edm 5, ari 1

THIRD PERIOD

0.0: Job done in the desert! McDavid & Hyman each post a pair of goals, and Nugent-Hopkins provides three assists in a comfortable 5-1 effort from the Oilers over the Arizona Coyotes. Koskinen backstops the Blue & Orange with 26 saves on 27 shots to earn his second victory of the year. We’ll do it all again Vegas tomorrow night in the second of the back-to-back against the Golden Knights.

3:43: Kassian gets called for a slash and will skate off and finish this game in the dressing room. LAte PP chance for Arizona.

9:03: Well that was quick! Ten seconds after the PP started, McDavid collects Nugent-Hopkins’ feed with his skate and kicks it to his stick before firing home his second of the game. That’s three apples for Nuge tonight, along with two for Tyson Barrie. while the man advantage improves to 2-for-2. | EDM 5, ARI 1

9:13: Oilers head right back to the powerplay. Turris takes a high stick from Nick Schmaltz.

10:55: HYMAN ON THE DOORSTEP!!! The winger gets his second of the game after McDavid found his stick right in front of the Arizona goal. Draisaitl looked to get the first touch, but the puck got a piece of Hyman’s twig before it crossed the line. | EDM 4, ARI 1

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11:42: First opportunity with the man advantage coming up for the Oilers after Chychrun trips up Yamamoto.

13:00: Puljujarvi powers a one-timer into the crest of Vejmelka after McDavid dished the Finn.

18:35: Yotes get on the board. Dysin Mayo, the former Edmonton Oil King and 2014 Memorial Cup Champion with the club, nestles one into the top shelf in his NHL debut. Welcome to the League, kid. | EDM 3, ARI 1

20:00: Final frame underway here in Arizona!

SECOND PERIOD

0.0: What a period. Shots are even at 20-20, but the Oilers are all taking it to the Desert Dogs with a three-goal lead hgeading into the third period.

6:10: Lunging pad save from Koskinen on Loui Erikkson! Kolmen Metrin’s been terrific tonight in a game full of great individual Oilers efforts.

11:07: TWO HUNDRED FOR CONNOR!!! McDavid dipsy-doodles through the offensive zone and wires one far side through traffic for the captain’s 200th career goal. He made it look easy, as he usually does. | EDM 3, ARI 0

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13:29: SHORTIE!!! Nugent-Hopkins clears the puck out of the Edmonton zone, and Zack Hyman goes the other way on a 2-on-1 with Darnell Nurse and rips it off the post and in for a two-goal lead. | EDM 2, ARI 0

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14:33: Just as Puljujarvi gets out of the box, Bouchard heads back to the box for holding Christian Fischer

16:41: Faceoff violation? Okay. Oilers are going to be short for the second time tonight. Puljujarvi will serve the minor.

16:41: Edmonton all over Arizona to begin this period as they look to build on Foegele’s opening goal.

20:00: The second period is underway!

FIRST PERIOD

0.0: Darnell Nurse gets a shorthanded chance in the dying moments of the first period, Foegele’s great goal stakes the Oilers to a 1-0 advantage through the opening 20 minutes.

1:30: Zack Kassian gets the elbow up in the corner and Arizona will look to get a goal back on the powerplay before the intermission.

1:58: WARREN WHAT WAS THAT?! Foegele transitions with speed and goes inside-outside with the puck through the legs of former Edmonton Oil King Dysin Mayo to notch his first goal as an Oiler on a great individual effort. Kassian notches his 100th career NHL assist on the play, while Bouchard gets the secondary helper. | EDM 1, ARI 0

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5:59: Duncan Keith uncorks an uncontested clapper that’s kicked out by Vejmelka, but Turris can’t corral the rebound.

11:09: Koskinen looks to have got a piece of Dmitrij Yaskin’s point-blank chance in front. The Finn looks locked in.

13:02: WHAT A STOP! Outstanding blocker save my Mikko as he tracks the puck well and denies Jacob Chychrun.

13:53: Connor McDavid & Zach Hyman fly the neutral zone on a 2-on-1 but Vejmelka got a piece of the captain’s shot with the glove.

18:37: Tyson Barrie rips a slapshot from the point that’s gobbled up by Yotes netminder Karel Vejmelka for the first shot of the game.

20:00: FIRST ROAD GAME VIBES! Edmonton looks to stay undefeated while the Desert Dogs looks to get their first ‘W’ in the win column. Puck dropped!

The Oilers find themselves in the desert tonight with an undefeated 3-0-0 record, set to begin their first road trip of the season and back-to-back games when they come face-to-face with the Arizona Coyotes. Head Coach Dave Tippett will deploy Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl on separate lines after shuffling the top-six for tonight’s duel at the Gila River Arena.

Mikko Koskinen, fresh off a 20-save win over the Anaheim Ducks in relief of Mike Smith on Tuesday, gets his first start of the season.

TONIGHT’S LINEUP

Hyman – McDavid – Puljujarvi
RNH – Draisaitl – Yamamoto
Foegele – Ryan – Kassian
Perlini – Shore – Turris

Nurse – Barrie
Keith – Ceci
Koekkoek – Bouchard

Koskinen
Skinner

OUT: Tyler Benson, Kris Russell, Colton Sceviour

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