Connor McDavid scored one goal and added an assist to lead the Edmonton Oilers to a 4-2 win over the St. Louis Blues on Saturday night.
Corey Perry, Zach Hyman, and Troy Stecher also scored for the Oilers, while Leon Draisaitl had two assists. Goalie Stuart Skinner made 30 saves as the Oilers won five of their last six games.
For the Blues, Dylan Holloway and Jake Neighbours scored. The Blues lost in regulation for the first time in six games, a streak that started when Jim Montgomery became their coach. Goalie Jordan Binnington stopped 18 shots.
Perry gave the Oilers a 1-0 lead with his fifth goal of the season at 12:25, deflecting a shot-pass from Darnell Nurse.
McDavid extended the lead to 2-0 at 5:19 in the second period with his 13th goal of the season. After a clearing attempt from Philip Broberg bounced off a skate, McDavid was in the perfect spot to score.
Hyman made it 3-0 at 14:37 of the second with a power-play goal. McDavid passed the puck to him for an easy redirection into the net, Hyman’s sixth goal of the season.
McDavid now has 123 assists in 2023, including both regular season and playoffs. Only Wayne Gretzky has more in a calendar year, with a personal best of 167 assists in 1985.
Holloway got the Blues on the board at 5:02 in the third period, scoring with a one-timer for his ninth goal of the season. He extended his career-best point streak to six games.
Neighbours made it 3-2 with 6:51 left when a shot by Jordan Kyrou deflected off him and went in.
However, Stecher restored the Oilers’ two-goal lead 69 seconds later with his first goal since November 11, 2023, with a sharp-angled shot.
