Leon Draisaitl had an impressive four-point performance, scoring one goal and providing three assists, as the Edmonton Oilers easily defeated the Minnesota Wild 7-1 on Thursday night in Saint Paul, Minn.
Six other players also scored for the Oilers, who extended their winning streak to four games. Connor Brown contributed a goal and an assist, while Connor McDavid, Darnell Nurse, Evan Bouchard, and Vasily Podkolzin each had two assists.
Frederick Gaudreau scored the only goal for Minnesota. Brock Faber and Marcus Johansson each recorded an assist as the Wild lost the first game of their five-game homestand.
Oilers goaltender Calvin Pickard made 29 saves on 30 shots, improving his record to 7-3-0.
Wild goalie Filip Gustavsson allowed five goals on 26 shots before being replaced in the third period by Marc-Andre Fleury, who stopped seven out of nine shots.
Edmonton took a 2-1 lead in the first period. Zach Hyman opened the scoring with a power-play goal at 6:59, and Kasperi Kapanen made it 2-0 with an even-strength goal at 4:20.
Gaudreau scored a power-play goal with 1:11 left in the period to make it 2-1, his sixth goal of the season.
The Oilers extended their lead with three more goals in the second period, bringing the score to 5-1.
Brown started the scoring with a short-handed goal just 1:55 into the second. Ryan Nugent-Hopkins added a power-play goal at 7:04, and Draisaitl scored his league-leading 21st goal at 4:06.
Fleury couldn’t stop the Oilers’ attack in the third period.
Troy Stecher scored from long range at 13:05 to make it 6-1. Derek Ryan finished the scoring with his first goal of the season with 2:34 left.
