National Hockey League
Edmonton 5, Seattle 2
When: 9:00 PM ET, Tuesday, January 17, 2023
Where: Rogers Place, Edmonton, Alberta
Referees: Trevor Hanson, Jean Hebert
Linesmen: Caleb Apperson, Joe Mahon
Attendance: 18183

Connor McDavid scored his NHL-leading 38th goal of the season as the Edmonton Oilers defeated the visiting Seattle Kraken 5-2 on Tuesday night.

Derek Ryan, Warren Foegele, Ryan McLeod and Zach Hyman also tallied for the Oilers, who extended their winning streak to four games. Leon Draisaitl collected two assists to reach the 70-point mark, Hyman added two assists for a three-point night, and goaltender Jack Campbell made 29 saves.

Daniel Sprong and Vince Dunn scored for Seattle, which lost its second straight following an eight-game winning streak. Martin Jones stopped 28 of 33 shots.

The Kraken opened the scoring on the power play at 3:11 of the first period as Sprong's shot from the top of the left faceoff circle deflected in off a defenseman.

The Oilers tied it on McDavid's highlight-reel goal at 14:08. McDavid took a pass at his own blue line and sped through center ice on a two-on-four rush.

The Kraken's Justin Schultz fell backward at the blue line and McDavid used defenseman Jamie Oleksiak as a screen, putting a wrist shot from the inside hashmarks of the left faceoff circle over Jones' shoulder and into the far upper corner of the net.

Ryan gave the Oilers the lead on a tap-in at 3:15 of the second after Vincent Desharnais flipped the puck toward the net from the right point and it trickled off Ryan's stick and through Jones' pads.

Foegele made it 3-1 at 12:30 of the period. A three-on-two rush led to a scramble in front of the net and Foegele, while sitting on his backside just outside the crease, found the loose puck and chipped it over a prone Jones.

Both teams scored fluke goals early in the third. Dunn tallied 22 seconds in to pull Seattle within a goal, his wrist shot from the top of the left faceoff circle going off Campbell's catching glove. At 1:23, Hyman took a pass in the slot but the puck was poke-checked off his stick by Seattle's Eeli Tolvanen and ended up in the net.

McLeod capped the scoring at 9:18, tapping in a rebound after Dylan Holloway's shot rang off the right post.

Forward Evander Kane finished with seven shots in his return to the Oilers' lineup for the first time since Nov. 9, when he had his left wrist cut by an opponent's skate blade.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
Seattle   Edmonton
Vince Dunn 1 Points Zach Hyman 3
Vince Dunn 1 Goals Zach Hyman 1
Andre Burakovsky 1 Assists Zach Hyman 2
Daniel Sprong 1 Power Play Goals N/A
N/A Short Handed Goals N/A
Martin Jones .848 Save Percentage Jack Campbell .935
Martin Jones 28 Saves Jack Campbell 29
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Shots Goals Power Play Penalty Kill Penalty Mins Face Offs Won
Seattle 31 2 1-4 3-3 6 30
Edmonton 33 5 0-3 3-4 8 30
Upcoming Games
  • Edmonton will play their next game at home against Tampa Bay. The Oilers have a W/L % of .480 after a win and .619 after a loss.
  • Seattle will play their next game at home against New Jersey. The Kraken have a W/L % of .692 after a win and .444 after a loss.