st period. | EDM 5, OTT 1
6:44: Erik Gudbranson sends the puck over the glass. He’ll sit for two for delay of game.
8:47: Skinner! Brady Tkachuk causes mayhem at the side of the net but Skinner sprawls to keep the puck out.
10:18: NEALER! The winger fires a quick shot on goal off the faceoff and it finds its way through Hogberg. He has two on the night! Assist goes to Kyle Turris. | EDM 4, OTT 1
12:40: PICKIN’ BARRIES! Tyson Barrie UNLOADS a slapshot from the point to make it two straight goals on the power play! He has his first in Oilers silks! Assists go to Draisaitl and McDavid. Murray’s night appears to be over as Marcus Hogberg spells him in the crease. | EDM 3, OTT 1
13:37: Drake Batherson heads off for holding. Oilers look to strike on the man advantage again.
14:22: Colin White bats one in from the top of the crease as Skinner is out of position. | EDM 2, OTT 1
15:45: THE REAL DEAL JAMES NEAL! The Oilers forward shovels in his first of the year off a perfect dish from Ryan Nugent-Hopkins on the power play to give the home side an early two-goal lead! Neal had 12 power-play goals last year. Connor McDavid collects the secondary assist, extending his point streak to seven games alongside Draisaitl. | EDM 2, OTT 0
17:10: Mike Reilly grabs Haas’ stick and doesn’t let go, warranting a holding call. Edmonton goes to the power play.
Opening the scoring vs OTT tonight, Dominik Kahun tied Wayne Gretzky’s @EdmontonOilers franchise record (from Dec 14, 1983 at NYR) for the fastest goal to start a game at 8 seconds. It breaks EDM’s record for the fastest to start a home game, held by James Neal (0:11 on 12/31/19) pic.twitter.com/pvwsX2GsaI
— StatsCentre (@StatsCentre) February 1, 2021
19:52: DAS AUTO-MATIC 🇩🇪! Leon Draisaitl wins an offensive zone draw to Dominik Kahun and his quick wrist shot catches a stick in front to handcuff Matt Murray. That’s goals in two straight for Kahun as the Orange & Blue open the scoring EIGHT seconds in! Draisaitl extends his point streak to seven games. | EDM 1, OTT 0
20:00: Tonight’s game has begun! Gaetan Haas (on his birthday!) steps in for Devin Shore at centre and Alex Chiasson takes Tyler Ennis’ spot on the wing. William Lagesson and Kris Russell will also get back into action for Ethan Bear (day-to-day injury) and Slater Koekkoek. And Stuart Skinner makes his NHL debut in goal!
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Stützle + Draisaitl + Kahun
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— Edmonton Oilers (@EdmontonOilers) February 1, 2021
TONIGHT’S LINEUP
RNH – McDavid – Puljujarvi
Kahun – Draisaitl – Yamamoto
Neal – Turris – Kassian
Archibald – Haas – Chiasson
Nurse – Barrie
Jones – Larsson
K. Russell – Lagesson
Skinner
Koskinen
OUT: Slater Koekkoek, Ethan Bear, Troy Grosenick
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